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Wander Wellington and be in to win
Wednesday, 29 September 2010, 11:03 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Dust off your walking shoes and break out the sun block on Sunday 10 October for a fun wander around Wellington city to discover some of the city’s best walking shortcuts. More >>
New way to do total mobility business
Friday, 3 September 2010, 4:11 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
A large number of taxis in the Wellington region are being equipped this month with equipment to read a new Total Mobility photo identification card, for people who cannot use public transport because of a disability. More >>
GW investigating new water storage option
Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 4:41 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington has secured an option to buy land owned by AgResearch at Kaitoke, adjacent to State Highway 2, with the intention of investigating the land to find out if it’s suitable for a water storage lake. More >>
GW investigating new water storage option
Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 3:45 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington has secured an option to buy land owned by AgResearch at Kaitoke, adjacent to State Highway 2, with the intention of investigating the land to find out if it’s suitable for a water storage lake. More >>
New Matangi Train On Show
Tuesday, 17 August 2010, 5:06 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
People will be able to get on board and take a look around the first of Wellington’s new trains next month. The train will be available for public viewing at Platform 9, Wellington Railway Station, 1.15pm – 3pm on Thursday 9 September More >>
10,000 trees planted - in just three hours
Tuesday, 17 August 2010, 9:39 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Planting 10,000 native plants seems daunting but yesterday at Queen Elizabeth Park volunteers from around the region proved that many hands make light work, completing the task in just three hours. The massive planting event was organised to celebrate ... More >>
What's your view about Wellington’s environment?
Thursday, 12 August 2010, 3:55 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
What’s your view on how we should look after Wellington’s air, waterways, coasts, soils and biodiversity? More >>
Haere mai ki Matangi!
Thursday, 29 July 2010, 4:33 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington’s first new Matangi train has arrived in Aotearoa / New Zealand! More >>
First new train en route to Wellington
Thursday, 15 July 2010, 5:26 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
The first new Matangi train has left on a ship from South Korea and is expected to arrive in Wellington in about three or four weeks. More >>
Our Environment – What’s Your View?
Monday, 5 July 2010, 4:54 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
What’s your view on how we should look after the region’s air, waterways, coasts, soils and biodiversity? It’s a question that Greater Wellington Regional Council is asking the community in a two-month series of workshops around the region More >>
Warm Greater Wellington scheme hits half-million
Thursday, 1 July 2010, 11:09 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
After three months of operation, Greater Wellington Regional Council’s “Warm Greater Wellington” home insulation and clean heat appliance scheme has reached the half-million-dollar mark. More >>
Greater Wellington confirms rates increase
Wednesday, 30 June 2010, 9:37 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
News release Tuesday 29 June 2010 Greater Wellington confirms rates increase for 2010/11 year Greater Wellington Regional Council decided at its meeting today to increase its income from rates and levies by 1.72% for the 2010/11 financial year. ... More >>
Protecting Otaki's dunes for the future
Friday, 25 June 2010, 3:32 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
A new fence going up today [25 June] will protect some of Otaki Beach’s most important dunes from motorbikes, 4WDs and other vehicles. More >>
Baring Head property purchased for future
Friday, 18 June 2010, 4:20 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington Regional Council Chair Fran Wilde and Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson today announced a consortium bid to buy a 240ha block of land at Baring Head had been successful. More >>
Moving Our City With Free Public Transport
Saturday, 12 June 2010, 1:00 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
A report to the Greater Wellington’s Transport and Access Committee next Tuesday is proposing that all fares be increased from 1 October 2010 to produce a 3% increase in fare revenue to balance increased costs. More >>
Your say on draft GW parks network plan
Thursday, 27 May 2010, 2:43 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
The key principles underpinning the management of Greater Wellington’s parks network, and maps outlining future changes to parks are key features of the Greater Wellington Parks Network Plan – Draft. More >>
Wellington workers make the move
Monday, 24 May 2010, 12:50 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
If you think there seem to be more people cycling and walking to work in Wellington in the last few months, you’re right. More >>
Waiu Street enforcement decision
Wednesday, 12 May 2010, 11:29 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington’s Environmental Regulation Department will issue a formal warning to the Council’s Flood Protection Department following an investigation into the discharge of contaminated material from the Waiwhetu Stream Remediation Project to ... More >>
Crash car teaches life lessons
Thursday, 6 May 2010, 5:30 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
A car involved in a fatal crash on Paekakariki Hill Road last July is the feature of a region-wide campaign, launched today by Hon. Nathan Guy, Associate Minister of Transport, and Fran Wilde, Chair of Greater Wellington, encouraging young people ... More >>
Real time information pilot begins
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 12:29 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Wellingtonians are one step closer to knowing when their bus or train will actually arrive, with a pilot of the region’s real time information system beginning this week. More >>
