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Wellington City Council Update On Toomath’s Building Fire
Sunday, 15 October 2023, 6:58 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council building officers, welfare team and environmental health officers are currently assisting FENZ and Police with a fire in the Toomath’s Building at 43 - 47 Ghuznee Street. Police were notified of reports of smoke coming from the ... More >>
New Exhibition Brings A Light Touch To Courtenay Place
Friday, 13 October 2023, 2:55 pm | Wellington City Council
The new Courtenay Place Light Boxes exhibition Here makes light of dark in a series of photographs taken by Ben Lowe while hiking Wellington’s South Coast, Te Rimurapa/Sinclair’s Head. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2310/d5be3eb864db490a3e53.jpeg" ... More >>
Wellington Botanic Garden Ki Paekākā Play Area Renewal Is Springing Into Action
Friday, 13 October 2023, 11:53 am | Wellington City Council
Renewal and upgrade work on the Botanic Garden play area is starting earlier than planned to make the most of the good spring weather. As part of its commitment to providing safe, exciting and engaging play areas to Pōneke, Wellington City Council ... More >>
Pōneke Getting Ready To Sleigh The Festive Season
Wednesday, 11 October 2023, 2:25 pm | Wellington City Council
Pōneke will be celebrating the silly season in the Capital with a full calendar of whānau friendly, entertaining, accessible and summer events for everyone to enjoy. A number of roads around the city will be closed for some of these events, and town ... More >>
Next Stage Of Long-term Plan Development Begins
Tuesday, 10 October 2023, 2:35 pm | Wellington City Council
The next stage of Long-term Plan development has started today, with Levels of Service workshops underway to inform budgeting for the 2024 Long-term Plan. Wellington City Councillors have a series of workshops this week where they are being asked preliminarily ... More >>
The Shifting Sands Of Oriental Bay
Friday, 6 October 2023, 10:45 am | Wellington City Council
Next week Wellington City Council will be shifting sand from Freyberg Beach to Oriental Bay for the biannual operation to maintain the size and shape of the beaches. Weather permitting, the beaches will be closed Wednesday 11 October to Friday 13 October ... More >>
Wellington City Council’s Digital Twin City Model Wins Big In Seoul
Monday, 2 October 2023, 11:45 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council’s innovative work to respond to climate change impacts has been recognised by winning the Seoul Smart City Tech-innovacity Prize. More than 248 applications were received for the inaugural Seoul Smart City Awards, with Wellington ... More >>
Work Officially Restarts On The Frank Kitts Park Playground
Monday, 2 October 2023, 10:59 am | Wellington City Council
Following unanimous funding approval from Wellington City Councillors and contracts signed, work has restarted on the Frank Kitts Park playground. The downscaled, more modest design incorporates key elements from the previous plans but will deliver ... More >>
Absolutely Positively Wellington Awards Recognise The Heroes Of Pōneke
Friday, 29 September 2023, 11:30 am | Wellington City Council
Not all heroes wear capes, and they often fly under the radar, but their out of this world mahi was honoured last night at the Absolutely Positively Wellingtonian Awards. The annual event is Wellington City Council’s opportunity to recognise ... More >>
Pay By Plate Parking Meters Coming To Pōneke
Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 1:53 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is updating the city’s parking meter system with new Pay by Plate meters. Pay by Plate is a paperless system that uses your vehicle licence plate number, rather than a numbered car park, to record your parking time and payment. ... More >>
Wellington Planning For Protest Activity
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 10:55 am | Wellington City Council
A number of protest groups are converging on the capital’s CBD on Thursday 28 and Saturday 30 September – so a number of road closures and diversions will be in place. This is a Police matter, but as with any protest, Wellington City Council ... More >>
Capsule Uncovered Ahead Of Time
Friday, 22 September 2023, 10:55 am | Wellington City Council
A time capsule buried on Victoria Street in 1994 has been dug up and removed from the Te Matapihi Central Library site for safe keeping until it can be returned – unopened – to the same spot for the next 70 years. The time capsule was buried ... More >>
Get Ready To Time Travel With The Heritage Festival
Thursday, 21 September 2023, 1:46 pm | Wellington City Council
The Wellington Heritage Festival programme is out, but book now before time runs out! Wellington City Council is a proud supporter of this annual festival, celebrating its seventh year showcasing the history and stories of the capital through events, ... More >>
Council Starts Consultation On Review Of Rating Policies
Tuesday, 19 September 2023, 12:31 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is engaging with the community on proposed changes to its rating policies with formal public consultation now open. Feedback can be submitted via its website letstalk.wellington.govt.nz/rating-policies-review until 15 October ... More >>
Mayor-led Wellington Business Delegation To Visit China, Japan, South Korea
Friday, 15 September 2023, 2:27 pm | Wellington City Council
A Wellington business delegation led by Mayor Tory Whanau will leave on Sunday for a 10-day tour of China, Japan and South Korea. The delegation, with strong representation from the city’s film and education sectors, is the first Mayor-led business group ... More >>
School Patrols Get The Show On The Road This Friday
Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 3:00 pm | Wellington City Council
Over a thousand school students and supporters (and a couple of zebras) will be decked out in orange for a parade through the city on Friday to celebrate the value of school road patrols. The parade will go from Civic Square Te Ngākau along Willis ... More >>
International Award For Cinderella Projection A Fairy-tale Ending
Monday, 11 September 2023, 3:40 pm | Wellington City Council
<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2309/27b93dd5441fca6b31d8.jpeg" width="720" height="321"> Wellington’s St James Theatre Cinderella projection has won an award for Excellence in Design and Innovation at ... More >>
New Tech To Take Real Time Snapshot Of City
Monday, 11 September 2023, 2:24 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is preparing to roll out a new monitoring network to collect data on active transport to better inform effective, evidence-based decision-making in a cost-effective way. Data collected by the new traffic counting sensors ... More >>
New Tech To Take Real Time Snapshot Of City
Monday, 11 September 2023, 2:22 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is preparing to roll out a new monitoring network to collect data on active transport to better inform effective, evidence-based decision-making in a cost-effective way. Data collected by the new traffic counting sensors ... More >>
New Report Into Impact Of Street Changes On Wellington Retailers Released
Monday, 11 September 2023, 10:52 am | Wellington City Council
A new Wellington City Council report uses EFTPOS spending figures to measure the effects of pedestrian and bike-friendly street changes on local retailers. The first Council Changing Lanes report focuses on five retail areas – Thorndon Quay, Dixon ... More >>
