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Newtown’s thoroughly modern apartments – open day

Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 11:05 am | Wellington City Council

Newtown’s thoroughly modern apartments – open day this Saturday – come and have a look! Wellingtonians are invited to join residents and the Newtown community to celebrate the $48 million Newtown Park Apartments upgrade at an open day this ... More >>

Councillor payback $65k boost for communities & smart energy

Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 9:40 am | Wellington City Council

Wellington’s smart energy and community projects will receive a boost of $65,000 following a decision from the Capital’s councillors to pay any money received for external board appointments to Council. More >>

Plan to boost Miramar’s economy one step closer

Tuesday, 19 November 2013, 6:17 pm | Wellington City Council

Miramar businesses and commercial property owners who are keen to work together to boost their local economy are celebrating a poll result which should allow them to establish a business improvement district and fund a new business association in ... More >>

Trinity Roots to welcome the New Year in Wellington

Tuesday, 19 November 2013, 11:46 am | Wellington City Council

Legendary New Zealand band Trinity Roots will headline Wellington’s celebration of the beginning of 2014 – the New Year’s Day Picnic. More >>

All Whites v Mexico – important tips for fans

Tuesday, 19 November 2013, 11:32 am | Wellington City Council

NEWS RELEASE 19 November 2013 All Whites v Mexico – important tips for fans Wellington City Council is putting on a Fan Trail fiesta as the All Whites take on Mexico in the second leg of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier. The 37,000 fans heading to the ... More >>

Football fever in Wellington heats up with futsal champs

Friday, 15 November 2013, 4:30 pm | Wellington City Council

Football fever is running high in Wellington with the Futsal National League at the ASB Sports Centre this weekend ahead of Wednesday's All Whites vs Mexico match. More >>

Fireworks: expect heavy traffic

Friday, 8 November 2013, 11:29 am | Wellington City Council

People going to tomorrow’s Sky Show fireworks display in Wellington are being encouraged to get there early and be aware traffic management will be strictly enforced on roads around the harbour. Wellington City Council’s City Events Coordinator, ... More >>

Kent Terrace in Wellington is now fully open to traffic

Tuesday, 5 November 2013, 2:58 pm | Wellington City Council

Kent Terrace - a main route to Wellington - is now open as normal to traffic following the removal of a broken-down truck in the past hour. The truck broke down and blocked two out of three lanes earlier this afternoon, causing significant traffic delays. More >>

Tsunami blue lines for South Coast

Tuesday, 5 November 2013, 2:51 pm | Wellington City Council

The Wellington Regional Emergency Management Office and GNS Science invite residents from Lyall Bay, Rongotai and Kilbirnie to a public presentation on plans to paint blue tsunami warning lines on roads in the area. More >>

Kent Terrace in Wellington blocked by a broken-down truck

Tuesday, 5 November 2013, 1:19 pm | Wellington City Council

Motorists are urged to avoid Kent Terrace, near the Basin Reserve in Wellington - where two out of the three southbound lanes are blocked by a truck that has reportedly lost its brakes. A significant traffic tail-back is now developing. More >>

Remember, remember the 9th November

Tuesday, 5 November 2013, 1:02 pm | Wellington City Council

NEWS RELEASE 5 November 2013 Remember, remember the 9th November Don’t forget – the Sky Show fireworks display is on this Saturday 9 November at 9pm, not tonight. Rebecca Martin, Council’s City Events Coordinator, says Saturday’s display will ... More >>

City Housing Team top Australasia

Friday, 1 November 2013, 2:38 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council's City Housing team has won the Australian Housing Institute Top Team Award for Excellence in Social Housing across Australia and New Zealand. More >>

Wellington Road Blocked By Fallen Tree

Thursday, 31 October 2013, 10:42 am | Wellington City Council

Middleton Road, between Churton Park and Tawa, is expected to be closed to through traffic for the rest of today while crews remove a very large macrocarpa tree that has fallen across the road. More >>

Wellington welcomes healthy-homes bill

Friday, 25 October 2013, 4:27 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown has welcomed the ideas behind a private member’s bill aims to set compulsory minimum heating and insulation standards for rental housing across the country. More >>

Focus on delivery for Capital’s Council

Friday, 25 October 2013, 12:37 pm | Wellington City Council

25 October 2013 Focus on delivery for Capital’s Council Mayor Celia Wade-Brown has announced the new committee structure for the Wellington City Council, saying the new form will drive the agenda and provide a sharper focus on the key issues ... More >>

A splendid array to light up Oriental Bay

Friday, 25 October 2013, 9:55 am | Wellington City Council

NEWS RELEASE 25 October 2013 A splendid array to light up Oriental Bay Wellington’s landmark Carter Fountain will put on a better show than ever before, following the installation of a new interactive lighting system. New LED lights, which can be remotely ... More >>

Wellington elections: no change after special votes

Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 5:29 pm | Wellington City Council

The remaining 650 special votes in the Wellington City Council elections have been qualified and counted and there have been no changes to the results from election day (Saturday). More >>

Wgtn storm update - all is calm - but be careful on commute

Tuesday, 15 October 2013, 8:50 am | Wellington City Council

• The extreme winds that hit the city yesterday had rapidly abated by midnight - and there is hardly a breeze in the city this morning More >>

Celia Wade-Brown wins Wellington Mayoralty

Saturday, 12 October 2013, 7:24 pm | Wellington City Council

NEWS RELEASE 12 October 2013 Celia Wade-Brown wins Wellington Mayoralty Celia Wade-Brown is set to carry on as Wellington Mayor for the next three years. She beat the next highest-polling candidate, John Morrison, by a total of 2284 votes, based on preliminary ... More >>

Late vote rush likely to improve Capital turnout

Friday, 11 October 2013, 4:52 pm | Wellington City Council

A record number of special votes – already well over 1300 in total – and a busy day today in the voting office indicates that voter turnout in Wellington is likely to be higher than in a number of recent local-body elections. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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