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Wellington City Council - Latest News [Page 26]
Make Visible Te Whanganui-a-Tara Celebrates Rainbow Communities Of Pōneke
Wednesday, 26 October 2022, 10:45 am | Wellington City Council
Make Visible Te Whanganui-a-Tara is an exciting, community-led project designed to grow support, create positive change and increase awareness for rainbow communities in the capital. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2210/746a6411403fc51547b6.jpeg" ... More >>
Councillor Laurie Foon To Be Wellington’s New Deputy Mayor
Friday, 21 October 2022, 11:33 pm | Wellington City Council
Second term city councillor Laurie Foon will be Wellington’s new Deputy Mayor. Wellington Mayor-elect Tory Whanau says Laurie was initially hesitant to accept the role when she first offered it to her. “I actually saw that as a benefit as it ... More >>
BOWLZILLA Doesn’t Miss A Trick This Year
Friday, 21 October 2022, 9:58 am | Wellington City Council
COVID-19 put a few cogs in its wheels the last couple of years, but the BOWLZILLA skate festival is back, and on track to be bigger and gnarlier than ever before. BOWLZILLA Wellington is the biggest gathering of skaters from here and abroad happening ... More >>
Survey Shows Aroha For Pōneke
Tuesday, 18 October 2022, 11:32 am | Wellington City Council
Wellingtonians love where they live and have pride in the look and feel of our city, according to a survey released today. The two-yearly Nielsen Quality of Life survey questioned 6,900 residents in New Zealand’s biggest cities – Wellington, Porirua, ... More >>
Have A Grand Old Time This Heritage Week
Monday, 17 October 2022, 11:40 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington Heritage Week is back for its sixth year celebrating the region’s many people, places and stories. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2210/32a491d28e10ff05804c.jpeg" width="720" height="480"> Heritage Week Cemetery Tour ... More >>
Wellington City 2022 Triennial Elections Declaration Of Result
Friday, 14 October 2022, 11:29 am | Wellington City Council
Final results for the Wellington City Council elections have been released with no changes to the preliminary results released on the weekend. Nīkau Wi Neera is declared elected in the new Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori Ward with 872 votes, with ... More >>
Freyberg Pool And Facilities To Close For Maintenance
Wednesday, 12 October 2022, 1:21 pm | Wellington City Council
Freyberg Pool and facilities will close in December for up to two months for its six-yearly routine maintenance and improvements. The full site will close Monday 19 December, with Club Active facilities expected to re-open 23 January, and full ... More >>
Council Takes Hihi Under Its Wing For Bird Of The Year 2022
Tuesday, 11 October 2022, 11:11 am | Wellington City Council
Being one of Aotearoa’s rarest birds, and with their yellow and black colouring, we think the hihi passes this year’s underbird theme with flying colours. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2210/e9ed18fe4d6f10c01a5f.jpeg" ... More >>
Give The Kids Some Space This School Holidays
Monday, 10 October 2022, 10:58 am | Wellington City Council
Head to Karori Library for a bit of atmosphere this Friday as two out of this world events collide at the centre of the universe to celebrate World Space Week. Blasting off the day is an interactive talk and demonstration with a couple of space scientists. ... More >>
Wellington City Elections – Preliminary Results – Two Changes, With About 4000 Special Votes Still To Be Counted
Sunday, 9 October 2022, 1:04 pm | Wellington City Council
Preliminary results of the 2022 Wellington City elections have resulted in two changes to the progress list issued yesterday of candidates elected. Nīkau Wi Neera is leading for the single seat in the new Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori Ward on Wellington City ... More >>
Progress Report For 2022 Elections – Wellington City
Saturday, 8 October 2022, 7:10 pm | Wellington City Council
Tory Whanau has convincingly won the Wellington mayoralty according to a progress result released this afternoon. Incumbent Mayor Andy Foster finished second with Ray Chung in third and Paul Eagle in fourth. The result shows Tory Whanau has received ... More >>
Andy Foster - Election Statement
Saturday, 8 October 2022, 7:08 pm | Wellington City Council
I congratulate Tory on being elected as the new mayor of Wellington. I also congratulate the newly elected and re-elected councillors. I wish them all the very best for the next three years. There is a huge amount of work to be done for our amazing city, ... More >>
Pōneke Elections 2022 – It’s The Final Countdown
Wednesday, 5 October 2022, 10:21 am | Wellington City Council
It’s the final countdown for the 2022 Wellington City Council elections, but there’s still time to get last minute votes in – with the real number crunching starting from the strike of midday on Saturday 8 October. While postal voting deadlines have ... More >>
Karori (Wellington) Slips - Update 11.55am
Monday, 3 October 2022, 11:38 am | Wellington City Council
Contractors are working hard to clear the slip blocking one lane of Chaytor Street – one of the main arterial traffic routes into Karori. They expect to have the slip cleared back and both lane open by this evening’s rush hour. The large slip ... More >>
Two Large Slips Causing Traffic Delays In Karori
Monday, 3 October 2022, 9:50 am | Wellington City Council
Commuters will have to expect delays getting in and out of the Wellington suburb of Karori due to large slips that have come down overnight on Chaytor Street and Birdwood Street – both arterial routes out of Karori. The Birdwood Street slip ... More >>
Celebrate Diwali With Two Events This October
Wednesday, 28 September 2022, 9:52 am | Wellington City Council
Diwali is Wellington's local Indian and South-East Asian communities' most vibrant cultural festival – and we’ll be celebrating with two exciting events next month. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2209/fb1f7edc04b4744b4630.jpeg" ... More >>
Voting More Accessible Than Ever In Pōneke
Tuesday, 27 September 2022, 3:54 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has made accessing information, resources and voting easier for all members of the community for this year’s election. General details about the election are available in New Zealand sign language, audio, large print, and ... More >>
Excitement For Seniors’ Week Never Gets Old
Wednesday, 21 September 2022, 2:14 pm | Wellington City Council
Sustainability workshops, social clubs, exercise classes, Zealandia tours and improv theatre are just some of the events for Wellington’s older community during Te Wiki Kaumātua – Seniors' Week 2022. Running from Saturday 24 September to Saturday ... More >>
Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day Council Services And Facilities Information
Monday, 19 September 2022, 1:05 pm | Wellington City Council
Some Wellington City Council services and facilities will be impacted by the national public holiday to mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on Monday 26 September. The Government announced the one-off national public holiday and State Memorial Service ... More >>
New Te Reo Māori App Supports Bilingual City Goals
Monday, 19 September 2022, 12:18 pm | Wellington City Council
Nau mai hāere mai, piki mai kake mai ki tēnei whakarewanga o te taupānga, o Mahau. Taranaki Whānui, Ngāti Toa and Wellington City Council are excited to launch Mahau, a new Māori language app to celebrate, encourage and share te reo Māori in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. ... More >>
