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Water off after burst water main in CBD
Monday, 21 July 2014, 9:23 am | Wellington City Council
Water off after burst water main in CBD A burst water main in the CBD near Hunter Street and Jervois Quay means the surrounding offices may be without water until 3pm today. More >>
175-year-old ‘potato’ rose returns to the city
Tuesday, 15 July 2014, 4:04 pm | Wellington City Council
A 175-year-old rose that survived a long sea journey in 1840 from Britain to Wellington inside a potato is to return to the central city. On Saturday (19 July) descendants of rose lover Sophia Harris will plant two rose bushes propagated from the original ... More >>
Newtown community hub to be quake-strengthened
Monday, 14 July 2014, 3:09 pm | Wellington City Council
Earthquake strengthening work and fire safety improvements to make the Newtown Library Flats stronger and safer have started this week. More >>
Regional economic agency proposed – give us your views
Tuesday, 8 July 2014, 9:23 am | Wellington City Council
Regional economic agency proposed – give us your views Wellington City Council and Greater Wellington Regional Council are proposing to set up a new economic development agency for the Wellington region. The new agency, to be known as Wellington Regional ... More >>
A return to our lost forests in an exhibition for the senses
Monday, 7 July 2014, 11:31 am | Wellington City Council
Photography moves beyond the two dimensional in Lest We Go Ashore , Shaun Matthew’s first solo exhibition, opening at Toi Pōneke, 31 July. With the addition of sound and scent Matthew’s work constructs an imagined memory of Aotearoa’s once isolated ... More >>
Wellington councils explore shared ICT infrastructure
Friday, 4 July 2014, 11:10 am | Wellington City Council
Four councils in the Wellington region are looking at the possible development of shared information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and how this could be managed. More >>
Stop On The Red safety campaign starts
Friday, 27 June 2014, 10:51 am | Wellington City Council
Red-light runners in Wellington City will be targeted by a new intersection safety campaign being launched this week by Wellington City Council. Over the next few months, the ‘Stop on Red’ campaign will remind those drivers who run red lights that ... More >>
More backing for single regional economic agency
Tuesday, 24 June 2014, 4:55 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council’s Governance, Finance and Planning Committee has today agreed in principle to the formation of a Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency (WREDA). More >>
Citizens’ panel cycle hearings get under way
Tuesday, 24 June 2014, 3:05 pm | Wellington City Council
Citizens’ panel cycle hearings get under way The panel of Wellingtonians set up to look at the multiple routes and ways cycling improvements could be made through Berhampore and Newtown will hear from a range people and organisations this week. More >>
Convention centre: public input sought
Tuesday, 24 June 2014, 2:19 pm | Wellington City Council
This morning Wellington City Councillors voted to support the proposal for a purpose-built convention centre and five-star Hilton Hotel on a vacant site opposite Te Papa. More >>
TSB Bank’s Continued Support of Mobility Scooter Service
Monday, 23 June 2014, 2:17 pm | Wellington City Council
Today Wellington City Council announces TSB Bank’s continued support of the City Mobility Service which offers mobility scooters free for public use. More >>
East meets West - – a cultural exchange through art
Friday, 20 June 2014, 11:45 am | Wellington City Council
Two renowned artists inspired to paint each other's country; Dutch born; New Zealander, Gerda Leenards and Chinese painter, Yang Songge have been asked to exhibit together in a Wellington exhibition, East meets West. More >>
Progress for Wellington convention centre proposal
Friday, 20 June 2014, 11:35 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Councillors will vote next week after being briefed on a purpose-built convention centre and five-star Hilton Hotel proposed for a vacant site opposite Te Papa. More >>
Craft Beer Capital welcomes Beervana
Monday, 16 June 2014, 10:26 am | Wellington City Council
In 2013 9,500 people attended Beervana, with 35% of those people coming from outside of Wellington and organisers are expecting more than 11,000 this year. Mayor Celia Wade-Brown, who had a coffee-infused craft beer ale named after her in 2012, says ... More >>
Johnson Witehira – hot property on the streets of Wellington
Tuesday, 10 June 2014, 3:04 pm | Wellington City Council
Johnson Witehira’s artwork hits the streets of Wellington for the second time this year. This time Witehira, supported by the Wellington City Council, is bringing Waituhi: a street art project , to this year’s Matariki festivities – gracing the wall ... More >>
World Cup opening match – screening on Wellington waterfront
Tuesday, 10 June 2014, 2:21 pm | Wellington City Council
FIFA World Cup opening match – screening for free on Wellington’s waterfront FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 will be playing on the big screen this Friday 13 June, from 7:15am – 10am at Shed 6 for free, and everyone’s invited. More >>
People head for Capital as economy reboots
Tuesday, 10 June 2014, 9:58 am | Wellington City Council
Quarterly economic data for Wellington City released today indicates that the local economy is continuing to recover, with increased net migration, improved retail sales, high levels of building consents, and a drop in unemployment. The Quarterly Economic ... More >>
Capital’s Mayor takes a spin on electric wheels
Friday, 30 May 2014, 4:40 pm | Wellington City Council
The Wellington business delegation to China led by Mayor Celia Wade-Brown hit the road when the Mayor took a spin in a new electric bus. More >>
Capital endorses smokefree Midland Park
Thursday, 29 May 2014, 1:11 pm | Wellington City Council
Midland Park, in the heart of Wellington’s CBD and a popular lunch-time haven, will be declared smokefree tomorrow May 30, on the eve of World Smokefree Day. An official launch event will be held at 1pm 30 May, hosted by the Cancer Society and ... More >>
More southern suburbs’ cycleway meetings coming up
Thursday, 29 May 2014, 1:08 pm | Wellington City Council
Community meetings are planned in Berhampore and Newtown next week so people can find out more about the process planned to come up with the most promising and viable ways to make cycling improvements work through this part of the city. More >>
