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Takoto Ana Te Taniwhā Hikuroa, Te Tāiki Ngāpara A Kara Puketapu
Monday, 10 July 2023, 3:28 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council joins our iwi partners Taranaki Whānui, and indeed te ao Māori and Aotearoa who are mourning and celebrating the life and legacy of a remarkable individual who touched the hearts of many and left an indelible mark on the beautiful ... More >>
Stage One Of Sludge Minimisation Facility Contract Signed
Thursday, 6 July 2023, 1:40 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has this week signed a contract sealing a partnership with a construction joint ventureto build the first stage of a critical piece of infrastructure for the city. This partnership with McConnell Dowell Constructors Ltd and HEB ... More >>
Wellington’s Community Places And Parks To Be More Welcoming, Accessible And Indigenised
Tuesday, 4 July 2023, 5:44 pm | Wellington City Council
Mayor Tory Whanau and Councillors have agreed to adopt Te Whai Oranga Pōneke, the Open Space and Recreation Strategy, and to commence consultation on Te Awe Māpara, the Community Facilities Plan. Both were approved at Wellington City Council’s ... More >>
Green Light To Map What’s Beneath Wellington’s Streets
Monday, 3 July 2023, 3:17 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has approved a New Zealand-leading initiative to build an updateable digital map, recording where the underground pipes and cables are beneath the city’s roads and footpaths. The Wellington Underground Asset Map (WUAM) programme ... More >>
2023/24 Wellington City Annual Plan And Rates Confirmed
Friday, 30 June 2023, 4:02 pm | Wellington City Council
Councillors have adopted the Wellington City Council 2023/24 Annual Plan, confirming the 12.3 percent rates rise previously signalled. The increase equates to an average of about $8 per household per week and will apply from tomorrow (1 July). In total, ... More >>
Khandallah Pool Technical Report Complete
Friday, 30 June 2023, 3:52 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council commissioned a technical report to better understand the existing site conditions at Khandallah Pool and the adjoining park area. The report covered flood modelling, a geotechnical report, infrastructure review and a site ... More >>
Help Fine-tune Climate-friendly Street Changes For Brooklyn
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 1:57 pm | Wellington City Council
A safer bike connection up Brooklyn Road to the shops and lots of safer new crossings for people on foot are among the latest climate-friendly street changes open for feedback from today. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2306/0eff91d3323def59f469.jpeg" ... More >>
Nairnville Park Play Area Renewal Set To Swing Into Action
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 11:18 am | Wellington City Council
Renewal and upgrade work on the Nairnville Park play area in Khandallah is scheduled to start Monday 3 July – if the weather plays nice! The play area’s final design, shaped by the feedback of the community, aims to revitalise the park, and provide ... More >>
List Of The 25 Buildings Being Checked By City Council Following Fatal Fire
Friday, 23 June 2023, 2:29 pm | Wellington City Council
In the immediate aftermath of the 16 May Loafers Lodge fire, Mayor Tory Whanau asked Wellington City Council’s Building Consents and Compliance (BCC) team to urgently identify any similar buildings providing residential accommodation across ... More >>
Wellington City Draft Speed Management Plan Withdrawn From Public Engagement
Monday, 19 June 2023, 6:05 pm | Wellington City Council
Public engagement on Wellington City Council’s Draft Speed Management Plan has been halted after a significant error found in consultation papers. City Council Chief Planning Officer Liam Hodgetts has stopped the consultation after City Councillor ... More >>
Libraries Doing Just Fine Without Fines
Wednesday, 14 June 2023, 11:25 am | Wellington City Council
Almost a year on from removing overdue fines, Wellington City Libraries (WCL) has seen some significant changes around customer behaviour and their working environment. Following on from going fines free from 1 July 2023, WCL has surveyed customers to ... More >>
Courtenay Precinct Getting Some TLC
Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 2:49 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is working with local businesses and community groups on a big co-ordinated clean up day for Courtenay Place. The Courtenay Place Clean Up is part of the wider work under the Pōneke Promise, working towards a safe, vibrant ... More >>
Tākina Off To A Great Start Just One Week On
Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 10:27 am | Wellington City Council
Just over a week after opening, visitor numbers to Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre and the Jurassic World by Brickman exhibition are already exceeding expectations. The first week saw 11,200 people visit the Jurassic World by Brickman ... More >>
Exhibition Looks At Building A Better Future
Monday, 12 June 2023, 2:33 pm | Wellington City Council
A new exhibition looks at future public spaces and housing developments in Wellington through the eyes of landscape architecture students. Over the last three months, the Wellington City Council Public Space Design and Urban Regeneration teams have ... More >>
Whiria Te Tāngata - Wellington City Council Chief Executive Wins Top Award
Friday, 9 June 2023, 2:31 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council Chief Executive Barbara McKerrow has won the Distinguished Management Award at the Taituarā Local Government Excellence Awards event held in the capital city last night. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2306/1bfcb288fd25233abdc8.jpeg" ... More >>
Wellington City Council Puts Renters First With New Housing Action Plan
Thursday, 8 June 2023, 4:28 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council today approved its Housing Action Plan 2023-2025 with the Mayor and City Councillors approving several new actions to support better housing outcomes in the city. The Action Plan focuses on the following key areas: 1. Planning ... More >>
Traffic Disruption On Victoria Street As Tower Crane Is Installed At Te Matapihi
Thursday, 8 June 2023, 3:46 pm | Wellington City Council
As part of the Te Matapihi Central Library strengthening and refurbishment project, L.T. McGuinness is preparing to install a tower crane onto the Victoria Street site from Monday 12 - 15 June (weather permitting). Victoria Street will be closed to ... More >>
Explore Pōneke By E-bike
Thursday, 8 June 2023, 12:21 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council introduced an inaugural e-bike tour earlier this year – it was such a success, a series of bookable tours will be a regular fixture on the Pōneke calendar. The popular creative spaces tour in January will be recreated in ... More >>
Wellington Wins Global Prize For Bike Network Vision And Roll-out
Saturday, 3 June 2023, 6:35 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington and its innovative bike network has gained global recognition, $650,000 in prize money, and a place on the prestigious Bloomberg Initiative for Cycling Infrastructure (BICI). BICI is a competitive grant programme supporting 10 cities around the world ... More >>
Loafers Lodge Remembrance Service To Be Held On 15 June
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 5:06 pm | Wellington City Council
A Service of Remembrance for those who lost their lives at Loafers Lodge, and those impacted by the tragedy, will be held at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, 2 Hill St, at 5.30 pm on Thursday 15 June. The service, led by the Reverend Canon Katie ... More >>
