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Toi Pōneke residents’ exhibition 2012
Thursday, 25 October 2012, 12:01 pm | Wellington City Council
NEWS RELEASE 25 October 2012 Toi Pōneke residents’ exhibition 2012 Toi Pōneke Arts Centre is celebrating seven years of being the hub of Wellington creativity by holding a residents’ exhibition from Friday 2 November to Saturday 17 November. ... More >>
Graham Stewart: an Absolutely Positive Wellingtonian
Wednesday, 24 October 2012, 9:31 am | Wellington City Council
October 24 2012 Graham Stewart: an Absolutely Positive Wellingtonian The Wellington City Council will honour Graham Stewart: author, publisher, historian, and tireless advocate for many of Wellington’s charities Mr Stewart will receive an Absolutely ... More >>
Run in the Senshu Marathon
Tuesday, 23 October 2012, 12:37 pm | Wellington City Council
NEWS RELEASE 23 October 2012 Run in the Senshu Marathon If you are a serious, long-distance runner and have always wanted to visit Japan then we would like to hear from you. The Wellington Sakai Association and Wellington City Council are looking for two ... More >>
Small Wellington businesses to get a boost
Thursday, 18 October 2012, 4:28 pm | Wellington City Council
An initiative to encourage small businesses to take matters into their own hands to drive local business initiatives was today signed-off at the Strategy and Policy Committee meeting. More >>
Councillors highly commend homelessness strategy
Thursday, 18 October 2012, 3:21 pm | Wellington City Council
In May this year, more than 40 of the city’s social and government agencies convened at a summit to begin a collaborative approach to address homelessness. Today, the Council’s Strategy and Policy Committee unanimously endorsed Te Mahana: draft Strategy ... More >>
Honouring those who keep the Capital safe
Wednesday, 17 October 2012, 9:03 am | Wellington City Council
Professional lifesavers, police, baristers, superette workers, train operators, and community advocates all have something in common: they’ve been honoured as the heroes who help keep Wellington safe. Mayor Celia Wade-Brown and Wellington Police ... More >>
WOW renews Capital vows for nine more years
Monday, 15 October 2012, 11:30 am | Wellington City Council
NEWS RELEASE 15 October 2012 WOW renews Capital vows for nine more years After another stunning success, the World of WearableArt and Wellington City Council have renewed their partnership. The World of WearableArt (WOW) is pleased to announce it will ... More >>
New signs mean quicker, easier parking for Wellingtonians
Monday, 15 October 2012, 10:15 am | Wellington City Council
New electronic signs designed to help Wellington road users find parking spaces were switched on around the city on Friday 12 October. More >>
Learn to fence with a world champ
Monday, 15 October 2012, 10:01 am | Wellington City Council
NEWS RELEASE 15 October 2012 Learn to fence with a world champ Parents can book children now to learn the sport of fencing with champion fencer Ping Yuan at the ASB Sports Centre, Kilbirnie. Children over seven will be able to parry, lunge, glide and thrust ... More >>
Begonia House lily at its stinking best
Friday, 12 October 2012, 12:14 pm | Wellington City Council
It’s dark purple, attracts flies and stinks. Wellington Botanic Garden’s Dracunculus vulgaris lily is now flowering in the Begonia House. Known as the voodoo lily, dragon arum, dragonwort, or stink lily, the plant looks beautiful but smells of rotting ... More >>
Wellington’s safety heroes to be honoured
Wednesday, 10 October 2012, 4:10 pm | Wellington City Council
Whether they’re professional lifesavers, Cuba Street merchants or safety-minded folk, the Wellingtonians who went above-and-beyond to help keep their fellow citizens safe will be honoured in a civic ceremony next week. More >>
North Kumutoto consultation starts tomorrow
Tuesday, 9 October 2012, 1:51 pm | Wellington City Council
NEWS RELEASE 9 October 2012 North Kumutoto consultation starts tomorrow Public consultation on a new design brief for the north Kumutoto area of Wellington’s waterfront will start tomorrow (Wednesday 10 October). Councillor Iona Pannett, the Council’s Built ... More >>
Rugby cups on display tomorrow
Tuesday, 9 October 2012, 12:39 pm | Wellington City Council
9 October 2012 Rugby cups on display tomorrow It is one year since the All Blacks won the Webb Ellis Cup at the Rugby World Cup 2011. Since then the team has gone on to win this year’s Bledisloe Cup and Investec Rugby Championship Cup. To celebrate ... More >>
Have a say on Bond Street proposal
Tuesday, 9 October 2012, 9:34 am | Wellington City Council
Feedback is being sought on a proposal to close the Bond Street exit for vehicles onto Willis Street, as part of improving pedestrian and vehicle safety on the Golden Mile. More >>
Wellington Celebrates the World Premiere of The Hobbit
Monday, 8 October 2012, 11:12 am | Wellington City Council
In just over 50 days, Wellington will again be in the worldwide spotlight when it hosts the 28 November world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM). More >>
Canines bring Councils closer together
Tuesday, 2 October 2012, 6:28 pm | Wellington City Council
Hutt City Council and Wellington City are now working together to provide improved animal services to Wellington dog owners. More >>
On-street parking changes from 15 October
Tuesday, 2 October 2012, 2:28 pm | Wellington City Council
NEWS RELEASE 2 October 2012 On-street parking changes from 15 October The first of a series of parking fee changes designed to ease pressure on Wellington CBD parking spaces and make things easier for motorists making several quick stops are to be ... More >>
Earthquake strengthening guide released
Monday, 1 October 2012, 4:46 pm | Wellington City Council
NEWS RELEASE Monday 1 October 2012 Earthquake strengthening guide released Wellington homeowners have a new tool to help assess how their properties might hold up in an earthquake. A new guide, Earthquake Strengthen Your House , is now available with ... More >>
City beaches reveal our careless habits
Friday, 28 September 2012, 1:19 pm | Wellington City Council
NEWS RELEASE 28 September 2012 City beaches reveal our careless habits In just one hour, over 500 volunteers from Porirua, Hutt Valley and Wellington worked on International Coastal Clean-up Day to collect more than 100,000 pieces of waste from the region's ... More >>
Town Belt – renewing our 100-year-old vows
Friday, 28 September 2012, 1:02 pm | Wellington City Council
“Wellington City Council has announced its intention to renew its more than 100-year-old vows between the people of Wellington and that green belt which makes Wellington unique– the Town Belt,” says Councillor Helene Ritchie. More >>
