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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 >>
Groundbreaking Tākina Convention And Exhibition Centre Blessed Ahead Of Opening
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 2:25 pm | Wellington City Council
Tākina, the capital’s exciting new Convention and Exhibition Centre, was blessed this morning ahead of an official civic opening this evening. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2305/ea3fa64c11d0ef81b9ee.jpeg" width="720" height="480"> Takina blessing, Kura It is ... More >>
Pōneke Pumped To Celebrate Carter Fountain’s 50th
Friday, 26 May 2023, 9:33 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington’s iconic Carter Fountain turns 50 this year, celebrating five decades of being a significant landmark in the Capital’s harbour. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2305/db466cae871c9956840e.jpeg" width="720" height="540"> The fountain, built in 1973, ... More >>
Candidate Nominations Open For Tawa Community Board
Thursday, 25 May 2023, 10:58 am | Wellington City Council
Following the resignation of Janryll Fernandez from the Tawa Community Board last week, a vacancy has become available and candidate nominations for the by-election open today (Thursday 25 May). Community Board members represent and act as spokespeople ... More >>
A New Space Coming For Rangatahi In The City
Wednesday, 24 May 2023, 3:25 pm | Wellington City Council
A name and location are confirmed for the Wellington City youth hub due to open in the second half of 2023 – the latest outcome of the Pōneke Promise . The hub, which has been officially named Te Tai Ohinga, will be located on Willis Street next ... More >>
Puanga And Matariki Stars The Star Of The Show
Monday, 22 May 2023, 11:21 am | Wellington City Council
‘Matariki Ahi Kā’ will be the time to celebrate the Māori New Year in a uniquely Wellington way, with a spectacular, free, whānau-friendly experience on the Wellington Waterfront. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2305/6a5fa670ca0a02c129b0.jpeg" ... More >>
Newtown Fire – Wellington City Council Update, Tuesday 16 May – 2.50pm
Tuesday, 16 May 2023, 2:54 pm | Wellington City Council
Status of the Loafers Lodge building Wellington City Council (WCC) building officers and environmental health officers have been onsite since early today and they are currently assisting FENZ and Police. The Loafers Lodge has a Building Warrant of ... More >>
Mayor Announces Mayoral Relief Fund
Tuesday, 16 May 2023, 12:15 pm | Wellington City Council
Following the tragic fire at Loafers Lodge this morning, Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau has opened a Mayoral Relief Fund to accept donations from the public. Any person or organisation wishing to donate to the Wellington Mayoral Relief Fund can deposit ... More >>
More Sustainable Transport Options Through Thorndon And Kilbirnie
Thursday, 11 May 2023, 4:00 pm | Wellington City Council
Further bus, bike and pedestrian improvements are on their way for Wellington, with street changes in and around Thorndon and Kilbirnie approved today. Wellington City Council’s Koata Hātepe Regulatory Processes Committee gave the go ahead for ... More >>
City Archives Focuses On New Online Image Collection
Thursday, 11 May 2023, 10:16 am | Wellington City Council
Thousands of photos of Wellington through the ages are even more accessible with a large part of the collection now discoverable at DigitalNZ. Wellington City Archives has partnered with DigitalNZ to increase visibility of more than 38,000 scanned images ... More >>
Wellington City Council Credit Rating – Clarification
Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 9:04 pm | Wellington City Council
Comment from Chief Financial Officer Andrea Reeves: Wellington City Council received its Standard & Poor’s (S&P) credit rating affirmation of AA+ with a negative outlook on 29 November 2022. To confirm, Wellington City Council did not ... More >>
New Solar Lights Chosen With Penguins In Mind
Monday, 8 May 2023, 11:14 am | Wellington City Council
Solar lights with a penguin-friendly amber glow are being installed over the next few weeks to provide better visibility on the darkest stretch of Tahitai – the award-winning harbourside walking and bike route. Thirteen solar lights with charging ... More >>
Guide To Building A More Resilient Future
Tuesday, 2 May 2023, 10:38 am | Wellington City Council
A new guide produced by Wellington City Council for heritage building owners will help ensure the city is safer and more resilient for the future. Aotearoa sits on the Ring of Fire, and Wellington has a long history of earthquakes. The city’s ... More >>
