Wellington City Council - Latest News [Page 200]
Gardens spring-loaded with tulips
Wednesday, 4 May 2005, 2:56 pm | Wellington City Council
You can rely on Wellington Botanic Garden staff to fight back the gloom of winter with a dazzling spring display of tulips. More >>
Scavengers save 150 tonnes of dumped timber
Tuesday, 3 May 2005, 12:46 am | Wellington City Council
Northern Landfill workers have recovered more than 150 tonnes of timber – which would otherwise have gone to waste – in a month-long scavenging trial being run by the Wellington City Council’s CitiOperations team. More >>
Wellington residents rock on into retirement
Friday, 29 April 2005, 11:37 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington plans to become a city where older people don’t necessarily retire, they simply look for the next challenge. More >>
Wellington residents rock on into retirement
Friday, 29 April 2005, 11:22 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington plans to become a city where older people don’t necessarily retire, they simply look for the next challenge. More >>
City Organist launches free winter concert series
Friday, 29 April 2005, 12:38 am | Wellington City Council
New City Organist Douglas Mews is planning a descent into the Underworld in the first of a winter series of free organ recitals at the Wellington Town Hall. More >>
Region needs to realise growth potential
Thursday, 28 April 2005, 4:41 pm | Wellington City Council
The Wellington region has an abundance of “human capital” but to date this has not resulted in the region getting its share of economic growth. This was a key item of discussion at today’s forum meeting of the Wellington Regional Strategy – a grouping ... More >>
Council flushes out views on water management
Thursday, 28 April 2005, 2:14 pm | Wellington City Council
The Wellington City Council wants to keep improving the quality of Wellington’s coastal, harbour and stream waters by tightening control on what goes into them. More >>
Impact assessment conference on next week
Friday, 22 April 2005, 2:50 pm | Wellington City Council
Planning for climate change, natural hazards, energy supply, managing transport issues and problem gambling are among the issues to be tackled next week at the 2005 Conference of the New Zealand Association for Impact Assessment. More >>
Rural land, ridgelines, wind farm reports ready
Thursday, 21 April 2005, 5:24 pm | Wellington City Council
A report by Planning Commissioners, on proposed Changes to Wellington’s District Plan relating to rural land, ridgelines and renewable energy, is to be considered for adoption by Wellington City Councillors on Wednesday 27 April. More >>
V8 street race - new race track proposed
Monday, 18 April 2005, 5:00 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is to consider an alternative V8 racing circuit around the Westpac Stadium to the north of the CBD, Mayor Kerry Prendergast announced today. More >>
New CCTV cameras to boost central-city safety
Friday, 15 April 2005, 9:24 am | Wellington City Council
State-of-the-art permanent surveillance cameras have been installed at three points in Te Aro as part of the campaign by the Wellington City Council and Police to reduce crime and ensure public safety in the central city. More >>
Tinakori Hill helicopter work to start next week
Tuesday, 12 April 2005, 11:15 am | Wellington City Council
Access to Tinakori Hill will be restricted at times from next week when the largest heavy lift helicopter in the country begins lifting logs from the steep slopes above Grant Road. More >>
See the funny side
Thursday, 7 April 2005, 3:05 pm | Wellington City Council
Twenty-five Wellington cartoonists will be attempting to divert Wellington library-goers from the more serious business of reading – or at least drinking coffee. More >>
Council supports campaign to reduce crashes
Tuesday, 5 April 2005, 11:58 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington intersections were the scene of 559 crashes last year - a figure Wellington City Council is keen to see come down. More >>
Water quality gets a lift at Evans Bay
Wednesday, 30 March 2005, 4:06 pm | Wellington City Council
Toxic materials from boats washed down on the slipway at the Evans Bay Yacht and Motor Boat Club will no longer drain straight into the sea. More >>
WearableArt™ challenge for secondary schools
Thursday, 24 March 2005, 2:35 pm | Wellington City Council
Intermediate and secondary schools in Wellington will have the opportunity to create their very own version of the Montana World of WearableArt™ show with the Smokefree WOWQuest schools competition. More >>
Council supports campaign to reduce crashes
Thursday, 24 March 2005, 9:21 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington intersections were the scene of 559 crashes last year - a figure Wellington City Council is keen to see come down. More >>
Wellington City V8 Race Proposal Materials
Thursday, 24 March 2005, 8:55 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is considering a proposal for the return of motor racing to the streets of the central city for the first time in nearly a decade. The Council wants to hear your views on the idea before making a final decision on 5 May 2005. More >>
Regional approach to ease Building Act impact
Wednesday, 23 March 2005, 5:10 pm | Wellington City Council
Tougher building compliance rules are to be introduced at the end of this month – and local authorities in the Wellington region are working together to make things as easy as possible for the building industry. More >>
2HOT2 Handle to close Aotea and Waterloo Quays
Wednesday, 23 March 2005, 3:21 pm | Wellington City Council
Aotea and Waterloo Quays will be closed – and traffic to and from the Interislander ferry terminal diverted – on Easter Saturday and Sunday (26 and 27 March) for the duration of the 2HOT2Handle auto show in around the Westpac Stadium. More >>
