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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 >>
Sevens/Waitangi weekend road closures approach
Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 2:05 pm | Wellington City Council
A huge weekend in Wellington is approaching – from Thursday 3 February right through to Sunday 6 February (Waitangi Day). The capital hosts the NZI Sevens, a final salute to the VELUX 5 Oceans yacht race competitors and Waitangi Day celebrations – including ... More >>
Don’t forget – Teddy Bears’ Picnic has moved
Tuesday, 25 January 2011, 3:52 pm | Wellington City Council
It’s time for the little ones to dust off their teddies, toys and costumes for the annual Interislander Teddy Bears’ Picnic, and parents and guardians need to remember the day and location has changed from previous years. The annual event is ... More >>
Demolition of Settlement building - clarification
Friday, 21 January 2011, 6:48 pm | Wellington City Council
Demolition of Settlement building - clarification The demolition of the old Settlement restaurant building is a sad event for the city but the Wellington City Council’s Built Environment Portfolio leader Iona Pannett is satisfied the Council followed ... More >>
Pedestrians: don't let movie shoot put you off
Thursday, 20 January 2011, 9:58 am | Wellington City Council
Wellingtonians are reminded that pedestrian access to the Featherston Street area in Wellington's CBD will be maintained this weekend - despite some parts of the area being used for the shooting of a Bollywood action movie. More >>
Work starts on Aro Valley Community Centre
Wednesday, 19 January 2011, 12:50 pm | Wellington City Council
The popular Aro Valley Community Centre is being upgraded and earthquake-strengthened. The hall, in Aro Park, is to be re-piled and the floor re-laid with Tasmanian oak timber and insulated. Other works include upgrading the toilets, installing a ramp ... More >>
Clarification on motorcycle parking in Wellington
Friday, 14 January 2011, 3:00 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has no intention of removing existing free motorcycle parking from the streets in the Wellington CBD, contrary to a media report today. Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says a review of motorcycle parking policy is in the early stages. The ... More >>
Wellingtonians Help Out in Flood Ravaged Queensland
Thursday, 13 January 2011, 9:33 am | Wellington City Council
Several people from the Wellington region are among the team of New Zealand volunteers already helping out in flood-ravaged Queensland - and more are poised to go if needed, says Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown. More >>
New Chair of Museums Trust - Quentin Hay
Wednesday, 12 January 2011, 3:49 pm | Wellington City Council
Prominent Wellington lawyer Quentin Hay has been appointed Chair of the Wellington Museums Trust. The Trust operates City Gallery, the Museum of Wellington City and Sea, the Cable Car Museum, Capital E, Carter Observatory, the Colonial Cottage Museum ... More >>
Thomas Oliver Band gets the Nudge
Tuesday, 11 January 2011, 3:50 pm | Wellington City Council
The Thomas Oliver Band concert – due to take place tomorrow evening at the Botanic Garden’s Soundshell – has been cancelled because of an injury. A concert will still go ahead by Wellington band, Nudge. Fresh from a support tour with the Black ... More >>
Magical music kicks off next week
Wednesday, 5 January 2011, 1:50 pm | Wellington City Council
Magical music kicks off next week There’s just a week to go until ASB Gardens Magic – Wellington City Council’s free series of outdoor gigs – kicks off again at the Botanic Garden’s Soundshell. The City Council’s Community Events Manager, ... More >>
