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Two minutes' silence - comments by Wellington Deputy Mayor
Tuesday, 1 March 2011, 3:50 pm | Wellington City Council
Two minutes' silence - text of comments by Wellington Deputy Mayor Ian McKinnon in Civic Square toda In Civic Square just before 12.51pm: More >>
Wellington Mayor: the Game Has Changed
Tuesday, 1 March 2011, 3:22 pm | Wellington City Council
Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says the review of Wellington City Council’s earthquake policies will be informed by the experience of Christchurch. A briefing on the Council’s earthquake policies is scheduled to be considered by Councillors later this month. More >>
Two Minutes' Silence In Civic Square, Wellington
Monday, 28 February 2011, 5:17 pm | Wellington City Council
All members of the public and visitors to Wellington who cannot get to the observance at Parliament are invited to gather in Civic Square at 12.45pm ready to observe the silence at 12.51pm in support of the people of Christchurch. More >>
Two minutes' silence in Civic Square, Wellington
Monday, 28 February 2011, 4:52 pm | Wellington City Council
All members of the public and visitors to Wellington who cannot get to the observance at Parliament are invited to gather in Civic Square at 12.45pm ready to observe the silence at 12.51pm in support of the people of Christchurch. More >>
Mayor would like to see airport road remain accessible
Friday, 25 February 2011, 11:43 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says she wants Stewart Duff Drive – which runs through Wellington Airport – to remain open to ‘through’ traffic. Wellington International Airport Ltd has signalled that it intends to stop local traffic using ... More >>
Please - no more drop-offs at Toi Poneke
Thursday, 24 February 2011, 8:52 am | Wellington City Council
Media coverage of hundreds of quake-hit tourists arriving in Wellington is causing problems for the 'processing centre' at Toi Poneke in Abel Smith Street. More >>
National emergency: early-morning flights
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 5:31 pm | Wellington City Council
A number of flights carrying people evacuated from Christchurch are expected to arrive and depart from Wellington in the early hours of tomorrow (Thursday). The flights will be during the air-noise ‘curfew’ period that normally applies to Wellington ... More >>
Pipitea Marae & Te Raukura open doors to quake travellers
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 5:22 pm | Wellington City Council
The Pipitea Marae in Thorndon and Te Raukura, the new wharewaka on the Wellington waterfront, have been opened up to accommodate people (mainly tourists as this stage) who are leaving Christchurch today to escape the aftermath of yesterday’s earthquake. More >>
Emergency billets – 'hotline' to close down at 5pm
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 4:53 pm | Wellington City Council
Around 1000 phone calls and emails have poured in to a temporary phone line and email address set up today to deal with inquiries from Wellingtonians who want to offer free accommodation to hundreds of people arriving in the Capital today from Christchurch. ... More >>
CHCH Quake: Emergency billets – offers of help accepted
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 11:21 am | Wellington City Council
A temporary phone line and email address have been set up today to deal with inquiries from Wellingtonians who want to offer free accommodation to hundreds of people expected to arrive in the Capital from Christchurch. Up to 1000 people – mainly foreign ... More >>
CHCH Quake - Wellington ready to help out
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 3:01 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says Wellington City Council staff and volunteers will again travel south to help out in Christchurch and around Canterbury if needed following this afternoon’s quake. More >>
Geospatial ‘goldmine’ ready for public use
Monday, 21 February 2011, 4:33 pm | Wellington City Council
Geospatial ‘goldmine’ ready for public use Wellington City Council has released a significant amount of useful geospatial information to the public, either free of charge or at very low cost. And Mayor Celia Wade-Brown, the Council’s Information ... More >>
Pasifika Festival to go ahead rain, gale or shine
Monday, 21 February 2011, 2:41 pm | Wellington City Council
MEDIA ADVISORY 21 February 2011 Pasifika Festival to go ahead rain, gale or shine Cancelled at the last minute last year due to ferocious mid-summer winds, this year’s Pasifika Festival will go ahead no matter what the weather. Taking ... More >>
Two reasons to bike to work on Wednesday
Monday, 14 February 2011, 3:58 pm | Wellington City Council
Dust off those handlebars and get on your bike for two great cycling events this Wednesday, 16 February, as part of National Bike Wise Month. Start the morning with the Go by Bike Day Breakfast supported by various groups including Bike Wise, New ... More >>
Island Bay tsunami awareness project
Thursday, 10 February 2011, 2:32 pm | Wellington City Council
Island Bay residents have been working alongside Wellington City Council’s Emergency Management Office (WEMO) and GNS Science to help prepare the community for a tsunami. The six-month pilot project has seen members of the community help to identify evacuation ... More >>
Taekwon-Do Championships kick off in style
Monday, 7 February 2011, 3:27 pm | Wellington City Council
Media are invited to attend the launch of the ITF Taekwon-Do World Championships on Wednesday (9 February) in Civic Sqaure. Starting at 1pm, the launch includes a taekwon-do demonstration by the current world champion, New Zealander Carl Van Roon ... More >>
$50,000 for best Rugby Sevens costumes
Sunday, 6 February 2011, 7:06 pm | Wellington City Council
$50,000 for best Rugby Sevens costumes It is time to reward the fans who have made the NZI Rugby Sevens such a spectacular event for Wellington. Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown is inviting leaders in the private sector to contribute to a $50,000 prize ... More >>
Mayor committed to return of waka
Thursday, 3 February 2011, 10:37 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says it is disappointing that the waka Te Raukura will not be part of the Wharewaka opening celebrations on Waitangi Day. The parties involved in negotiations for the return of the waka, Wellington City Council, Te ... More >>
Heritage tree in Khandallah attacked
Wednesday, 2 February 2011, 3:40 pm | Wellington City Council
A Norfolk Island Pine, listed as a heritage tree under the Wellington City Council District Plan, has been wilfully damaged. The tree, near the intersection of Station Road and Box Hill in Khandallah, was attacked on Monday 31 January at about 5.15pm. ... More >>
Reminder – extensive road closures this weekend
Tuesday, 1 February 2011, 1:08 pm | Wellington City Council
There will be extensive road closures from Thursday to Sunday this week for the NZI Sevens Festival. Starting with the NZI Sevens Parade on Thursday afternoon (3 February), there’ll be road closures in the CBD for a few hours. The parade will leave Ballance ... More >>
