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Feedback sought on liquor bylaw extension
Thursday, 27 March 2008, 5:27 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council today agreed to consult the public on a proposal to extend its liquor control bylaw. The bylaw control currently runs from 5pm each Thursday, Friday and Saturday until 8am each following day in Wellington’s central city, ... More >>
Football glitz and glamour to hit Wellington
Thursday, 27 March 2008, 4:53 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington has been selected to host the Official Draw for the inaugural FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup on June 1 at New Zealand's renowned national museum Te Papa. The glittering event is expected to attract high profile attendees from some of FIFA's ... More >>
NZ’s first energy saving helpline opens here
Thursday, 27 March 2008, 11:57 am | Wellington City Council
Administered by the Sustainability Trust, the phone line will provide free, independent professional advice for people wanting to discuss their home energy needs. It is available to householders in Wellington City, Lower Hutt, Waikanae and Kapiti Coast ... More >>
Building changes will ‘swing pendulum back’
Wednesday, 26 March 2008, 9:48 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is pleased at the proposed changes to building industry rules announced today by the Government. “The pendulum had swung too far – after more than a decade of deregulation and a too-far, too-fast approach that led to leaky ... More >>
Hot-air balloons set to light up Oriental Bay
Thursday, 20 March 2008, 4:19 pm | Wellington City Council
This Easter Sunday, up to 16 hot-air balloons will be inflated - weather permitting - on Oriental Bay Beach, providing a stunning sunset spectacle. The balloons are being brought to Wellington as part of the ‘Lift off Levin’ balloon festival ... More >>
Community to participate in Adelaide Road workshop
Wednesday, 19 March 2008, 10:46 am | Wellington City Council
The future shape and feel of the city-end of Adelaide Road will be the focus for a team of designers and planners who will get together with the community in a few weeks’ time to come up with a draft plan for the area. More >>
Football fever hits Wellington
Tuesday, 18 March 2008, 12:46 am | Wellington City Council
Gather the troops and head down to Martin Luckie Park next weekend (29 March) for a day of football, food and festivities as Wellington’s own mini-world cup gets in gear. More >>
Likely rate rise kept to 5.1 percent despite costs
Wednesday, 12 March 2008, 3:20 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council’s Strategy and Policy Committee yesterday agreed to a range of new initiatives and other changes that if approved will result in an average real rates increase of 5.1 percent. More >>
Power boats to make a big splash in Wellington
Monday, 10 March 2008, 11:22 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington is set to host one of the fastest and most exhilarating water sports events on Saturday 15 March. The Wellington Offshore Power Boat Race will see more than 35 boats complete a high-speed course around Wellington Harbour in round four of ... More >>
Helicopter to help in hazardous tree removals
Friday, 7 March 2008, 4:51 pm | Wellington City Council
A helicopter is to be used next week to help remove five hazardous trees from the steep bank above the road into the Lady Norwood Rose Garden and two old pines in Kelburn Park. More >>
Come for a nice stroll at the Landfill!
Thursday, 6 March 2008, 11:54 am | Wellington City Council
This Saturday 8 March Wellingtonians have a chance to see the inner workings of one of our city’s most crucial pieces of infrastructure. The Stepping Out! Landfill Walk is a rare opportunity to explore the Southern Landfill. More >>
Take part in making art at Toi Pōneke
Thursday, 6 March 2008, 10:15 am | Wellington City Council
Wellingtonians are invited to join an interactive exhibition at Toi Pōneke from Thursday 13 March while a group of installation artists transform the gallery into their own giant workbook. More >>
Solo race recce team sails into Capital tomorrow
Wednesday, 5 March 2008, 1:27 pm | Wellington City Council
Fresh from the Southern Ocean, a French reconnaissance team is expected to sail into Wellington tomorrow (Thursday) as part of preparations for the first SolOceans single-handed round-the-world yacht race in 2009. More >>
Photographic exhibition pays homage to peacemakers
Monday, 3 March 2008, 3:19 pm | Wellington City Council
Waitangi Park will, from this Friday 7 March, house a new photography exhibition, Winds of Change – 1000 Women for Peace, celebrating women from all over the world who have worked towards peace. More >>
Northern parks the focus of new draft plan
Monday, 3 March 2008, 2:13 pm | Wellington City Council
Northern suburbs’ sportsfields, play areas, reserves and parks are the focus of a new draft management plan that is available for public feedback from today. More >>
Council to hold public poll on STV or FPP voting
Friday, 29 February 2008, 4:09 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council last night agreed that a public poll be held to decide whether the Single Transferable Voting (STV) or First Past the Post (FPP) electoral system is used for the 2010 and 2013 local authority elections. More >>
Circus performers to make a myth of gravity
Tuesday, 26 February 2008, 10:23 am | Wellington City Council
An astonishing circus spectacular, where science fiction collides with hard physics, will soon be making Civic Square look like a gravity-free zone. Gravity and Other Myths, an outdoor circus show inspired by the stars, begins on Wednesday 5 March ... More >>
The Stepping Out! walking season begins
Tuesday, 26 February 2008, 9:55 am | Wellington City Council
This year’s Stepping Out! booklets are now in Feeling Great stands across the city, highlighting a whole host of walking activities that Wellington City Council is promoting throughout the month of March. More >>
Turn off the lights for Earth Hour
Tuesday, 26 February 2008, 12:15 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast is encouraging Wellingtonians to turn off their lights in support of Earth Hour on Saturday 29 March. Earth Hour, a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) initiative aimed at fighting climate change, was launched last week in ... More >>
Botanic Garden pine removal will make stage safer
Friday, 22 February 2008, 5:04 pm | Wellington City Council
The Dell in the Botanic Garden will be closed to the public for a few days next week while two pine trees are removed. The trees are close to the outdoor stage, which is used for events like the Teddy Bears Picnic, and are being removed to make the ... More >>
