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A thousand native trees to be given away

Friday, 2 July 2004, 10:49 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Greater Wellington Regional Council, in association with TV ONE, will give away 1000 native trees next Wednesday, 7 July. More >>

Population growth prompts water rethink

Friday, 25 June 2004, 1:33 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council

High population growth could see the bulk water supply system for Hutt, Porirua, Upper Hutt and Wellington reach capacity years earlier than previously expected. Greater Wellington Regional Council supplies bulk water to the cities from several ... More >>

Population growth prompts water rethink

Thursday, 24 June 2004, 5:39 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Restoration wins Green Ribbon

Friday, 4 June 2004, 10:53 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Kapiti Coast stream and estuary project recognised in national awards Community action to restore one of the Wellington’s most degraded streams has been recognised in the 2004 Green Ribbon awards. More >>

Wellington investigates wind-energy generation

Tuesday, 1 June 2004, 10:40 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Greater Wellington Regional Council heard yesterday that of the three sites on council lands investigated for wind-energy generation in the past year, Mt Climie, high on the Rimutaka Range to the east of Upper Hutt, currently showed the most potential. ... More >>

Wetlands get helping hand on Arbor Day

Friday, 28 May 2004, 12:05 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Wetlands in two regional parks will benefit from Arbor Day tree planting in June. School children will help re-create wetland forest at Queen Elizabeth Park, Kapiti Coast, and Battle Hill Farm Forest Park, Pauatahanui. More >>

Govt and Greater Wellington transport package

Monday, 10 May 2004, 6:07 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council

The Government and Greater Wellington Regional Council have agreed to begin detailed work on a Transport Package for the region. The announcement was made at the conclusion of a meeting held between the Minister of Transport, the Hon. Pete Hodgson, and Margaret ... More >>

Lake emptied for cleaning says Greater Wellington

Friday, 7 May 2004, 10:15 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

One of the two water storage lakes at Te Marua – the Stuart Macaskill lakes – is being emptied and refilled to tackle increased levels of algae, but there is no need for concern says Greater Wellington. More >>

Greater Wellington welcomes govt transport plan

Thursday, 6 May 2004, 10:34 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Greater Wellington Regional Council has welcomed the Government’s invitation to work on a transport package to find solutions to funding the region’s transport infrastructure. More >>

Greater Wgtn. pushes for upgrade of Kapiti rail

Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 11:58 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Greater Wellington Regional Council has lodged an application with the Minister of Finance for the upgrade of the Kapiti rail corridor from Paraparaumu to Waikanae. More >>

Mysterious Appearance Of Fish Investigated

Friday, 23 April 2004, 9:22 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

The mysterious appearance of hundreds of dead puffer fish on Wellington beaches is being investigated by Greater Wellington. More >>

Puffer fish on Wellington's beaches a mystery

Thursday, 22 April 2004, 4:58 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council

The reason why hundreds of dead puffer fish washed up on Wellington beaches today remains a mystery. Greater Wellington's pollution control team found the dead fish washed up with the mid-morning tide from Fort Dorset to Karaka Bay. More >>

Greater Wellington and Resene join forces

Friday, 2 April 2004, 3:56 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Greater Wellington Regional Council and Lower Hutt based company, Resene, have formed a partnership to educate households to avoid tipping paint or paint washing water down stormwater drains. More >>

Scientists survey sand on the sea shore

Wednesday, 24 March 2004, 9:00 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

More will be known about Wellington harbour's sandy beaches following a survey for Greater Wellington by researchers from the Cawthron Institute. More >>

Funding for flood damage

Wednesday, 24 March 2004, 12:28 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

The February storms caused $440,000 worth of flood damage in western rivers and streams in the Hutt Valley, Porirua and Kapiti Coast, Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Landcare Committee heard today. More >>

Wellington’s Beachlife Surveyed

Thursday, 18 March 2004, 11:22 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Being paid to wander around Wellington’s beaches for a week might seem like the best job in the world, but it’s just a normal day in the office for two scientists carrying out a biodiversity survey for Greater Wellington. More >>

Over 4000 households have already joined

Thursday, 18 March 2004, 11:21 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

4301 households in the Greater Wellington region have already signed up as members of Be the Difference programme since it was launched two weeks ago. Be the Difference is Greater Wellington Regional Council’s programme to involve individuals and households ... More >>