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Wellington City Council Acknowledges The Passing Of The Māori King
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 12:34 am | Wellington City Council
The Wellington City Council, under the leadership of Mayor Tory Whanau, joins the nation in mourning the passing of the Māori King, a leader whose life and reign have significantly shaped the unity and spirit of Aotearoa. More >>
Wellington City Council Cancels Beam’s E-scooter Licence
Friday, 13 September 2024, 4:36 pm | Wellington City Council
The Council suspended Beam’s licence to operate on 30 August 2024 and Beam e-scooters have been removed from Wellington streets since 1 September 2024. More >>
Victoria St Closing For Crane Removal At Te Matapihi
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 4:36 pm | Wellington City Council
Tower crane on Victoria Street (Photo/Supplied) As part of Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui (central library) strengthening and refurbishment project, L.T. McGuinness is removing the tower crane from the Victoria Street site this weekend. Victoria Street ... More >>
New Operator Takes Over Construction And Demolition Landfill
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 1:42 pm | Wellington City Council
Halverson Civil Ltd (HCL) has purchased the former C&D Landfill business, including the existing consent, and will continue to operate the construction and demolition landfill on land leased from Wellington City Council adjacent to the Southern Landfill. More >>
Spotlight On The Waterfront
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 1:02 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council’s Waterfront Manager Shane Binnie says the new pole and building-mounted lights will provide improved, consistent lighting the length of the waterfront. More >>
Sport Review Aims For Fee Transparency Across Wellington Region
Friday, 16 August 2024, 1:36 pm | Wellington City Council
The report was conducted by consultancy Martin Jenkins and overseen by the Affordable Sport Working Group – a group that was led by independent chair Alan Isaac, and included representatives from sporting codes, Nuku Ora, and Wellington and Porirua ... More >>
Arapaki Library And Service Centre To Close On 27 September
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 2:34 pm | Wellington City Council
Arapaki has been open since the nearby Te Matapihi Central Library was closed in 2019 due to quake-resilience concerns. The restrengthened and revamped Te Matapihi is due to reopen in 2026. More >>
Tip Shop Opens In Central Wellington
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 12:33 pm | Wellington City Council
Te Aro Zero Waste is a partnership between Wellington City Council and the Sustainability Trust. It’s based in the Sustainability Trust’s Forresters Lane home, off Tory Street and a stone’s throw from Courtenay Place. More >>
Road Closures Approved To Allow For Street Activations And Events
Friday, 9 August 2024, 1:39 pm | Wellington City Council
Regulatory Processes Committee Chair Councillor Sarah Free says “this is a chance to explore city activation opportunities and it was great to hear from so many businesses who support this.” More >>
New Research Finds Council’s Te Kainga Programme Has Huge Community Benefits
Friday, 2 August 2024, 12:33 pm | Wellington City Council
Research showed that savings made on things like transport by residents in the Te Kainga programme can be redistributed back into retail spending in the city. Sense Partners estimate that when the programme achieves 1,000 units this would equate ... More >>
Mary Potter Hospice Wins Supreme At 20th Anniversary Of Community Awards
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 4:33 pm | Wellington City Council
Mary Potter Hospice has been recognised for its decades of dedicated mahi and specialist care with the Supreme Award at the 2024 Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards for Wellington City last night. More >>
WCC Chief Executive Barbara McKerrow To Conclude Full Term In March 2025
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 10:48 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council’s Chief Executive Barbara McKerrow has informed Mayor Tory Whanau and Councillors that she will not seek an extension to her five-year term, which will conclude on 1 March 2025. “As advised to Mayor Whanau and the ... More >>
Council Projects Recognised With Awards And Acknowledgement
Friday, 26 July 2024, 2:56 pm | Wellington City Council
The trial was recently extended as feedback and data shows it has successfully increased safety for children travelling to Lyall Bay School, and created a more pleasant environment for the local community. More >>
The Winter Of Our Content
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 12:46 pm | Wellington City Council
Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival comes to a screen near you from 31 July – 11 August. The annual event includes 86 feature films and 19 shorts in the 2024 line-up, including 12 New Zealand films, and a special 30th anniversary ... More >>
Youth Hub Wants You To Picture It
Monday, 22 July 2024, 12:15 pm | Wellington City Council
Five pieces of original artwork, created by rangatahi aged 13-18, will be selected by a panel of young people to be printed and displayed in Te Tai Ohinga – with each artist selected receiving a $200 Prezzy card. More >>
Students’ Vision For Heart Of The City On Display
Monday, 15 July 2024, 4:48 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council’s Programme Manager Te Ngākau Farzad Zamani says having input from the students is invaluable as we rebuild the city for them and their mokopuna. More >>
Wellington City Council Nearly Doubles Affordable Te Kāinga Rental Properties
Tuesday, 9 July 2024, 9:25 am | Wellington City Council
Te Kāinga is an affordable rental programme charged with increasing the supply of rental housing in Pōneke. It is a partnership between the Council and private building owners that re-purposes underutilised commercial buildings and provides quality, ... More >>
Little Blue Penguins Live – And Die – On Our Coastline
Monday, 8 July 2024, 1:05 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council’s Urban Ecology Manager Daniela Biaggio says there have been too many avoidable kororā deaths over the last few years, and we need to reinvigorate our collective effort to protect them. More >>
Wellingtonians Find The City Easier To Cycle And Bus Around Than In Previous Years - Annual Residents Monitoring Survey
Wednesday, 3 July 2024, 1:17 pm | Wellington City Council
This survey will continue to help Wellington City Council make informed decisions about what residents want and need. More >>
Wellington City Council’s Long-Term Plan Adopted
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 2:22 pm | Wellington City Council
The Council today officially approved and accepted the plan, which was put out for public consultation in April and May. More than 4000 people made a submission during consultation on the plan. More >>
