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Wellington City Council Announcement On Reading Cinema Proposal

Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 3:25 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council has ended negotiations with Reading Cinemas on a proposed deal aimed at reopening the cinema complex on Courtenay Place. Council staff reached a position where they did not believe they would be able to reach the best possible ... More >>

Wellington City Council Announcement On Reading Cinema Proposal

Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 2:27 pm | Wellington City Council

Senior Council staff have not been able to reach the best possible outcomes for Wellingtonians and the decision was made this week to not pursue the proposal further. More >>

Council Welcomes Love Food Hate Waste’s Sticky Solution To Food Waste

Monday, 22 April 2024, 1:09 pm | Wellington City Council

Love Food Hate Waste is launching the Eat Me First campaign today, a bold and innovative initiative designed to tackle food waste in Aotearoa by turning awareness into behaviour change. More >>

Parking Changes Coming Soon In Newtown And Berhampore

Friday, 19 April 2024, 10:43 am | Wellington City Council

A new parking scheme will be rolled out from 24 June in Newtown and Berhampore to better manage existing and future parking pressures in these busy growing suburbs. More >>

Anzac Day 2024: Lest We Forget

Thursday, 18 April 2024, 12:26 pm | Wellington City Council

Commemorate and honour the New Zealanders who have served – and are still serving – our country, at Anzac Day events around Pōneke. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2404/7076bc1174d856878e79.jpeg" width="720" height="480"> Anzac Day is held annually on ... More >>

Council Approves Additional $8.3m For Wellington Water To Carry Out Urgent Work

Thursday, 18 April 2024, 10:57 am | Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council has today agreed to an additional $8.3 million in funding to Wellington Water for the current financial year 2023/24. The Wellington Water Capital Expenditure Budget for 2023/24 is now $69.2m, up from $60.9m. The increase ... More >>

Wellington Mayor Welcomes Earthquake Prone Building Extension Deadlines And Review

Thursday, 18 April 2024, 8:29 am | Wellington City Council

Mayor Tory Whanau says the announcement of a four-year extension and the bringing forward of the earthquake-prone buildings review will be welcome relief for many Wellingtonians. More >>

Capital To Co-host Tourism Summit For First Time In Australasia

Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 3:00 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington will co-host the World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) Summit next week, with around 300 delegates from over 40 countries attending the event at Tākina Convention & Exhibition Centre. WTCF is the world’s first international tourism organisation ... More >>

Wellington Is All Action Stations For The Faultline Ultra Festival

Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 10:17 am | Wellington City Council

The mega Faultline Ultra Festival is coming to the capital this weekend – with participants experiencing the incredible trails, epic views and lush bush of the city. With about 1100 athletes already registered for the six Trail Running adventures ... More >>

City Nature Challenge 2024 Is A Walk In The Park

Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 10:12 am | Wellington City Council

The event sees Te Whanganui a Tara urban centres compete against over 100 cities worldwide and across Aotearoa to record as many species as possible in the iNaturalist City Nature Challenge. More >>

City Nature Challenge 2024 Is A Walk In The Park

Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 10:09 am | Wellington City Council

Every year, the City Nature Challenge brings a breath of fresh air to everyone in Wellington as they get out and about to discover and document biodiversity across the city. The event sees Te Whanganui a Tara urban centres compete against ... More >>

Winning Company Announced For Key Redevelopment Project In Te Ngākau Civic Square

Thursday, 11 April 2024, 2:04 pm | Wellington City Council

After a rigorous selection process, Wellington City Council has selected Precinct Properties as its preferred developer for the Civic Administration Building (CAB) and Municipal Office Building (MOB) sites in Te Ngākau Civic Square. More >>

Gardens Go Greener With New Approach To Planting

Thursday, 11 April 2024, 12:58 pm | Wellington City Council

The upgrades involve removing existing bedding, soil enhancements, installing interpretation signs, irrigation adjustments, and planting a mix of annual plants, bulbs, perennials, shrubs and grasses. More >>

Consultation On Wellington’s 10-year Plan And Budget Open From 12 April To 12 May

Thursday, 11 April 2024, 12:15 pm | Wellington City Council

Formal consultation on Wellington City Council’s 2024-34 Long-term Plan - the city’s 10-year plan and budget - starts tomorrow (12 April) and will continue until 12 May. Key proposals include increased spending on fixing water pipes, introducing ... More >>

Council Leads The Way So Dogs Can Have A Ball

Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 2:33 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council’s Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic Committee adopted the proposed Animal Bylaw, Domestic Animal and Dog Policy today. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2404/3ca1ecf9d79b36719f47.jpeg" ... More >>

Check Out Changes To Facilities And Services In Pōneke This Easter

Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 3:10 pm | Wellington City Council

With Easter happening this weekend there will be some changes to Wellington City Council services and facilities . · If your rubbish and recycling is usually collected on Fridays, please note there will be no collections on Good Friday (29 March). Put ... More >>

Wellington Mayor Responds To MBIE Findings On Boarding Houses

Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 2:59 pm | Wellington City Council

Mayor Tory Whanau says she supports the findings of the report released today following MBIE’s national audit of safety issues with multi-storey boarding houses following last year’s tragic Loafers Lodge fire, in which five people died. Mayor Whanau ... More >>

New Courtenay Place Exhibition Reflects History Of Area

Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 3:07 pm | Wellington City Council

The new Courtenay Place light boxes exhibition Swamped by artist Turumeke Harrington addresses the complex history of whenua on the site where it sits. Swamped is an accessible installation from Te Whanganui-a-Tara based artist Harrington (Kāi Tahu, ... More >>

Parking PayWave Surcharge Changing To 30 Cents In Wellington

Monday, 25 March 2024, 3:28 pm | Wellington City Council

From Tuesday 2 April 2024, the PayWave surcharge for Wellington City Council-run car parking will be 30 cents per transaction. This is a reduction from the current 50 cent PayWave surcharge for parking meters and a new surcharge for users of the ... More >>

Demolition Of Civic Administration Building Starts Soon

Monday, 25 March 2024, 1:12 pm | Wellington City Council

Demolition of the Civic Administration Building (CAB) in Te Ngākau Civic Square starts in April with hoardings going up tomorrow (26 March). The demolition of CAB is an important first milestone in Wellington City Council’s redevelopment of CAB ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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