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Rates Caps Will Increase Funding Costs For Essential Infrastructure And Limit Investment
Tuesday, 2 December 2025, 1:52 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Deputy Chair of Greater Wellington, Councillor Adrienne Staples, says rural communities across the region want to understand the full impact of the Government’s Resource Management reform before this latest distraction. More >>
Kia Tūpato, Take Care – Wairarapa Moana To Get Toxic Algae Checks
Thursday, 27 November 2025, 3:07 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
A red level warning for Wairarapa Moana was issued in March this year says Greater Wellington’s senior advisor for integration and insights, Penny Fairbrother. More >>
New Leadership For Greater Wellington Committees Facing ‘Brave New World’
Thursday, 27 November 2025, 3:04 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
“We will not be daunted by the prospect of reform or shirk the duties we’ve been elected to perform,” says Daran Ponter, Chair of the regional council. More >>
Conservationists Celebrate Rare Moment Of Zero Possums In Wainuiomata
Wednesday, 12 November 2025, 2:07 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Greater Wellington carries out aerial 1080 operations in the water collection area every five years to protect water quality and health of the forest. More >>
Meet Peter – From Model Trains To Metlink Bus Lanes
Monday, 10 November 2025, 4:27 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
16 November is Bus Driver Appreciation Day. Just before you tag off, remember to call out “Thank you driver!” nice and loud. More >>
Greater Wellington An Accredited Living Wage Employer
Monday, 10 November 2025, 3:48 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Greater Wellington chief executive Nigel Corry describes the council’s decision to adopt the Living Wage as “the right thing to do”. More >>
Phoenix Fans – Catch A Ride With Metlink On Game Day
Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 2:20 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
The Phoenix women will kick off their season with a 4pm game against Canberra United, followed by the Phoenix men’s derby against Auckland FC, at 7pm. More >>
Greater Wellington Balances Funding Constraints With Value For Money Services
Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 11:24 am | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
“We’ve navigated significant uncertainty, including changes to the Resource Management Act and I’m proud of how we’ve stayed the course and committed to making considered, transparent decisions. More >>
Greater Wellington Re-Elects Chair And Deputy Chair And Warns Of Fiscal Challenges Of Next Three Years
Thursday, 30 October 2025, 3:59 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
As part of the proceedings, Councillor Daran Ponter was re-elected by his peers as chair of the regional council and Councillor Adrienne Staples was re-elected as deputy chair. More >>
Catch Metlink Services To Blackcaps Vs England
Tuesday, 28 October 2025, 5:10 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
The Hutt Valley, Kāpiti and Johnsonville lines will have extra capacity before and after the game. More >>
Severe Weather Impact On Public Transport Services – Update As Of 11:30 am
Thursday, 23 October 2025, 11:52 am | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
The Wellington Regional Emergency Response Office (WREMO) is strongly advising people in the region to avoid non-essential travel and MetService have extended the Strong Wind Warning (Red) to 7pm today. More >>
Metlink Train Services Cancelled Due To Severe Wind Warning
Wednesday, 22 October 2025, 5:36 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
WREMO and MetService are advising people in the Wellington Region to avoid non-essential travel on Thursday, due to forecasted gale north westerlies with damaging gusts of 140 km/h in exposed places in Wellington and south of Carterton. More >>
Pests Not Pets – Greater Wellington Calls For Community To Support Pest Management
Monday, 20 October 2025, 3:12 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Greater Wellington’s Regional Pest Management Plan (RPMP) provides the strategic direction for managing pest plants and animals in the region for the next 20 years. More >>
Metlink Prepared For National Strike Action
Monday, 20 October 2025, 10:19 am | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
To ensure our public transport system functions with and around the planned protest, we will stand up our usual disruption response and will receive regular updates from officers on the ground, says Gain. More >>
Greater Wellington Confirms 45.8% Turnout In Preliminary Results
Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 11:20 am | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Nigel Corry, Chief Executive of Greater Wellington, says voters right across the region have had their voice heard with over 182,000 people turning out for their chance to shape the next three years and beyond. More >>
Bendy Buses Coming To Wellington In 2027
Thursday, 25 September 2025, 2:48 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
With 65% more capacity than standard single-decker buses, the EAVs will work between Karori and Courtenay Place on Wellington’s busiest bus route, used by about 10,000 passengers each workday. More >>
Greater Wellington Close To Ridding The Region Of Rooks
Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 3:25 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Greater Wellington senior biosecurity officer, Steve Playle, says the region is on the cusp of eradicating the species completely, with only a handful of nests or ‘rookeries’ left to target. More >>
Greater Wellington Warns Dog Owners To Avoid The Orongorongo River And Wainuiomata Beach Following Heavy Rain
Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 10:48 am | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Greater Wellington Environmental Operations Manager Myfanwy Hill said that any dead possums are not a threat to people but would still be poisonous to dogs. More >>
Greater Wellington Wading Behind Kōtuku-Ngutupapa/Royal Spoonbill For Bird Of The Year 2025
Wednesday, 10 September 2025, 12:15 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Six species of spoonbill exist across the world, but just one – the regal kōtuku-ngutupapa/royal spoonbill – lives and breeds here in Aotearoa. The first recording of royal spoonbills in New Zealand was in the Wellington Region, seen at Castlepoint in 1861. More >>
Greater Wellington Welcomes Independent Review Recommendations For National Ticketing Solution
Tuesday, 9 September 2025, 4:51 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
The independent review found that the NTS programme had found it challenging to accommodate a range requirements into the national technical solution. More >>
