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Submissions sought for proposed then year plan
Friday, 20 March 2009, 11:47 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington Regional Council is seeking written submissions on matters raised in its proposed 10-Year Plan for the period 2009 to 2019. More >>
Showcasing stream recovery in Silverstream
Thursday, 5 March 2009, 6:34 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Only a few years ago the section of Hulls Creek from Silverstream to the Hutt River was plagued with weeds and rubbish. But it’s come a long way in recent times, thanks to the work of dedicated volunteers who’ll be leading the Hull to Hutt guided walk ... More >>
Step back in time at our regional parks
Monday, 2 March 2009, 2:57 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Learn more about the rich history contained in our regional parks at the Old Coach Road History Trail and the Battle Hill Guided History Walk this weekend, both part of Greater Wellington’s Regional Outdoors Programme. More >>
Discover Henley Lake this weekend
Monday, 2 March 2009, 2:44 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Henley Lake is a popular recreation spot with many thousands of visitors a year, but there’s a lot more to Wairarapa’s only freshwater lake. This weekend, take the opportunity to learn about the lake from Henley Trust experts in Discover Henley ... More >>
Family fun at Battle Hill Farm Day
Saturday, 21 February 2009, 2:40 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Pack a picnic and give the kids an opportunity to see how a traditional hill country farm works at Farm Day at Battle Hill this Sunday (1 March), part of Greater Wellington’s Regional Outdoors Programme. More >>
Wgtn Regional Council wants 2.6% rates increase
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 4:48 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington Regional Council will be consulting with the public on a proposal to increase its income from rates and levies by 2.6% for the 2009/10 financial year. The proposed increase is an average across all properties in the region, so some ... More >>
Celebrate Darwin’s 200th Birthday!!
Thursday, 5 February 2009, 5:16 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Celebrate one of the world’s greatest scientists – and learn more about natural science – at Celebrate Darwin’s 200th Birthday in Queen Elizabeth Park this Saturday (15 February) as part of Greater Wellington’s Regional Outdoors Programme. More >>
‘Do it in public’ at NZI Rugby Sevens
Tuesday, 3 February 2009, 9:30 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Most of us recycle at home, but this year spectators at the NZI International Sevens are being encouraged to ‘do it in public’, thanks to a Greater Wellington, Stadium Trust and Ministry for the Environment partnership to encourage recycling at stadium ... More >>
Businesses preventing pollution acknowledged
Friday, 12 December 2008, 11:52 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Eight businesses in Grenada North and two in Wellington City are the latest to complete Greater Wellington's Take Charge programme, in the process helping to build a more sustainable region. More >>
Greater Wellington investigating pollution
Friday, 5 December 2008, 2:22 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington is trying to establish the source of a series of pollutant discharges into Takapu Stream and is keen to hear from anyone who may know more about them. More >>
Greater Wellington investigating pollution
Friday, 5 December 2008, 1:53 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington is trying to establish the source of a series of pollutant discharges into Takapu Stream and is keen to hear from anyone who may know more about them. The latest incident occurred last Thursday when a bright orange liquid spilled into ... More >>
Savings available through Rain water collection
Wednesday, 3 December 2008, 11:50 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
The whole energy and water conservation debate is being framed as curtailment. However, plentiful sunlight and rainwater fall on our houses and it is just a matter of harvesting it. More >>
Puketiro wind farm proposal changed
Monday, 29 September 2008, 5:07 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington Regional Council announced today that it has decided to revoke the permission granted to wind farm developer RES New Zealand Ltd to locate three turbines in the Battle Hill Farm Forest Park. The three turbines were part of a proposed ... More >>
No Go Wellington buses from Thursday
Wednesday, 24 September 2008, 4:56 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
There will be no Go Wellington buses from tomorrow (Thursday 25 September), until further notice, due to an industrial dispute between NZ Bus and the Tramways Union. More >>
Council Horrified To Discover Error
Thursday, 11 September 2008, 2:23 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington Regional Council advised today that a computer system error had resulted in 80 public submissions on the Ngauranga to Airport Draft Corridor Plan being overlooked. More >>
Flood Prortection Project Approved
Wednesday, 13 August 2008, 11:20 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
On Monday Greater Wellington approved the $12.2 million Boulcott Hutt stopbank project as a part of providing a 440 year standard of flood protection to the Hutt City central business district. The project funding includes $1 million contribution from Hutt ... More >>
Wet, wet, wet
Wednesday, 6 August 2008, 11:54 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Numerous landslides, full to overflowing rivers and more than few despondent faces are courtesy of Wellington’s wettest month in the past year, with many parts of the region receiving up to twice their average rainfall totals, according to Greater ... More >>
Activities in our parks and forests
Friday, 4 July 2008, 3:21 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington’s updated policy for concessions in regional parks and forests is now out for public consultation, with a proposal to waive charges for most non-commercial organised activities in these areas. This would apply to activities with a low environmental ... More >>
Exide must do better
Friday, 6 June 2008, 5:29 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington has welcomed the District Court's conviction today of Exide Technologies Ltd for a second breach of their resource consent and expects the company to improve its housekeeping processes to fully comply with its consent conditions in the future. More >>
Greytown children challenged to lead the way
Friday, 6 June 2008, 11:55 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington Regional Council Chair Fran Wilde has challenged Greytown children to lead the community effort to become more sustainable. More >>
