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History and art laced together for light festival
Friday, 21 August 2015, 9:48 am | Wellington City Council
Urban designers at Wellington City Council have conjured up a Lux lighting exhibit titled Laces for Hannahs former shoe factory in Wellington’s Eva and Leeds streets. More >>
New Johnsonville traffic lights coming on soon
Wednesday, 19 August 2015, 2:39 pm | Wellington City Council
New Johnsonville traffic lights coming on soon New traffic lights at two busy Johnsonville intersections will be switched on over the next few weeks once road surfacing and new lane markings are complete. The lights – at the intersection of Broderick Road ... More >>
Capital’s Education Summit agrees pathway for growth
Wednesday, 19 August 2015, 2:11 pm | Wellington City Council
Leaders of Wellington City’s education, local government and business communities converged this morning for the Education Summit to focus on expanding the Capital’s international student market. Held at Te Papa this morning, Wednesday 19 August, ... More >>
The Nummulosphere
Wednesday, 19 August 2015, 8:31 am | Wellington City Council
Artists Hayden Prujean and Carlos Wedde imagine what the world was once like covered in a vast ocean, in The Nummulosphere at Toi Pōneke Gallery. More >>
Thousands of children take-over the Michael Fowler Centre
Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 5:54 pm | Wellington City Council
Artsplash Festival kicks off this month and behind the scenes of New Zealand’s biggest primary and intermediate event is the energetic Mary Prichard who has been helping to organise and coordinate it for 28 years. More >>
City Council welcomes new Cuba Central education campus
Monday, 17 August 2015, 12:34 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council’s Economic Growth Committee Chair, Councillor Jo Coughlan, has welcomed today’s ‘ground-breaking’ ceremony marking the start of construction on the new Cuba Central campus. The $70 million development started today with the ... More >>
Capital to host Education Summit
Monday, 17 August 2015, 9:52 am | Wellington City Council
The Capital’s education sector will come together next Wednesday 19 August for the 2015 Education Summit, focussing on attracting and retaining international students. The Summit, initiated by Mayor Celia Wade-Brown, brings the Wellington City Council, ... More >>
Volunteer group and community advocate to be recognised
Friday, 14 August 2015, 11:54 am | Wellington City Council
Volunteer group and community advocate to be recognised with civic awards A long-time community advocate and a group that has provided many ‘helping hands’ to Wellington community projects will be recognised with Absolutely Positively Wellingtonian Awards ... More >>
Positive performance by Wellington City Council CEO
Thursday, 13 August 2015, 5:21 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council’s Performance Review Committee has completed its annual review of the performance of Council Chief Executive Kevin Lavery. More >>
New Qantas Wellington-Brisbane service welcomed by Council
Tuesday, 11 August 2015, 5:08 pm | Wellington City Council
Today’s announcement of a new Qantas summertime Wellington-Brisbane service has been welcomed by Wellington City Council. More >>
Council looking for best deal for housing tenants
Tuesday, 11 August 2015, 4:45 pm | Wellington City Council
Social housing is an essential part of any city and Wellington City Council continues to play an important role by providing good quality housing for 4000 tenants across the city. Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says the Council recognises that housing is important ... More >>
Culture capital thriving with Council support
Tuesday, 11 August 2015, 12:11 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council supports the arts by funding around 80 projects a year. July’s funding round put a total of $69,900 towards Arts and Culture projects in Wellington, helping to enable a bright future for our city’s reputation as New ... More >>
$165,000 voted for three heritage buildings
Sunday, 9 August 2015, 4:57 pm | Wellington City Council
A Wellington City Council committee has voted to grant $165,000 towards the seismic-strengthening and conservation of three heritage-listed Wellington buildings. More >>
Successful pitch for consultation on Happy Valley camp
Friday, 7 August 2015, 12:58 pm | Wellington City Council
The Environment Committee of the Wellington City Council has agreed to public consultation on a low cost camping site proposed for Happy Valley. Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says Wellington is a popular destination for freedom campers visiting local tourist ... More >>
Wellington confirms support for abolition of nuclear weapons
Friday, 7 August 2015, 9:07 am | Wellington City Council
6 August 2015 Wellington City confirms support for abolition of nuclear weapons This morning, to mark the 70th Anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, the Wellington City Council voted unanimously to endorse a statement by global parliamentarians, ... More >>
Victoria Street project paves way for growth
Thursday, 6 August 2015, 4:25 pm | Wellington City Council
Victoria Street project paves way for growth The new parks and public spaces created as part of the Victoria Street transformation project will be blessed and officially opened tomorrow (Friday 7 August) – paving the way for an estimated $1.5 billion ... More >>
Cenotaph dawn service commemorates Chunuk Bair
Wednesday, 5 August 2015, 10:29 am | Wellington City Council
5 August Cenotaph dawn service commemorates Chunuk Bair On Saturday 8 August, it will be 100 years since the battle for Chunuk Bair at Gallipoli. Join us to pay tribute to the many soldiers that lost their lives on this day with a dawn service at the ... More >>
Discover China – China Shenzhen Cultural Week
Tuesday, 4 August 2015, 11:42 am | Wellington City Council
Wellingtonians now have a fabulous opportunity to experience top Chinese cultural performing arts from Shenzhen duringDiscover China - China Shenzhen Cultural Week. More >>
Victoria Street cycle lane opens today
Monday, 3 August 2015, 1:57 pm | Wellington City Council
Victoria Street’s transformation has delivered another section of Wellington’s planned $90 million cycle network. The transformation project includes better public infrastructure for an initial 2500 apartments, 600 of which have already been approved, ... More >>
Art expresses ‘fresh vision of hope for a peaceful world
Friday, 31 July 2015, 3:06 pm | Wellington City Council
Hope for a peaceful world is the theme of Tūmanako, an art exhibition by Wellington school children to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. More >>
