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Step into wonderful walks and enjoy autumn’s youth

Friday, 27 February 2009, 11:50 am | Wellington City Council

Step into wonderful walks and enjoy autumn’s youth Wellington City Council libraries, service centres and swimming pools are now well-stocked with this year’s Stepping Out! brochures – hot off the press. If you’re a walking enthusiast, ... More >>

Hazardous pines to be removed for safety reasons

Friday, 27 February 2009, 11:14 am | Wellington City Council

NEWS RELEASE 27 February 2009 Hazardous pines to be removed for safety reasons Two groups of ageing pine trees on Tinakori Hill and in the Aro Valley will be removed over the next few weeks to help protect nearby homes and walking tracks. ... More >>

Rangoon Street bridge to open on Saturday

Friday, 27 February 2009, 9:54 am | Wellington City Council

NEWS RELEASE 26 February 2009 Rangoon Street bridge to open on Saturday The new two-lane Rangoon Street Bridge in Khandallah is to be officially opened at 12 noon on Saturday 28 February. Mayor Kerry Prendergast is scheduled to open in ... More >>

Lights out for Earth Hour!

Wednesday, 25 February 2009, 1:16 pm | Wellington City Council

NEWS RELEASE 25 February 2009 Lights out for Earth Hour! It’s not often the Council hopes for a blackout but Saturday 28 March at 8.30pm will be the exception. Mayor Kerry Prendergast is asking Wellingtonians to turn off their lights and ... More >>

Circus performers to circumnavigate the wharf

Wednesday, 25 February 2009, 10:05 am | Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council’s NZCT Summer City festival continues to churn out fantastic events. From tonight, Fuse Circus Productions will wow the crowds with their latest outdoor circus performance – The Navigators. More >>

Metro Mayors welcome Government leaky home action

Tuesday, 24 February 2009, 5:00 pm | Wellington City Council

A meeting of the country’s metropolitan city Mayors has welcomed the Government’s latest step in seeking an enduring solution to the leaky homes issue. More >>

Candidates snapped by acclaimed photographer

Monday, 23 February 2009, 1:17 pm | Wellington City Council

It all started when Labour candidate Grant Robertson moved his campaign office across the road from Wellington photographer John Lake’s studio last August. Soon enough, John came up with the idea of documenting all the Wellington Central candidates in ... More >>

Slowing down development on the waterfront?

Thursday, 19 February 2009, 4:35 pm | Wellington City Council

Spreading development on the waterfront over the next 10 years – that’s what’s proposed in the draft Wellington Waterfront Plan More >>

Traffic delays with Cuba St Carnival & Hog rally

Wednesday, 18 February 2009, 5:28 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington is getting ready for a busy Saturday with two major events taking place – the Cuba St Carnival and the National Harley Davidson Hog Rally. More >>

Mill Creek wind farm decision released

Wednesday, 18 February 2009, 4:09 pm | Wellington City Council

Planning commissioners have given approval for the construction of Meridian Energy’s Mill Creek wind farm west of Wellington – but with 29 wind turbines instead of the 31 proposed by Meridian. More >>

No email search, no ‘gagging’ at City Council

Monday, 16 February 2009, 10:31 am | Wellington City Council

No search of anyone’s email accounts is under way at Wellington City Council, nor are City Councillors being ‘gagged’, says Council Chief Executive Garry Poole. More >>

New guide to open doors for Wellingtonians

Friday, 13 February 2009, 12:46 pm | Wellington City Council

People with experience of mental illness will soon find a warmer welcome around Wellington, thanks to a ‘how-to’ guide for community groups that’s a first for New Zealand. More >>

Avoid Eastern Suburbs During Round The Bays

Thursday, 12 February 2009, 4:36 pm | Wellington City Council

Motorists heading to and from the airport and eastern suburbs this Sunday should avoid the Mt Victoria tunnel route and instead head through Newtown or around the South Coast during the annual Round the Bays fun run. More >>

SS Penguin sinking to be remembered on South Coast

Monday, 9 February 2009, 3:08 pm | Wellington City Council

A special commemoration will be held on a remote part of Wellington’s South Coast this Thursday evening in memory of the 72 people who lost their lives when the passenger steamer SS Penguin went down in a storm 100 years ago. More >>

Taxis get to use bus lanes from next week

Wednesday, 4 February 2009, 12:46 pm | Wellington City Council

Taxis have been given the green light to use Wellington bus lanes in a trial to see if such a move could benefit taxi users and more efficiently use dedicated road space to help ease growing peak-time congestion. More >>

Get online and help shape Wellington’s future

Wednesday, 4 February 2009, 12:03 pm | Wellington City Council

NEWS RELEASE 4 February 2008 Get online and help shape Wellington’s future Wellington City Council has launched two new online tools – a budget simulator and a discussion forum – that give Wellington residents an opportunity to have ... More >>

Expect traffic delays - Cuba St Carnival weekend

Monday, 2 February 2009, 10:30 am | Wellington City Council

Now in its 10th year, Cuba St Carnival has never been bigger, which is why extensive road closures are planned throughout the central city from 20-22 February. And not only that – the National Harley Davidson Hog Rally, consisting of up to 1500 bikers, ... More >>