Greater Wellington Regional Council - Latest News [Page 82]
Margaret Shields to stand down as Chairperson
Thursday, 21 October 2004, 10:15 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Margaret Shields announced today that she would not seek another term as Chairperson of the Greater Wellington Regional Council when the position comes up for appointment at next week’s inaugural meeting of the Council. More >>
Greater Wellington adopts annual report
Friday, 8 October 2004, 10:17 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington Regional Council announced an operating surplus of $7.2 million for the 2003/04 financial year, $4.4 million more than budgeted, when adopting its annual report today. Greater Wellington chief financial officer Barry Turfrey said ... More >>
Annual Monitoring Report (AMR)
Wednesday, 6 October 2004, 5:02 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington Regional Council have released the Regional Land Transport Strategy Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) containing the latest transport data from around the region. More >>
Western Corridor Study Contract
Wednesday, 29 September 2004, 4:57 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington’s Transport Strategic Direction Manager Tony Brennand says he is pleased to announce the Western Corridor Study has been let to international consultants Maunsell. More >>
Water storage lake fills
Tuesday, 28 September 2004, 11:27 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington Regional Council has begun to fill its empty water storage lake at Te Marua in preparation for summer. More >>
Rail Strategy on Right Track
Tuesday, 14 September 2004, 3:16 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
“The Government’s draft rail strategy to 2014 released today, is on the right track”, said Cr Margaret Shields, Chairperson of Greater Wellington Regional Council. More >>
Young people sought for Environment Forum
Wednesday, 8 September 2004, 3:42 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington is seeking applications by young people passionate about the environment to join the second National Youth Environment Forum in December. More >>
Refurbishment of Wellington rail carriages begins
Friday, 27 August 2004, 11:08 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington Regional Council, Toll NZ Limited (the owners of TranzMetro Wellington) and Transfund today announced the first steps to upgrading the Wellington region’s ageing rail system. More >>
Improved transport infrastructure brings growth
Wednesday, 25 August 2004, 1:20 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Improvements to transport infrastructure in the Wellington region will bring economic benefit to the region according to Greater Wellington Transport Strategic Direction Manager Tony Brennand. More >>
High wind gusts recorded
Friday, 20 August 2004, 4:37 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
If you didn’t already know, it was a windy week. Greater Wellington Regional Council has recent wind speed data from three of its potential wind farm sites. More >>
Regional Council candidates named
Friday, 20 August 2004, 2:53 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington Regional Council received 27 nominations for 13 positions when enrolments for the local government elections closed at midday today. More >>
Totara Trees for planting
Friday, 20 August 2004, 11:12 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Two hundred totara trees are to be planted at Kaitoke Regional Park on September 18th and the public are invited to adopt one of the trees. More >>
Greater Wellington announces new CFO
Wednesday, 11 August 2004, 10:11 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington is the promotional name of the Wellington Regional Council News release 10 August, 2004 More >>
The environmental benefits of car washes
Friday, 6 August 2004, 3:16 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington Regional Council and BP Oil New Zealand Ltd have formed a partnership to remind households to wash their car at a car wash rather than on the street where the washing water runs down stormwater drains. More >>
One name for Greater Wellington’s bus and trains
Thursday, 5 August 2004, 4:05 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington Regional Council will launch a new name for the region’s bus and train network in 2005 as part of a plan to recognise these vital services and their potential for further growth. More >>
Wellington regional action plan
Friday, 23 July 2004, 9:43 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington Regional Council and Fonterra have launched a Regional Action Plan for the Wellington region. This fulfils a commitment made in the Dairying and Clean Streams Accord. More >>
Emergencies reinforce need for being prepared
Tuesday, 20 July 2004, 10:53 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Recent natural disasters such as flooding and earthquakes may spur more residents around the Wellington region to be prepared for a major emergency, according to the regional council. More >>
Greater Wellington welcomes High Court decision
Tuesday, 13 July 2004, 3:38 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
The Greater Wellington Regional Council has welcomed the decision of the High Court upholding the charitable status of the Wellington Regional Stadium Trust More >>
Wellington's track network needs upgrading
Thursday, 8 July 2004, 9:59 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
"The Government's new track management company, TrackCo, must remember the needs of Wellington's urban passenger rail network when it decides what track to upgrade", said the Chairperson of the Greater Wellington Regional Council Margaret Shields. More >>
Private Domestic Rubbish Dump Told To Clean Up
Wednesday, 7 July 2004, 10:09 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
A persistent offender who has been using his property as an illegal dumping site for a decade has been ordered by the Environment Court to clean up the whole of his section. More >>
