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New management team announced at Greater Wgtn

Wednesday, 21 December 2005, 10:13 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

A new management team at Greater Wellington Regional Council was announced today by CEO David Benham. More >>

Just how well is the Wellington region doing?

Thursday, 15 December 2005, 3:47 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Is our environment getting better, getting worse, or staying the same? These are all big questions that deserve answers. Measuring up 2005 – a report on the state of the environment in the Wellington region, has just been released by Greater Wellington. More >>

Toxic Algae Bloom

Friday, 9 December 2005, 3:02 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council

“Warm weather and low river levels have created ideal conditions for the growth of toxic algae in some watercourses”, says Greater Wellington Pollution Control Officer Howard Markland. More >>

Contract signed for 18 new Wairarapa Carriages

Friday, 9 December 2005, 12:40 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Greater Wellington Regional Council has signed a $25 million contract with Toll NZ Ltd to build 18 new passenger carriages for the Wairarapa - Wellington service. More >>

Reduced Metlink services over Christmas

Wednesday, 7 December 2005, 4:21 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Metlink – Greater Wellington’s public transport network - will operate a reduced service over the Christmas break but travel is free on all services on Christmas day, announces Greater Wellington Regional Council. More >>

Western Corridor Plan hearings begin Monday

Friday, 25 November 2005, 1:00 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council

The hearing of submissions on the proposed Western Corridor Plan begins on Monday, 9.00 am at Thinktankz, 25-27 Vivian St Wellington. More >>

Exercise Phoenix – major earthquake scenario

Wednesday, 23 November 2005, 3:28 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council

A major civil defence emergency management exercise called Exercise Phoenix IV will take place on Friday, 25 November 2005 from 7am-7pm. The Exercise will involve a large number of local bodies and emergency services. More >>

Hearing dates for Western Corridor announced

Monday, 21 November 2005, 3:45 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council

The hearing dates for the Western Corridor plan have been announced. Hearings will begin on Monday 28th November and carry on through December. Reserve days in late January 2006 have been booked in case additional time is needed. More >>

Are you thinking about constructing a pond?

Friday, 18 November 2005, 3:47 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Not all ponds are created equal. Some are both interesting and attractive - while others can smell badly, have insect plagues, algal blooms, aquatic weed infestations and pest fish. To add to this, poorly sited and designed ponds can destroy habitat, ... More >>

Puketiro wind farm hearings complete

Thursday, 10 November 2005, 11:10 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Almost 1300 submissions have been made to Greater Wellington's wind energy subcommittee on a possible wind farm development at Puketiro, an area to the east of Battle Hill Forest Park. Nearly thirty of those who made submissions were heard in public by ... More >>

Over 4500 Western Corridor submissions received

Friday, 4 November 2005, 4:34 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council

More than 4500 submissions on the Proposed Western Corridor Plan were received by Greater Wellington Regional Council by 3.00 p.m. today. More >>

Study starts on North Wellington transport needs

Monday, 31 October 2005, 4:48 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Residents of Wellington’s northern suburbs are being asked to make suggestions on possible improvements to public transport services in their area as part of the first stage of consultation on the North Wellington Public Transport Study More >>

Transmission Gully motorway statement

Monday, 17 October 2005, 1:26 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Clarification of potential local authority contributions to Transmission Gully "Conflicting statements in recent days about the likely requirement for a local contribution to the funding gap for the Transmission Gully motorway, and the basis for calculating ... More >>

Disaster reduction week – are you ready?

Monday, 10 October 2005, 2:16 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council

The Wellington region is susceptible to a number of natural and man-made hazards (eg earthquakes, flooding, tsunami, storms, wildfire). The whole region is vulnerable, ranging from the densely populated cities of Wellington, Porirua and the Hutt Valley ... More >>

Exide Technologies’lead battery recycling plant

Monday, 3 October 2005, 11:40 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

The imposition of a newly enforceable limit on the level of lead in air is a significant outcome of the review of Exide Technologies’ lead battery recycling plant. More >>

Western Corridor consultation begins

Monday, 3 October 2005, 11:33 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

The formal consultation process on the proposed Western Corridor Plan began on Saturday. The proposed plan covers north south transport routes from Peka Peka to Ngauranga Gorge and associated routes to the Hutt Valley. The Plan provides a 20 year costed ... More >>

Western Corridor submissions extended to 4th Nov

Wednesday, 21 September 2005, 12:04 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

The submission period for the proposed Western Corridor Plan consultation has been further extended to Friday 4th November. The official period of consultation will now begin on Saturday October 1st. The original closing date for submissions was ... More >>