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Help plan Newlands town centre and local parks
Tuesday, 3 November 2009, 2:14 pm | Wellington City Council
Ideas for revitalising Newlands town centre, and creating quality parks and reserves in Newlands and surrounding suburbs, are being sought in two consultations that open today. The draft plan for Newlands town centre sets out a future vision for its revitalisation, ... More >>
Volunteers prepare to rescue Wellington
Friday, 30 October 2009, 3:55 pm | Wellington City Council
Who said civil defence was boring? Come along to the waterfront next Saturday (7 November) at 1.20pm to watch volunteer fire fighters practice for a civil emergency in Wellington. They will rappel out of an airborne helicopter while volunteer rescuers ... More >>
New property valuations for Wellington released
Thursday, 29 October 2009, 4:07 pm | Wellington City Council
Quotable Value has released its new property valuations for Wellington City. The valuations are an important component in Wellington City Council’s process of setting rates for the 2010/11 financial year. More >>
The Hikitia is coming home
Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 11:23 am | Wellington City Council
Following five months of refurbishment at Lyttelton, the floating crane the Hikitia is expected to be welcomed back to Wellington harbour this weekend. This was the first time the Hikitia has left Wellington since it arrived in 1926 from Paisley ... More >>
Spectacular Sky Show for Guy Fawkes Night
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 12:43 pm | Wellington City Council
The sky over Wellington will light up this Guy Fawkes night with the Pelorus Trust Sky Show – which promises to be even bigger, better and brighter. This year’s Sky Show has been expanded from 15 to almost 20 minutes and will be launched from ... More >>
Have your say on restoration of Te Raekaihau Point
Friday, 23 October 2009, 4:20 pm | Wellington City Council
Community views are now being sought on a new draft landscape plan for the restoration of Te Raekaihau Point, between Houghton Bay and Lyall Bay, on Wellington’s South Coast. The draft landscape plan was developed following an initial round of consultation ... More >>
I love the Islands – Wellington’s chance
Thursday, 22 October 2009, 3:59 pm | Wellington City Council
A fantastic line-up of performers will come together in Wellington on Monday night to raise money for the tsunami recovery effort in Samoa. More >>
Councillors determined to live within water limits
Friday, 16 October 2009, 9:20 am | Wellington City Council
NEWS RELEASE 15 October 2009 Councillors determined to live within water limits Wellington City Councillors agreed at today’s Strategy and Policy Committee meeting to encourage ... More >>
Wellington City Council: Have A Say in City Plan
Tuesday, 13 October 2009, 3:58 pm | Wellington City Council
A major rewrite of Wellington’s town-planning rulebook – the District Plan – is now the subject of more public scrutiny. The proposed changes (72 and 73) to the Residential Area and Suburban Centre zones of the District Plan have been given the ... More >>
Councillors recommend Dog Policy changes
Friday, 9 October 2009, 2:25 pm | Wellington City Council
NEWS RELEASE 9 October 2009 Councillors recommend Dog Policy changes New exercise areas and an easing of CBD restrictions for dogs are part of a suite of changes recommended yesterday after a vote by Wellington City Council’s Strategy and Policy Committee. ... More >>
Tsunami warning – advice for Wellingtonians
Thursday, 8 October 2009, 12:35 pm | Wellington City Council
As announced by the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management, there is a potential tsunami risk to New Zealand from two large earthquakes off the coast of Vanuatu this morning. The first quake occurred just after 11am (NZDT). More >>
Water container sale for Disaster Awareness Week
Monday, 5 October 2009, 5:34 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is to embark on a lunchtime water container sale during Disaster Awareness Week (11–17 October) to help Wellingtonians kick-start their emergency preparedness. The Council’s Emergency Preparedness Manager, Fred Mecoy, says last ... More >>
Maranui – need for dialogue on where to next
Sunday, 4 October 2009, 4:07 pm | Wellington City Council
The future of the fire-damaged Maranui Surf Club building – and of the other three buildings on the Lyall Bay foreshore – is to go under the spotlight in a paper to be discussed by the Wellington City Council next month. More >>
Losing Chomel the sun-bear
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 2:06 pm | Wellington City Council
The difficult decision was made to euthanase Wellington Zoo's elderly female Malayan sun-bear Chomel yesterday morning after she failed to respond to treatment for what veterinary staff suspect was a stroke. More >>
Samoa quake and tsunami response - Wellington
Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 5:02 pm | Wellington City Council
The response of Wellingtonians to this morning’s Pacific earthquake and tsunami alert was highly satisfactory – but their thoughts should now be with the region’s Samoan community, says Wellington’s Acting Mayor, Ian McKinnon. More >>
Wellington 2040 – more time to have your say
Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 1:42 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellingtonians have more time to have a say on the future of their city as part of a project to develop a 30-year framework that will provide a vision for the central city. The Council launched ‘Wellington 2040 – The Future of Our Central City’ ... More >>
Top aborists climb to new heights
Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 9:56 am | Wellington City Council
Media Advisory 29 September 2009 Top aborists climb to new heights Expect some great aerial antics as the best of the region’s tree climbers head skyward at the Botanic Garden this Saturday (3 October). The annual New Zealand Arboricultural ... More >>
Tsunami warning – advice for Wellingtonians
Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 9:24 am | Wellington City Council
There is a potential tsunami risk to New Zealand from the 8.3 magnitude earthquake that occurred off the coast of the Samoan Islands at 0648 hours NZDT. More >>
Have a say on opening Manners Mall to buses
Tuesday, 29 September 2009, 10:45 am | Wellington City Council
NEWS RELEASE 29 September 2009 Have a say on opening Manners Mall to buses Consultation begins today (Tuesday 29 September) on Wellington City Council’s proposal to open Manners Mall to buses and compensate for the loss of public space by creating ... More >>
What is Bevan Shaw driving at?
Tuesday, 29 September 2009, 10:13 am | Wellington City Council
What goes through your head when you drive to work on a Tuesday morning? Do you concentrate on your journey and how you’ll go about it? Or, once you slip into autopilot mode, do you berate yourself for not practising your saxophone last night ... More >>
