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Council votes to halt public transport study
Friday, 17 November 2006, 4:38 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council’s Strategy and Policy Committee decided yesterday to halt any further consultation on the North Wellington Public Transport Study and support the continuation of the existing rail and bus services. The decision comes after ... More >>
Council receives grant for Community Centre
Wednesday, 4 October 2006, 3:58 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has received a $500,000 grant from the Johnsonville Licensing (Charitable) Trust (JLCT) to assist in purchasing a site for the Newlands Community Centre. More >>
Cog move signals start on big park upgrade
Friday, 22 September 2006, 12:03 am | Wellington City Council
The giant cast iron cog that helped haul ships ashore in Evans Bay for more than a century will be moved next week so the upgrade of Cog Park can begin. The cog, which is thought to weigh about 8 tonnes, is expected to be hoisted on to a truck ... More >>
City functioning well – Council, businesses
Tuesday, 5 September 2006, 10:25 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council and representatives from the Hospitality Association, New Zealand Hotel Council and the Restaurant Association met late this afternoon to discuss the gas outage. Deputy Mayor Alick Shaw says the main issue raised was the impact ... More >>
All lanes on Bowen Street are now open to traffic
Monday, 4 September 2006, 5:26 pm | Wellington City Council
MEDIA ADVISORY 4 September 2006 Bowen Street update (4.30pm) - All lanes on Bowen Street are now open to traffic. ENDS More >>
Council contact centre wins three national awards
Friday, 1 September 2006, 4:16 pm | Wellington City Council
It’s official – Wellington City Council’s contact centre is providing callers with a top class, award-winning service. More >>
Gas leak road closures continue
Thursday, 31 August 2006, 4:28 pm | Wellington City Council
Road closures in place because of a central city gas leak are continuing. - Bowen Street is still closed to traffic between Lambton Quay and Tinakori Road with one exception. Vehicles travelling from The Terrace can turn right down Bowen Street ... More >>
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 >>
