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Six shopping centres get heritage status
Monday, 25 July 2011, 3:45 pm | Wellington City Council
Six of Wellington's older suburban shopping areas have been added to the District Plan heritage list. Wellington City Council last month voted to formally ratify District Plan Change 75 – which adds the following shopping areas to the heritage list: ... More >>
Street art set to erupt across Wellington
Friday, 22 July 2011, 2:20 pm | Wellington City Council
From Monday, parts of the city are set to be transformed by a series of street artworks. Two youth projects, funded by the Ministry of Justice, will take place in Island Bay and Aro Valley. More >>
Mayoral Delegation to China - National Museum of China
Friday, 22 July 2011, 11:09 am | Wellington City Council
Some notes from the Wellington Business Delegation to China and Japan, led by Mayor Celia Wade-Brown. More >>
Mayor's energetic times in 'Cool City' Sakai
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 12:10 pm | Wellington City Council
Stronger business ties, a sharper focus on solar energy and a 2012 Japan Festival in Wellington are on the horizon, reports Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown from the Japanese city of Sakai. More >>
New names join key Wellington organisations
Wednesday, 20 July 2011, 1:44 pm | Wellington City Council
Following a region-wide search for new candidates, Wellington City Council has made a number of appointments, and reappointments, to several key Council-controlled organisations (CCOs) in the city. More >>
Mark McGuinness joins Westpac Stadium board
Wednesday, 20 July 2011, 1:43 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council and Greater Wellington Regional Council have made a new joint appointment, and a number of reappointments, to the board of Wellington Regional Stadium Trust. This Trust is responsible for the operation of Westpac Stadium, the ... More >>
Have your say on the Town Belt
Tuesday, 19 July 2011, 11:35 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is asking Wellingtonians what they think about a set of draft principles which have been developed to help determine the best way to manage the Town Belt in the future. More >>
Business delegation heads to Japan and China
Monday, 18 July 2011, 11:55 am | Wellington City Council
Mayor Celia Wade-Brown flew out of Wellington today at the head of a 32-member delegation that aims to consolidate business and cultural ties between Wellington and a number of cities in China and Japan . More >>
Recycled polystyrene underpins new housing
Friday, 15 July 2011, 9:48 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council’s new housing development 'Regent Park' in Owen Street Newtown, mirrors WCC's 2040 future vision in providing a safe, green environment for the council tenants and their families. Right from the start of the project an ... More >>
Civic Square’s Ferns sculpture to come down for repair
Tuesday, 12 July 2011, 3:31 pm | Wellington City Council
Weather depending, Civic Square will be closed to the public from 6pm tonight (Tuesday 12 July) as the Ferns sculpture is taken down by crane for repair work. Wear and tear on the landmark hanging sculpture and its fixings were detected in the latest ... More >>
RWC 2011 Roadshow hits Wellington tomorrow
Tuesday, 12 July 2011, 1:40 pm | Wellington City Council
The RWC 2011 Roadshow will be at Odlins Plaza, outside the Wharewaka on the waterfront, from 6.30–9.30am tomorrow (Wednesday) morning. The two best-dressed fans to attend in RWC 2011 countries’ colours or costumes, will win a pair of RWC 2011 match tickets ... More >>
Text alerts help warn of tsunami danger
Friday, 8 July 2011, 1:54 pm | Wellington City Council
Thousands of Wellingtonians received rapid notice of today's tsunami alert via a text message to their mobile phones and computers. More >>
Wellington artist’s destiny is to visit China
Wednesday, 6 July 2011, 4:33 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington artist Erica van Zon’s trip to China may have been written ‘in the stars’. Erica, who is fascinated by Chinese astrology and popular culture, has been selected to go to Red Gate Gallery in Beijing for a two-month residency starting ... More >>
Win tickets when Rugby World Cup Roadshow rolls into town
Tuesday, 5 July 2011, 2:44 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellingtonians will be able to feel the buzz when the Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC 2011) Roadshow rolls into the Capital on Wednesday 13 July. More >>
Kick-off at new artificial pitches this Saturday
Monday, 4 July 2011, 1:17 pm | Wellington City Council
Two full-size all-weather artificial sportsfields will be officially opened at Wakefield Park, Island Bay, on Saturday 9 July to further ease pressure on Wellington’s grassed sports grounds. More >>
Wade-Brown welcomes boost for exports and shipping
Friday, 1 July 2011, 5:26 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington mayor Celia Wade-Brown said today that the launch of the Kotahi freight service scheme, a partnership announced between Fonterra and Silver Fern Farms, would be a boost for coastal shipping and for export businesses. More >>
Appeal goes out for safety heroes
Thursday, 30 June 2011, 2:58 pm | Wellington City Council
Coming up is Wellington’s seventh Safety in the City awards, which seek to recognise people who have helped keep our city safe. More >>
3.74% rates increase for Wellington
Thursday, 30 June 2011, 1:55 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council last night approved its annual plan for the 2011/12 financial year. More >>
Choose sushi this Thursday - and help Japan
Tuesday, 28 June 2011, 2:34 pm | Wellington City Council
This Thursday 30 June Wellingtonians will be encouraged to buy sushi for lunch - with half the proceeds from participating sushi stores going towards the Japanese earthquake and tsunami recovery. More >>
School patrols parade through the city this Friday
Tuesday, 28 June 2011, 11:02 am | Wellington City Council
To celebrate the efforts of school patrols to improve road safety around their schools, about 1150 children, representing over half of all Wellington primary schools, will march through the city in the annual Orange Day street parade on Friday 1 July. More >>
