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9am EQ Update : City open for business, enjoy your weekend!
Saturday, 17 August 2013, 9:01 am | Wellington City Council
Civil Defence, police and fire report a quiet night in Wellington overnight, with the Wellington CBD open for business this weekend – although people are advised to pay attention to any cordons. More >>
Lift shaft to be demolished due to danger
Friday, 16 August 2013, 7:20 pm | Wellington City Council
Lift shaft to be demolished due to danger A nine-storey tall lift shaft attached to the James Smith’s parking building is to be demolished urgently – possibly starting tonight – due to the danger of it toppling after today’s large quake. ... More >>
New ‘world-class’ IT system for Council
Thursday, 15 August 2013, 4:17 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is starting a major IT project that will better serve the Council and its customers. More >>
Last chance to stand for Wellington
Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 10:19 am | Wellington City Council
Wellingtonians: if you want to use your voice in discussions about how your city is run, you’re running out of time to make a stand. Prospective candidates in this year’s local elections have only a couple more days to lodge their nominations ... More >>
Free e-waste recycling a first for Wellington
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 10:07 am | Wellington City Council
Thanks to a new partnership with e-recycler RemarkIT, Wellingtonians can now dispose of most e-waste for free at the Southern Landfill’s recycling centre. More >>
Help celebrate infantry anniversary
Thursday, 8 August 2013, 4:01 pm | Wellington City Council
Come and help celebrate the 150th anniversary of 5/7 Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (5/7 RNZIR) this Saturday, 10 August. The regiment – comprised of 7th Wellington (City of Wellington’s Own) and Hawke’s Bay Battalion Group Charter – will parade ... More >>
Kilbirnie spray pools to close for spruce-up
Thursday, 8 August 2013, 3:00 pm | Wellington City Council
The children’s spray pools at Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre in Kilbirnie will be closed for six weeks from Monday 19 August while a much needed spruce-up is completed. More >>
Wellington response to quake announcement
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 4:20 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council welcomes today’s Government announcement on earthquake-strengthening issues. More >>
Wellingtonians: the elections clock is ticking
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 11:21 am | Wellington City Council
The race to the Mayoralty and other city council positions in the local elections is always hotly contested, but there’s also a race against the clock for candidates to get their nominations in on time, before next Friday (16 August). More >>
Members sought for new alcohol licensing committees
Tuesday, 6 August 2013, 9:08 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is seeking expressions of interest from the wider community for appointment as commissioners or members of the city’s new District Licensing Committees. More >>
New Council needs discipline and focus: CEO
Saturday, 3 August 2013, 2:08 pm | Wellington City Council
New Council needs discipline and focus: CEO Wellington City Council’s Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Lavery, says the Councillors and Mayor who are elected in October will need to act with discipline, focus and set fewer priorities. In his first pre-election ... More >>
Hurrah! The English are coming!
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 1:54 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says it’s great news that England will play two matches in the Capital during ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. More >>
Lukes Lane Reopened In Wellington After Quake Repair Work
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 12:24 pm | Wellington City Council
Lukes Lane, between Manners Street and Taranaki Street in central Wellington, has been reopened this morning following work by the City Council to repair and stabilise a lift tower damaged by the 6.5-magnitude earthquake on 21 July. More >>
Free events at Wellington Central Library in August
Monday, 29 July 2013, 2:06 pm | Wellington City Council
There’s plenty on at Wellington Central Library during August – and these events are all free to the public. Celebrated Australian writer Isobelle Carmody, author of the popular Obernewtyn Chronicles and The Kingdom of The Lost series, will talk ... More >>
Typhoid, cholera and light boxes on Courtenay Place
Thursday, 25 July 2013, 11:00 am | Wellington City Council
Typhoid, cholera and light boxes on Courtenay Place The next incarnation of Wellington’s light boxes on Courtenay Place will weave together photographs, text and design elements to explore two 19th century events that each had profound impacts on medical and ... More >>
Central Library closed on 4 August for IT data centre shift
Thursday, 25 July 2013, 11:00 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington Central Library will be closed on Sunday 4 August and some online services will also be unavailable while the library’s IT server is relocated to a new data centre. More >>
Central Library closed for plaster repairs
Wednesday, 24 July 2013, 9:42 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington’s Central Library is to be closed from this morning – and may remain so for at least two days - so precautionary work can be done to remove loose plaster render from a number of pillars inside the building. More >>
21-gun salute as city returns to normal
Tuesday, 23 July 2013, 12:11 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says the city is getting back to normal today after Sunday evening’s 6.5 quake. Road, rail bus and road traffic are heading back to normal weekday flows. More >>
Wellington quake – update 7 – 5pm
Monday, 22 July 2013, 5:08 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says the city and its central business district (CBD) have come through Sunday evening’s large quake relatively unscathed. More >>
Wellington Appreciates Offers of Support
Monday, 22 July 2013, 12:52 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says the city greatly appreciates the offers of support and help from other councils in the region and councils around the country following last evening’s quake. More >>
