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Wellington City Council - Latest News [Page 124]

Councillors focussed on city growth

Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 9:33 am | Wellington City Council

Tomorrow councillors will approve further work on a package of initiatives designed to expand the local and regional economy. The projects - including an airport runway extension, convention and concert venue, film museum and tech precinct - are being ... More >>

Wellington parking services return in-house

Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 9:06 am | Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council is to establish an internal unit to run the Capital’s parking services. Yesterday’s meeting of the Council’s Transport and Urban Development Committee ratified the proposal that the service be directly run by the Council from ... More >>

Capital’s cycling improvements up for public say

Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 7:15 pm | Wellington City Council

Capital’s cycling improvements up for public say Clever thinking, compromise and creative solutions from the public are being called for, as the Capital seeks to navigate the best way to create better, safer cycle routes through Wellington. Wellington ... More >>

Wellington City and NZTA to sign Accord

Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 7:02 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington City and NZTA to sign Accord Wellington City Council and the NZ Transport Agency will this week sign an agreement to strengthen the relationship between the two organisations, and to work together on the transport opportunities that benefit ... More >>

Tinakori Hill walking track reopens

Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 3:56 pm | Wellington City Council

Keen walkers will be able to walk off their Christmas excess on Tinakori Hill’s main walking track when it reopens this Friday 20 December. More >>

2013 Wellington Elections - Donation & Expense Returns

Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 3:26 pm | Wellington City Council

Under section 112A of the Local Electoral Act 2001, candidates who stand for local election have to supply details of their expenses and the electoral donations they've received. More >>

Mayor hails triple film boost for Capital

Monday, 16 December 2013, 3:27 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown said today that the announcement that three new Avatar films are to made in the Capital, boosted by increased Government incentives for filmmaking in New Zealand, is great news for Wellington. More >>

Housing WOF field tests to start in Wellington

Monday, 16 December 2013, 9:43 am | Wellington City Council

The first step in a nationwide project aimed at making rental housing safer to live in – especially for children, students and the elderly - is to start with ‘warrant of fitness’ field tests in five cities, including Wellington, in January. More >>

Parking ticket data - privacy breach

Friday, 13 December 2013, 12:08 pm | Wellington City Council

Parking ticket data - privacy breach Late last month, Wellington City Council became aware that its parking services contractor, Tenix Solutions, had inadvertently released bulk personal information to an individual who made a routine information request ... More >>

Summer City programme out now

Thursday, 12 December 2013, 3:53 pm | Wellington City Council

The jam packed Summer City 2014 programme’s out now. You can pick up a brochure, go to our website, or download our new WgtnEvents app. Summer City 2014 – Wellington City’s free summer events programme – will kick off with a relaxed New Year’s ... More >>

Wellington City Council funds 24 projects

Thursday, 12 December 2013, 3:01 pm | Wellington City Council

The Wellington City Council’s Community Sport and Recreation Committee has approved a total of $108,080 from the Social and Recreation Fund to support 24 projects. More >>

Nelson Mandela - Memorial Event - Noon Thursday - TSB Arena

Thursday, 12 December 2013, 9:08 am | Wellington City Council

Order of Service - The Salvation Army Band plays as people gather - Mihi Whakatau - Te Atiawa - Introduction - Reverend Brian Dawson More >>

New playing surface for Alex Moore Park

Tuesday, 10 December 2013, 3:11 pm | Wellington City Council

Work has started on a new synthetic grass surface on Alex Moore Park in Johnsonville. Councillor Paul Eagle, Chair of the Council’s Community, Sport and Recreation Committee, says Wellington City Council is spending around $2.3 million on the Alex Moore Park ... More >>

Heritage buildings receive Council contribution

Monday, 9 December 2013, 2:14 pm | Wellington City Council

Nine heritage building owners across the city will receive a total of $217,000 from Wellington City Council’s Built Heritage Incentive Fund. More >>

Shot in the arm for building owners

Saturday, 7 December 2013, 12:11 pm | Wellington City Council

Two proposals to stimulate economic growth and safety in the Capital City will be considered by the Wellington City Council next week. Under the proposals before Councillors, as part of the Mayor’s draft 2014-15 Annual Plan, there would be significant changes ... More >>

Council to consider major CCO changes

Saturday, 7 December 2013, 11:50 am | Wellington City Council

Council to consider major CCO changes A proposal to merge two major drivers of the Wellington economy, Positively Wellington Tourism and Positively Wellington Venues, is to be considered by Wellington City Councillors next week as part of the Mayor’s ... More >>

Wellington City proposal to lead on living wage

Friday, 6 December 2013, 1:41 pm | Wellington City Council

Around 450 of Wellington’s lowest paid people work for Wellington City Council and are in line to be among the first workers in New Zealand to move up to an $18.40-an-hour living wage rate from 1 January 2014. More >>

Wellington mourns Mandela

Friday, 6 December 2013, 12:08 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington mourns Mandela Mayor Celia Wade-Brown has today expressed her sorrow at the death of Nelson Mandela. The Mayor has spoken with The South African High Commissioner Zodwa Lallie and offered condolences to her and the staff of the High Commission. ... More >>

Wellington Celebrates with Capital Christmas this weekend

Thursday, 5 December 2013, 5:35 pm | Wellington City Council

This Sunday 8 December Wellington’s Christmas celebrations kick off with Capital Christmas. More >>

Wellington cycle and walking track nearly complete

Thursday, 5 December 2013, 2:31 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington’s new five kilometre walking and cycling track linking Tawa and Porirua is in its final stages of development and should be finished by March next year. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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