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Greater Wellington Regional Council - Latest News [Page 80]

East Harbour Regional Park Management Plan Review

Monday, 9 May 2005, 3:45 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Public consultation begins this month in the first stage of the East Harbour Regional Park management plan review. The current plan was written in 1995. More >>

Greater Wgtn and Honda Partner for Environment

Friday, 6 May 2005, 11:48 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Greater Wellington Regional Council and Honda New Zealand Ltd have formed a partnership to encourage Wellington residents to prove they care about the environment of the Wellington region. More >>

Consultation On Possible Puketiro Wind Farm

Tuesday, 3 May 2005, 11:33 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Greater Wellington will begin a community consultation process next month on a possible wind farm development at Puketiro, an area to the east of Battle Hill Forest Park. The consultation process follows completion of two feasibility studies of wind energy ... More >>

Western Corridor Transportation Study

Friday, 29 April 2005, 6:42 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council

A month-long round of consultation on the Western Corridor Transportation Study kicks off next week. The consultation process will involve public information days as well as an opportunity for written comment. More >>

Kaitoke West/Akatarawa Saddle possum control

Tuesday, 26 April 2005, 2:47 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Possum control using 1080 is planned between July and September this year in two blocks of land managed by Greater Wellington. More >>

Greater Wellington CEO resigns, moves to Fonterra

Wednesday, 13 April 2005, 9:22 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Barry Harris, the Chief Executive of Greater Wellington Regional Council today announced his resignation to take up a senior executive role at Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd. More >>

Trolley bus funding

Thursday, 7 April 2005, 3:08 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Public Transport Committee has sent Land Transport New Zealand’s proposal to fund its share of the upgrade and operation of Wellington’s trolley buses from part of the Wellington Transport Package to the Regional Land ... More >>

Heavy rain and flooding in Wairarapa

Thursday, 31 March 2005, 11:31 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Heavy rain in the Wairarapa on Wednesday has caused flooding, slips and some road closures, particularly in the south east of the area. More >>

New water deal a win-win says Greater Wellington

Monday, 21 March 2005, 3:03 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Greater Wellington is the promotional name of the Wellington Regional Council News release 18 March 2005 More >>

21 February close-off for hunting ballot

Monday, 21 February 2005, 12:39 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Recreational hunters have until Monday 21 February to enter Greater Wellington’s ballot for hunting blocks in the Wainuiomata and Orongorongo catchment areas. More >>

Options to protect Waitangirua Farm values

Friday, 18 February 2005, 10:17 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Greater Wellington is looking at a range of options to protect the recreational, heritage and environmental values of Waitangirua Farm, following a decision by Landcorp Farming Limited to sell it. More >>

Kaitoke Regional Park right on track

Wednesday, 16 February 2005, 1:42 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Greater Wellington’s Landcare Committee considered nine submissions on the draft Kaitoke Regional Park Management Plan at last week’s council meeting. More >>

Regional Outdoors takes to the skies

Wednesday, 16 February 2005, 11:59 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

In association with Heli-flight and Upper Hutt City Council, Greater Wellington is running helicopter rides over the Upper Hutt Valley as part of their summer programme. More >>

January flood control damage exceeds $1 million

Friday, 11 February 2005, 11:53 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

In a report released this week by Greater Wellington’s Landcare Committee, the estimated cost of flood control damage caused by severe rainfall and flooding throughout the region during the first week of January is $1.1 million. More >>

RIP RAP! recyclable art on the Hutt River

Friday, 4 February 2005, 2:38 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council

On Sunday 13 February, Greater Wellington’s summer Regional Outdoors Programme heads to the banks of the Hutt River for a funky, trash recycling extravaganza. More >>

Wellington weather very wet

Wednesday, 2 February 2005, 5:49 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council

The rainfall during January 2005 was significantly greater than normal in many parts of the Wellington region, following on from a very wet 2004. Last year was 20-80% wetter than normal across the whole Wellington region, according to the latest statistics ... More >>

Regional Outdoors programme very popular

Wednesday, 2 February 2005, 11:09 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

This year’s Regional Outdoors summer programme is proving extremely popular with locals and visitors to the region. More >>

Wellington’s public transport to be streets ahead

Tuesday, 1 February 2005, 5:11 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Greater Wellington Regional Council Transport Manager Dave Watson says he agrees in principle with comments made today by Automobile Association Director of Public Affairs George Fairburn. More >>

GW seeks to protect Whareroa Farm values

Tuesday, 1 February 2005, 2:25 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Greater Wellington voted to ask the government to assist to protect key areas of Whareroa Farm near Paekakariki. The resolution came after the Council's Policy Finance and Strategy Committee considered a report on the likely sale of Whareroa Farm by ... More >>

Windfall brings commuter benefits

Monday, 31 January 2005, 12:21 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

The new $225m Wellington Transport Package, announced this week will bring positive and noticible changes for commuters throughout the region. Greater Wellington Regional Council Transport Manager Dr Dave Watson says around $30m will be spent on enhanced ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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