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Wellington Keeps Its Most Creative City Crown
Wednesday, 1 November 2023, 2:33 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington continues to reign supreme with an unbroken record since the year 2000 as the most creative city in Aotearoa according to the latest Infometrics Creativity Index . The index looks at the proportion of a city’s workforce involved in creative ... More >>
Change In The Air At Wellington City Council
Monday, 30 October 2023, 5:50 pm | Wellington City Council
Councillor Tamatha Paul’s stunning general election victory in the Wellington Central electorate will mean changes at Wellington City Council. Cr Paul – the second Māori wāhine to ever be elected to the Council and one of its youngest ever More >>
Council Puts Kiwi At Top Of The Pecking Order For Bird Of The Century
Thursday, 26 October 2023, 10:27 am | Wellington City Council
Every October we have the birden of selecting just one of our feathered friends to support for the Bird of the Year , but in its 100-year anniversary there was one clear winger – the kiwi. Whether you’re left wing or right wing you’ll enjoy ... More >>
Give Your Senses A Workout At Diwali Festival Of Lights This Weekend
Tuesday, 24 October 2023, 10:47 am | Wellington City Council
Celebrate Diwali Festival of Lights at TSB Arena and Shed 6 this Sunday 29 October. Diwali is Wellington's local Indian and South-East Asian communities' most vibrant cultural festival, and this year’s free event will have entertainment, food stalls, ... More >>
Council Update #5 On Toomath’s Building Fire
Monday, 23 October 2023, 8:26 pm | Wellington City Council
Work on the fire damaged Toomath’s Building has progressed quickly and the cordon along Ghuznee Street has been lifted today (Monday 23 October). The building owners engaged a contractor to start demolition on Friday. Scaffolding has been put up to ... More >>
Council Update #4 On Toomath’s Building Fire
Friday, 20 October 2023, 11:28 am | Wellington City Council
The Toomath’s Building owners have engaged a contractor to start demolition of the fire damaged building with the aim to open Ghuznee Street early next week. Following a fire at the Toomath’s Building (43-47 Ghuznee Street) on Sunday afternoon, Council’s ... More >>
Council Update #3 On Toomath’s Building Fire
Thursday, 19 October 2023, 11:16 am | Wellington City Council
Following engineer reports, Wellington City Council has issued a dangerous building notice requiring urgent works for public safety to the owners of the Toomath’s Building. A fire at the Toomath’s Building (43-47 Ghuznee Street) on Sunday afternoon ... More >>
Council Update #2 On Toomath’s Building Fire
Monday, 16 October 2023, 3:14 pm | Wellington City Council
The investigation into the Ghuznee Street building fire is on-going and the cordon remains in place for the foreseeable future. Police were notified of reports of smoke coming from the Toomath’s Building at 43 - 47 Ghuznee Street yesterday (Sunday ... More >>
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 >>
