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Remembrance book for Sir Paul Reeves
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 12:02 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellingtonians are invited to pay their respects to the late Sir Paul Reeves at the wharewaka - Te Raukura on the waterfront. Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown and Chair of the Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust Sir Ngatata Love will open the Remembrance ... More >>
Try socks over shoes - and disruption details
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 9:57 am | Wellington City Council
People in Wellington's higher suburbs should think about slipping a pair of thick socks over their shoes if they are going to venture out on foot today. More >>
Treacherous driving conditions in Wellington
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 9:31 am | Wellington City Council
Motorists in Wellington - especially in the higher hill suburbs - should think twice before getting in their cars and trying to drive this morning. More >>
Warm your home with Council’s help
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 8:37 am | Wellington City Council
The ‘once in a lifetime’ snowfall hitting Wellington is a timely reminder of the need for households to have effective home insulation and clean, efficient heating, said Mayor Celia Wade-Brown. The Wellington City Council supports a range of schemes ... More >>
Mayor Wade-Brown mourns Sir Paul's passing
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 8:36 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Mayor Celia Wade-Brown today expressed her sadness at the death of Sir Paul Reeves. She said that Wellington City, alongside the entire nation, was feeling the loss of Sir Paul. “Sir Paul was a man who served his church, his iwi, ... More >>
Council welcomes arrival of waka tētēkura
Saturday, 13 August 2011, 8:32 am | Wellington City Council
The arrival of the new waka tētēkura Te Hononga is a significant occasion for Wellingtonians, says Mayor Celia Wade-Brown – who was on hand to help welcome the new vessel early on Saturday morning (13 August). More >>
Urgent repairs to water main in Manners Street
Friday, 12 August 2011, 7:52 pm | Wellington City Council
Urgent repairs to water main in Manners Street Urgent work started today to repair a leaking water main under the ‘new’ section of Manners Street between Victoria and Cuba streets. The main will be shut down tomorrow (Saturday 13 August) meaning ... More >>
Wellington welcomes Christchurch light-rail plan
Friday, 12 August 2011, 11:04 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown has welcomed the fact that Christchurch has embraced the idea of introducing light-rail public transport as part of the draft plan for the rebuild of the quake-hit central city. More >>
Mayor to present future of Wellington to its future citizens
Thursday, 11 August 2011, 12:16 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown is to host a special presentation of the Wellington 2040 long term strategy for the future generations of the city. It will be held Midday Friday August 12, at Wellington City Council Chambers , first floor of the Wellington ... More >>
Disaster awareness message gets through in Wellington
Tuesday, 9 August 2011, 6:13 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown has welcomed new survey results that show disaster-awareness and preparedness has risen sharply in Wellington. The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management survey results, released today, show that a third – 33% - ... More >>
Mayor to lay flowers in memory of Nancy Wake
Monday, 8 August 2011, 2:45 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown will visit the commemorative 'pylon' dedicated to the life of Nancy Wake and lay flowers there about 2.35pm this afternoon. The pylon is in Oriental Bay, opposite the bottom of Grass Street. More >>
Last days to have your say on Wellington 2040
Friday, 5 August 2011, 2:47 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellingtonians have just two weeks left to get back to Wellington City Council on its ‘Toward 2040: Smart Green Wellington’ consultation. Wellington City Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says this is one of the broadest public consultations the Council ... More >>
Rugby sculpture makes its move tonight
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 5:26 pm | Wellington City Council
The sculpture commissioned by Wellington City Council for the city’s hosting of Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC 2011), created by Richard Taylor’s Weta Workshop, will be craned into Jack Ilott Green tonight. Wellington’s commuters will be able to ... More >>
Light box exhibition sheds light on fallow rugby fields
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 12:48 pm | Wellington City Council
A new collaborative photographic exhibition by Andy Palmer and David Boyce will be unveiled in a couple of weeks’ time at the light boxes in Courtenay Place Park. ‘Pilgrimage’ was selected by Wellington City Council’s Public Art Panel following ... More >>
Save energy with some free coaching
Wednesday, 3 August 2011, 4:50 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City householders can now get some expert advice free of charge to help them make energy-saving changes to their homes. As part of its award-winning Climate Change Action Plan, Wellington City Council plans to spend $100,000 this financial ... More >>
Khandallah set to party like it’s 1912
Friday, 29 July 2011, 12:53 pm | Wellington City Council
Khandallah Town Hall has undergone a major restoration and adaptation to meet changing community needs – just in time for its 100th birthday next year. Wellington City Council contributed $1.07 million to this project and the rest of the funds were ... More >>
Assistance on way for owners of Capital’s leaky homes
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 4:51 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown has welcomed today’s announcement that the leaky homes Financial Assistance Package will be available for the City’s home-owners from tomorrow, Friday 29 July. “If affected home-owners opt in to the scheme, this ... More >>
Wellington - Tianjin Business Seminar
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 11:27 am | Wellington City Council
The Wellington - Tianjin Business Seminar attracted large support across diverse industries such as education, television, commerce and development. More >>
A peek into domestic chaos
Monday, 25 July 2011, 5:33 pm | Wellington City Council
Books and toys strewn around the room, washing overflowing from laundry baskets, renovations yet to be completed, Vanessa Crowe’s exhibition Makeshift Living at Toi Pōneke Gallery presents an unedited peek into someone else’s domestic chaos. ... More >>
Wellingtonians can take a seat in the ‘burbs
Monday, 25 July 2011, 4:53 pm | Wellington City Council
Over the last few months Wellington City Council has installed a number of seats and benches along popular walking routes and bus stops mainly in the southern and eastern suburbs and the Aro Valley. More >>
