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Oriental Parade re-opens

Wednesday, 16 August 2006, 2:27 pm | Wellington City Council

Oriental Parade has been re-opened following an earlier closure due to a slip behind an apartment building. Eighteen people have been evacuated from five buildings. No injuries have been reported. More >>

Council to look at port land for Sports Centre

Wednesday, 16 August 2006, 12:07 am | Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council officers are exploring whether the Indoor Community Sports Centre could be located on CentrePort land, Mayor Kerry Prendergast says. More >>

Harbour Quays will not threaten CBD says report

Friday, 11 August 2006, 4:45 pm | Wellington City Council

The development of Harbour Quays will not threaten the viability and vitality of the CBD, a report commissioned by Wellington City Council has found. The report, by independent economist and urban development expert Derek Kemp, assesses the impact ... More >>

Council and Sculpture Trust win top arts award

Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 3:34 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council and the Wellington Sculpture Trust were today celebrating taking top honours in the Creative Places Award 2006 with an entry that featured two of the city’s newest and most prominent sculptures – Len Lye’s Water Whirler ... More >>

WCC wins Creative Places Award for Sculpture Duo

Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 10:41 am | Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council today won the Premier Creative Places Award 2006, presented by Creative New Zealand at the Local Government New Zealand Conference in Wellington. More >>

Council approves Indoor Sports Centre

Friday, 30 June 2006, 9:37 am | Wellington City Council

Wellington City Councillors have given the green light to build an indoor community sports centre in Kilbirnie as part of the Council’s Long Term Plan. More >>

Mobile library service comes to an end

Thursday, 29 June 2006, 11:45 am | Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council last night voted to discontinue the mobile library service as part of adopting its Long Term Plan for the city. The last day for full service of the mobile library will be Friday 30 June (tomorrow) to coincide with the end ... More >>

Opening Notes for Every New Wellingtonian

Sunday, 25 June 2006, 2:43 pm | Wellington City Council

What is the sound of Wellington's culture? Which songs, popular or obscure, are defining the 21st century identity of New Zealand? How important is music in our lives? More >>

Wellington City’s annual report takes top prize

Monday, 19 June 2006, 9:38 am | Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council’s Annual Report has won the Supreme Award in the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants’ Annual Report Awards – we believe it is the first time the top award has gone to a local authority. More >>

Wellington gains international safety status

Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 2:36 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington has been designated a World Health Organization (WHO) Safe Community - the only capital city of any country to currently be recognised in this way. The designation was bestowed on Wellington at a special ceremony at 1pm today. More >>

Four transport solutions proposed for suburbs

Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 10:56 am | Wellington City Council

Four transport solutions have been proposed for Wellington’s northern suburbs in Stage 2 of the North Wellington Public Transport Study, now out for public comment. More >>

Lambton Quay speed limit 30km/hr from next week

Thursday, 1 June 2006, 3:15 pm | Wellington City Council

Drivers using Lambton Quay – and lower Willis Street as far as Manners Street – will be travelling slower from Tuesday 6 June when the speed in the area comes down to 30km/hr. More >>

Monument on the move for some tender loving care

Friday, 5 May 2006, 1:40 pm | Wellington City Council

The dome-shaped Wakefield Memorial next to the Basin Reserve traffic lights will be uplifted next week and trucked away for some tender loving care. More >>

Council adopts new position on Western Corridor

Friday, 7 April 2006, 1:20 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington City Councillors have voted to accept the recommendation of the Western Corridor Hearing Sub-committee’s that Transmission Gully motorway is the most appropriate option. More >>

Council Report Recommends Transmission Gully

Monday, 3 April 2006, 10:30 am | Wellington City Council

A Wellington City Council report is recommending Councillors accept the Western Corridor Hearing Sub-Committee’s key conclusion of supporting the Transmission Gully Motorway plan. More >>

Historic pa find to be preserved on site

Friday, 24 March 2006, 11:53 am | Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council, iwi, developers and the Historic Places Trust have come up with a plan to preserve intact remains of an historic pa site in central Wellington. More >>

Weekly Council Update

Friday, 24 March 2006, 10:46 am | Wellington City Council

Here are the decisions of Wellington City Council - 22 March More >>

Council looking at Western Corridor report

Friday, 10 March 2006, 12:26 am | Wellington City Council

The report by the Western Corridor Hearing Sub-Committee released today requires detailed examination, Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast says. More >>

Concern over age of trains on Jville line

Monday, 20 February 2006, 9:50 am | Wellington City Council

New, more modern trains topped the list of key transport issues for northern suburbs residents, according to respondents to the North Wellington Public Transport Study that began last November. Frequency of buses, reliability and more direct routes ... More >>

Northern Landfill closes for good tomorrow

Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 11:41 am | Wellington City Council

From tomorrow (Thursday 16 February) the Council’s Northern Landfill, north of Johnsonville, will no longer accept general waste as preparations are completed for final closure. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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