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Get a move on – there’s just one week to go
Friday, 1 October 2010, 2:17 pm | Wellington City Council
Not even a fifth of registered voters have returned their voting papers yet, with just one week to go before election day – Saturday 9 October. More >>
Tunnel and bus-lane enforcement starts next month
Friday, 1 October 2010, 10:37 am | Wellington City Council
A group of Wellington City Council officers and contractors have been warranted to monitor the city’s bus lanes by the Commissioner of Police. Increased monitoring of bus lanes is likely to start in late October. More >>
Capital opts in to speed leaky-home repairs
Thursday, 30 September 2010, 3:11 pm | Wellington City Council
Members of the Wellington City Council voted unanimously last night (Wednesday 29 September) to confirm the council’s commitment to the Government’s financial assistance package that aims to hasten the repair of leaky homes around the country. More >>
New artificial turf sportsfield gets go-ahead
Thursday, 30 September 2010, 2:40 pm | Wellington City Council
A third - and possibly fourth – artificial-turf sportsfield for Wellington City could be ready for use by next winter following decisions at last night’s City Council meeting. More >>
Vote – or forever hold your peace!
Tuesday, 28 September 2010, 3:29 pm | Wellington City Council
The voting period for Wellington City’s local body and health board elections is almost half-way through – but so far barely more than 10 percent of eligible voters have done their democratic duty and returned their voting papers. More >>
Mark Jacobs pulls out of health board election
Tuesday, 28 September 2010, 10:48 am | Wellington City Council
Candidate Mark Jacobs has today withdrawn from the race for a place on the Capital and Coast District Health Board. More >>
Want to run in a Japanese marathon - for free?
Monday, 27 September 2010, 2:40 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington Sakai Association and Wellington City Council want a marathon runner to represent Wellington in the Senshu International City Marathon in Japan next February. More >>
Summer sport season to be delayed
Tuesday, 21 September 2010, 5:43 pm | Wellington City Council
The start of the summer sport season is likely to be delayed by up to three weeks due to wet weather holding up crucial renovation work on sportsfields. More >>
Caffeine addicts get the message to vote
Tuesday, 21 September 2010, 5:24 pm | Wellington City Council
Voting papers for the local body elections have been sent out – and Wellington City Council is doing everything it can to get people to vote. It is even getting the ‘vote!’ message right under the noses of thousands of coffee drinkers in ... More >>
And there was light - under the runway
Monday, 20 September 2010, 12:44 pm | Wellington City Council
Things are looking much brighter for the hundreds of people who use the subway every day under Wellington Airport. More >>
Committee agrees to lower city centre speeds
Friday, 17 September 2010, 11:29 am | Wellington City Council
The city’s ‘Golden Mile’ looks set to have the same speed limit from start to finish. More >>
Easier city parking on Sundays
Friday, 17 September 2010, 10:18 am | Wellington City Council
NEWS RELEASE 16 September 2010 Easier city parking on Sundays People wanting to make use of Wellington city centre on Sundays should find it easier to find an on-street parking spot as a result of a move by the Council. Pay-and-display and ... More >>
$20,000 in fines for illegal gorge earthworks
Thursday, 16 September 2010, 1:58 pm | Wellington City Council
A Wellington developer and a contractor have been fined $10,000 each in the District Court after pleading guilty to undertaking illegal earthworks on a hillside above the entrance to the Ngauranga Gorge. More >>
Cuba Street bus stop closing soon
Thursday, 16 September 2010, 1:42 pm | Wellington City Council
NEWS RELEASE 16 September 2010 Cuba Street bus stop closing soon Wellington bus users won’t be able to get on or off buses in Cuba Street much longer. From Monday 27 September for about two months, all buses that normally travel via Cuba ... More >>
Christchurch visit highlights our risk
Thursday, 16 September 2010, 9:43 am | Wellington City Council
Mayor Kerry Prendergast says her visit to Christchurch yesterday has put aspects of Wellington’s potential vulnerability to earthquake damage in sharp relief. More >>
‘Orange Day’ recognises school patrols
Wednesday, 15 September 2010, 10:31 am | Wellington City Council
NEWS RELEASE 15 September 2010 ‘Orange Day’ recognises school patrols The road safety work of school patrols will be recognised this Friday when about 1100 children from Wellington City primary schools march through central Wellington in ... More >>
Vote for the city you love
Wednesday, 15 September 2010, 10:04 am | Wellington City Council
Voting starts soon for the Wellington City Council, Tawa Community Board, Greater Wellington Regional Council, and Capital & Coast District Health Board elections. Anyone registered to vote will soon get their papers in the mail for the local ... More >>
Our quake-risk buildings: Mayor seeks review
Friday, 10 September 2010, 3:30 pm | Wellington City Council
She says the Christchurch earthquake has refocused Wellingtonians’ minds on the big question: how do we strengthen buildings and retain our heritage without financially crippling building owners or compromising the safety of people in and around old, ... More >>
Rugby still a winner for Wellington’s economy
Thursday, 9 September 2010, 9:33 am | Wellington City Council
Rugby was definitely the winner on the day – 17 July – for Wellington City’s economy. More >>
Canterbury kids win big to brighten tough week
Wednesday, 8 September 2010, 10:20 am | Wellington City Council
Four pupils and a teacher from North Loburn School in north Canterbury are flying to Wellington tomorrow (Wednesday 8 September) today to pick up a major prize that will make their school safer and brighten a tough week for the region. More >>
