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Mayor Wade-Brown boxing for penguins on Earth Day
Saturday, 21 April 2012, 1:46 pm | Wellington City Council
MEDIA ADVISORY 20 April 2012 Mayor Wade-Brown boxing for penguins on Earth Day Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown will mark Earth Day 2012 by supporting Wellington’s penguin population on Taputeranga Island, in Island Bay. The Mayor and Alastair Smith from ... More >>
Holocaust Centre an asset for all New Zealand
Friday, 20 April 2012, 3:00 pm | Wellington City Council
MEDIA RELEASE 20 April 2012 Holocaust Centre an asset for all New Zealand Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown has welcomed the opening of the new premises of the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand, saying all New Zealand school children should visit it as ... More >>
Wellingtonians invited to help decide our city’s future
Wednesday, 18 April 2012, 5:55 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellingtonians can now have their say on the city’s budget and activities for the next 10 years with the release of the council’s draft Long-Term Plan for 2012-22. More >>
Check out the Enviroway – a fresh look at recycling
Tuesday, 17 April 2012, 5:01 pm | Wellington City Council
Head over to Civic Square between 11am – 2pm this Thursday (19 April) for a close-up look at the Council’s new recycling trucks. More >>
ASB Sports Centre open day: give a new sport a go
Monday, 16 April 2012, 11:00 am | Wellington City Council
Anyone looking to try out a new indoor sport this winter should bring their trainers and sports kit along to the ASB Sports Centre’s open day this Sunday 22 April. More >>
Wellington Mayor congratulates new emergency volunteers
Friday, 13 April 2012, 4:04 pm | Wellington City Council
More than 40 new civil defence volunteers graduated on Tuesday night (10 April) in a ceremony in the Town Hall – bringing to almost 300 the number of new volunteers now stationed around the city. More >>
Building owners air views on earthquake issues
Friday, 13 April 2012, 4:01 pm | Wellington City Council
Building owners in Wellington’s inner city will have the opportunity at a meeting on 24 April to explain to Council the challenges they face and the support they need to earthquake strengthen their buildings. More >>
One-stop accessible community directory for region
Friday, 13 April 2012, 2:09 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council and the Capital and Coast District Health Board are working in partnership to produce an accessible community directory for the region. More >>
Capital’s Nuclear Weapon Free Declaration Celebrated
Wednesday, 11 April 2012, 3:25 pm | Wellington City Council
11 April 2012 Capital’s Nuclear Weapon Free Declaration Celebrated In Style This Saturday Wellington’s Civic Square will rock to the music of peace this Saturday when some of New Zealand’s best loved musicians headline a free concert to celebrate ... More >>
More Blue Lines Appear For Tsunami Awareness
Tuesday, 10 April 2012, 1:44 pm | Wellington City Council
10 April 2012 More Blue Lines Appear For Tsunami Awareness More blue lines – to help communities plan a safe evacuation if a tsunami is on the way – are to be painted on roads in suburbs around Wellington’s south coast and harbour over the ... More >>
Long-Term Plan consultation opens soon
Thursday, 5 April 2012, 6:54 pm | Wellington City Council
“We are mindful of the current economic climate and significant immediate financial pressures – such as the need to fund earthquake strengthening work – nevertheless, it's important to invest in implementing the long-term strategic vision for the city ... More >>
Curtis Street Decision: Mayor Responds
Thursday, 5 April 2012, 2:26 pm | Wellington City Council
NEWS RELEASE 5 April 2012 Curtis Street Decision: Mayor Responds Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says an initial reading of the High Court decision on the judicial review brought by the Creswick Valley Residents’ Association over the Curtis Street site could ... More >>
Wellington Nuclear Weapon Free declaration 30th Anniversary
Thursday, 5 April 2012, 2:15 pm | Wellington City Council
Multiple award-winning musicians Warren Maxwell and Anika Moa will headline a free concert in Wellington’s Civic Square to celebrate 30 years since Wellington City’s declaration to be a Nuclear Weapon Free City. More >>
Biggest rope playground opens tomorrow
Tuesday, 3 April 2012, 3:32 pm | Wellington City Council
The biggest rope-climbing playground of its type in New Zealand officially opens at West Park School in Johnsonville tomorrow (4 April). The playground is a partnership project between Wellington City Council and the Ministry of Education and the school’s ... More >>
Wellington’s status as film capital reaffirmed
Tuesday, 3 April 2012, 9:54 am | Wellington City Council
The latest figures showing Wellington has consolidated its place as New Zealand’s feature film capital is further proof that the city is broadening its economic base. More >>
Camera car withdrawn from enforcement work
Saturday, 31 March 2012, 2:41 pm | Wellington City Council
The vehicle has been taken off the road permanently following a review, in the past two months, of its duties. More >>
Winter won’t come to Courtenay Place
Friday, 30 March 2012, 2:17 pm | Wellington City Council
The next light box exhibition at Courtenay Place Park will add some greenery to counteract the black and grey shades of a Wellington winter. Ever Green by Dieneke Jansen and Jenny Gillam explores how plants and nature exist in built-up urban environments. More >>
Bus tunnel closed this weekend for essential work
Thursday, 29 March 2012, 10:13 am | Wellington City Council
NEWS RELEASE 29 March 2012 Bus tunnel closed this weekend for essential work The bus tunnel will be closed this Saturday and Sunday so trees above it can be removed and new tunnel lights installed to make the tunnel safer. That means that from 5am ... More >>
New ‘Eco City’ plan to secure Zealandia’s future
Wednesday, 28 March 2012, 3:45 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has voted to consult the public on a proposal to create a new Council Controlled Organisation (CCO) to manage Zealandia, the Zoo, the Botanic Garden and Otari-Wilton Bush. More >>
Genuine consultation for Wellington local government
Monday, 26 March 2012, 5:09 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown said today that Wellington residents must have a genuine say in the role, shape and scope for local government in the region. More >>
