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Wellington’s Students are Absolutely Positively Awesome
Thursday, 18 December 2014, 2:01 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington’s Students are Absolutely Positively Awesome Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown has launched the Absolutely Positively Wellington Student awards, celebrating secondary school students’ contribution to their communities in October this year, ... More >>
Wellington City Council votes to fund runway consenting work
Thursday, 18 December 2014, 9:02 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has voted to contribute $1.95 million to start the formal consenting process associated with the proposal to extend Wellington Airport’s runway by 350 metres. Deputy Mayor Justin Lester says the contribution – to be ... More >>
Kids’ bike track wins top recreation award
Monday, 15 December 2014, 10:42 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington’s first mountain bike track for the city’s children has won the New Zealand Recreation Association (NZRA) award for an outstanding recreation project. More >>
Competition heats up at the International Handball Challenge
Friday, 12 December 2014, 1:18 pm | Wellington City Council
The International Handball Federation (IHF) Challenge Trophy kicked off on 8 December at the ASB Sports Centre Wellington, and the finals are being held tomorrow. More >>
From Beijing to the Capital’s Santa Party
Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 2:07 pm | Wellington City Council
Beijing’s largest student cultural group to visit Wellington will fly in to the Capital ahead of Santa’s reindeer to feature in the Wellington Santa Parade this weekend. More >>
Musical heartbeat for Civic Square Master Plan
Tuesday, 9 December 2014, 10:07 am | Wellington City Council
Musical heartbeat for Civic Square Master Plan Wellington’s Town Hall, famed for its world-class acoustics, will be home for a National Music Hub under an ambitious plan to breathe new life into the Capital’s civic square precinct. Under the proposal ... More >>
Council’s WRAC Creche to close
Monday, 8 December 2014, 5:23 pm | Wellington City Council
The crèche operated at the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre will be closing at the end of next week. More >>
Railway inspires new Johnsonville mural
Monday, 8 December 2014, 2:50 pm | Wellington City Council
A 100-metre long train mural has been installed on the façade of Johnsonville Countdown on Moorefield Road. This large-scale mural project was a joint initiative between Wellington City Council and Johnsonville’s community. Well known Wellington artist, ... More >>
Swap food for fines at your local library
Monday, 8 December 2014, 11:29 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Libraries are providing the gift that keeps on giving this Christmas, as they exchange member’s overdue fines for donated cans of food over the next fortnight. More >>
Heritage Buildings get funds boost
Thursday, 4 December 2014, 1:02 pm | Wellington City Council
Nine heritage building owners will receive a total of $150,000 from Wellington City Council’s Built Heritage Incentive fund. The Council’s Transport and Urban Development Committee this week approved the funding toward seismic strengthening work and preserving ... More >>
Wellington Mayor responds to amalgamation proposal
Thursday, 4 December 2014, 12:12 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says it must be up to the people of the Wellington region to decide what model of local government works, following today’s announcement by the Local Government Commission to recommend amalgamating the region’s councils. More >>
Island Bay cycle route ready to roll
Thursday, 4 December 2014, 9:51 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council’s Transport and Urban Development Committee today agreed to proceed with safety improvements for people on bikes in Island Bay. The route will improve safety for people on bikes along 1.7km of The Parade between Shorland ... More >>
Wellington joins 100 Resilient Cities Network
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 3:23 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington has won a bid to be part of the international network 100 Resilient Cities. Last year, The Rockefeller Foundation launched the 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge (RC100) to help cities around the world become more resilient to physical, ... More >>
Financial Boost to Community Environment Projects
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 2:55 pm | Wellington City Council
At last week’s Wellington City Council Environment Committee meeting, 8 Our Living City Fund grants totalling $22,770 were approved. Councillor Helene Ritchie, Environment Portfolio leader says that Our Living City Fund is designed to improve Wellingtonians ... More >>
Stronger and better Thistle Hall back in action
Tuesday, 2 December 2014, 4:52 pm | Wellington City Council
Thistle Hall at the top of Cuba Street will reopen on Monday 8 December following a nine-month quake strengthening and repair project. “We’re excited to open this important community venue to the public again,” says Wellington City Council Project ... More >>
Wellington Cable Car wins Prestigious Engineering Award
Monday, 1 December 2014, 3:03 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington Cable Car Limited’s (WCCL) Trolley Bus Overhead Protection (TBOP) Project has been awarded a prestigious IPENZ New Zealand Engineering Excellence Award (NZEE) over the weekend. Judges described the project as “an excellent example of New ... More >>
S&P likes City Council’s financial management
Monday, 1 December 2014, 2:25 pm | Wellington City Council
S&P likes City Council’s financial management Wellington City Council’s credit profile is considered by ratings agency Standard and Poor’s to be better than that of the Crown. The international agency last week reaffirmed the City Council’s ... More >>
New Johnsonville library gets green light for design phase
Monday, 1 December 2014, 2:01 pm | Wellington City Council
With 10,000 more people expected to move to Johnsonville in the next two decades, Wellington City Council has given the green light on the design stage for a new library that will meet the needs of the growing community. More >>
Opera House Lane hosts first Lanefest
Monday, 1 December 2014, 11:56 am | Wellington City Council
This Friday night (December 5), Opera House Lane comes alive with music, live street art and great food. Wellington’s first ever laneway festival, LaneFest, will take place between six and 10pm. Headlining the event are the rising young rock stars ... More >>
Extra funds kick off Children’s Garden project
Monday, 1 December 2014, 11:09 am | Wellington City Council
Construction looks likely to start on the Wellington Children’s Garden in mid-2015, thanks to an agreement for further funding of $650,000 from the Charles Plimmer Bequest. More >>
