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Wellington City Council - Latest News [Page 26]
Ākau Tangi New Name For Wellington ASB Sports Centre
Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 12:31 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council will launch the new enduring name Ākau Tangi for the ASB Sports Centre in Kilbirnie on Sunday 20 November. The name Ākau Tangi speaks to the sound and energy of the wind and waves crashing along the coastline. The name ... More >>
Footnote Dance Set To Steal The Show At The Hannah
Wednesday, 9 November 2022, 9:36 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council and the Hannah Playhouse Trust have collaborated to bring the iconic venue back to life, and its rejuvenation starts with an exciting new season from Footnote New Zealand Dance. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2211/eb85e98d396891577ce9.jpeg" ... More >>
Council Takes Shape For The New Triennium
Tuesday, 8 November 2022, 7:16 pm | Wellington City Council
Trust, experience and the ability to work together are at the heart of appointments made to the seven Wellington City Council committees by Mayor Tory Whanau. Three of the committees – the LTP, Finance and Performance Committee, Environment and ... More >>
Auditor-General’s Library Procurement Finding Welcomed By City Council
Monday, 31 October 2022, 2:13 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council Chief Executive Barbara McKerrow has welcomed the conclusions drawn by the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) following its investigation into the Council’s procurement practises relating to the rebuild of Te Matapihi Wellington ... More >>
Help Shape More Sustainable Transport Options Through Aro And Ngaio
Monday, 31 October 2022, 1:35 pm | Wellington City Council
Help shape more sustainable transport options through Aro and Ngaio Wellingtonians have made it clear they want better transport options, action on climate change and more housing. As part of Paneke Pōneke, Wellington’s 10-year citywide bike ... More >>
Council Proud To Win Plain English Award
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 3:41 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has won the People’s Choice – Best Plain Language Communication award for its When to put out your rubbish and recycling section of the website. The Plain Language Awards are a celebration of clear communication and recognise ... More >>
Public Toilet Refurbishment A Great Relief For Everyone
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 11:31 am | Wellington City Council
The main public toilets in the Botanic Garden ki Paekākā are getting a bit of a facelift to return them to their former glory – and a safer more inclusive facility for all to use. The 1920s heritage building was originally designed by Wellington ... More >>
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 >>
