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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 >>

Historic Glenside Halfway House ready to roll

Thursday, 10 October 2013, 2:13 pm | Wellington City Council

The historic Halfway House in Glenside Reserve will be lifted off its foundations and moved to one side next week as restoration work on the more than 120-year-old building gets under way. More >>

Steinbenders ready to take Oktoberfest title

Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 1:35 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington’s Steinbenders are fully practiced and prepared to defend the Capital’s honour against top oompah bands from around the country at the Oktoberfest Bavarian Showdown on Wellington’s waterfront this weekend (11 and 12 October). More >>

Wanted: eagle-eyed volunteer crime-fighters

Friday, 4 October 2013, 4:34 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington Police and Wellington City Council are looking for about 20 volunteers to monitor the CCTV cameras installed around the central city to prevent crime. More >>

City Council’s Housing team takes top award

Friday, 4 October 2013, 4:20 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council’s Housing team took out the top Australasian ‘Professional Excellence in Housing Award’ for New Zealand – the Excellence in Social Housing Award – in the Capital last night. More >>

Better than Auckland, shamed by Christchurch

Thursday, 3 October 2013, 11:01 am | Wellington City Council

With the voting period half finished, it is looking like Wellington voters are sitting on their hands – and that we may be in for another turnout to be ashamed of. More >>

Fireworks date change to suit families

Thursday, 3 October 2013, 10:19 am | Wellington City Council

This year’s Sky Show fireworks display over Wellington Harbour – usually held on 5 November – is to be delayed till Saturday 9 November to give more people the chance to enjoy the spectacle. More >>

Help commemorate Gandhi’s birthday

Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 3:04 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown and Chair of the Mahatma Gandhi Commemoration Committee, Shree Shreeman Naginbhai Neil Patel, invite Wellingtonians to join them in commemorating the birthday of India’s ‘Father of the Nation’ tomorrow (Wednesday 2 October) ... More >>

Eleven Wellington attractions in line for cash boost

Monday, 30 September 2013, 5:28 pm | Wellington City Council

Eleven attractions that help make the Wellington region a great play to live, work and play are in line for a financial boost, following the latest meeting of the Wellington Regional Amenities Fund (WRAF). More >>

Ceremony planned at new Glenside memorial

Monday, 30 September 2013, 4:56 pm | Wellington City Council

A ceremony in Glenside next week, alongside the city’s newest road, will remember a pioneer woman who died 172 years ago and a time when getting from one place to another was much harder than it is today. More >>

Stinky lily joins the Spring Festival fun

Wednesday, 25 September 2013, 12:55 pm | Wellington City Council

Just when Wellington Botanic Garden is doing its best to impress, a Begonia House lily has pushed its evil way into the Spring Festival action. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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