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Wellington officially a Fair Trade City
Friday, 4 December 2009, 10:27 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington has officially received Fair Trade City status after its application was approved by the Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand (FTAANZ). More >>
Council to increase cost of parking permits
Thursday, 3 December 2009, 3:41 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council plans to increase the cost of its parking permits, following a review of its residents’ parking and coupon parking schemes. Councillors at today’s Strategy and Policy Committee meeting agreed to increase the cost of a residents’ ... More >>
Artists From Sister City Exhibit
Thursday, 3 December 2009, 10:49 am | Wellington City Council
Artists from one of Wellington’s Chinese sister cities, Xiamen, will show their work to Wellingtonians at an exhibition that opens on Friday. The group includes painters, calligraphers, a sculptor and an installation artist. They have brought ... More >>
Feedback sought on reserve land classification
Thursday, 3 December 2009, 9:14 am | Wellington City Council
NEWS RELEASE 3 December 2009 Feedback sought on reserve land classification plan Wellington City Council is planning to classify land on the South Coast, Outer Green Belt and some sites in the inner city as reserve to protect them and guide ... More >>
Bike the Bays: helmets compulsory, Lycra optional
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 10:01 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is calling on cyclists of all ages and abilities to pedal their way along the Capital's beautiful waterfront for the annual Bike the Bays on Sunday 13 December. The popular free event is expected to attract more than 1500 ... More >>
Wellington moves to coordinate climate action
Saturday, 28 November 2009, 1:38 pm | Wellington City Council
NEWS RELEASE 27 November 2009 Wellington moves to coordinate climate action A proposed draft 2010 Climate Change Action Plan released today will enable the City Council to take a strong lead in local efforts to address climate change. The ... More >>
Library sale on again – bargains galore!
Wednesday, 25 November 2009, 10:31 am | Wellington City Council
Thousands of books, CDs, DVDs, magazines and journals will be on sale at bargain prices when the annual summer sale starts at the Central Library on Tuesday 8 December. More >>
Work to start soon on new artificial sportsfield
Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 3:24 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington’s sporting community can look forward to fewer cancelled games as work on another artificial turf sportsfield gets under way in Newtown next week. Growing demand and changing weather patterns are putting the city’s grass fields under ... More >>
Wellington authors launch children’s stories CD
Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 10:29 am | Wellington City Council
MEDIA RELEASE 24 November 2009 Wellington authors launch children’s stories CD In a first of its kind, a group of local authors have come together to record a collection of children’s stories on CD, with a distinctly Wellington flavour. ... More >>
Indoor sports centre: cheaper contract signed
Monday, 23 November 2009, 10:45 am | Wellington City Council
Construction of Wellington’s Indoor Community Sport Centre (ICSC) is set to start early next month – with more than $4 million cut from the building budget. Wellington City Council has awarded the main contract to build the centre to Mainzeal Property ... More >>
Nairnville Park Turf Troubles Sorted
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 4:20 pm | Wellington City Council
Teething problems related to the first of Wellington City’s new-generation artificial sports surfaces have been ironed out and the new pitch at Nairnville Park in Khandallah has the thumbs-up from sporting bodies and neighbouring residents. Wellington City ... More >>
Campervan park for Wellington’s waterfront
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 2:58 pm | Wellington City Council
NEWS RELEASE 19 November 2009 Campervan park for Wellington’s waterfront Wellington City Councillors have approved the construction of a campervan park on Wellington’s waterfront and asked the Council’s waterfront company to prepare ... More >>
Final call for Tawa by-election votes
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 12:18 pm | Wellington City Council
Tawa residents have less than three days to get their votes in for the Tawa Community Board By-election but from here on out they should deliver their voting papers by hand rather than post them - otherwise they'll risk not having them count. More >>
Mayor’s delight at Jackson premiere for city
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 11:17 am | Wellington City Council
News release 18 November 2009 Mayor’s delight at Jackson premiere for city Hollywood is returning to Wellington with the announcement of another red carpet premiere for the city. Mayor Kerry Prendergast said she was delighted with the ... More >>
Buses Should Have Been Given Priority
Monday, 16 November 2009, 12:07 pm | Wellington City Council
Traffic signals are being installed on the pedestrian crossing near Reading Cinemas. Originally this was part of a package designed to improved bus priority that included 30k limits and giving buses priority during peak hours. Wellington City Council agreed ... More >>
Wellington Wants Football Heroes Back
Monday, 16 November 2009, 11:26 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast says the City Council will work hard to get the All Whites back to the Capital before next year’s World Cup. “We’ll be talking to Football NZ in the hope the team can assemble again in Wellington for a warm-up ... More >>
Hey Tawa, get your vote in before it's too late!
Friday, 13 November 2009, 12:12 pm | Wellington City Council
Tawa residents have just over a week now to get their votes in for the Tawa Community Board by-election. But if they're planning to send their vote by mail, they had better send it in the next few days - otherwise they might miss out. More >>
Newlands’ big-name artist gets to work
Friday, 13 November 2009, 12:11 pm | Wellington City Council
NEWS RELEASE 13 November 2009 Newlands’ big-name artist gets to work on home turf The Newlands Community Centre needed a mural on its large exterior walls, and none other ... More >>
Stormwater upgrade aims to prevent Tawa flooding
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 12:40 pm | Wellington City Council
Work has started on the upgrade of a section of stormwater main along Main Road at the southern end of the Tawa shops. The installation of the 120-metre length of 900mm-diameter pipe is intended to ease the risk of flooding in this low-lying part of Tawa. More >>
Helen Ritchie Addresses Buildings on Waterfront
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 9:30 am | Wellington City Council
A public outcry is predicted by long serving Councillor Helene Ritchie against the wall of buildings proposed for the waterfront. These three buildings will fill the “gap” of the wall. Not one member of the public who submitted supported Variation ... More >>
