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Council Wins Appeals On Two Buildings With Expired EQP Notices
Wednesday, 15 December 2021, 2:29 pm | Wellington City Council
The High Court has upheld Wellington City Council’s appeals regarding two heritage buildings with expired earthquake-prone buildings notices at 43 Ghuznee St (Toomath’s Building) and 114 Adelaide Rd (former Tramway Hotel). The buildings have both been ... More >>
Grading Work Starts On Ōwhiro Bay To Protect Assets
Monday, 13 December 2021, 9:52 am | Wellington City Council
Work has begun in Ōwhiro Bay to complete the trial of beach grading by removing material posing significant risk to the area during storms and big swells. The trial will monitor the impact grading has on minimising the risk to road assets from a ... More >>
Absolutely Positively Wellington Student Award Winners Announced
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 2:26 pm | Wellington City Council
A strong commitment to their community and city is reflected by all the recipients of this year’s APW Student Awards, says Mayor Andy Foster about the 2021 winners. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2112/efc67a51a0fe5eb40962.jpeg" ... More >>
Janryll Fernandez Appointed To Tawa Community Board
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 1:30 pm | Wellington City Council
Janryll Fernandez has been appointed as a member of the Tawa Community Board, replacing Malcolm Alexander who resigned in October. The appointment, on 2 December, was made under the Local Electoral Act - a by-election was not required. Janryll says he is ... More >>
Kete-like Tiles Set To Be Baskets Of Sea Life
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 10:21 am | Wellington City Council
Special concrete tiles with a woven surface reminiscent of harakeke kete are being attached to the new rock embankment at the southern end of Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington Harbour) to help marine life establish there. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2112/af92d74fd19a06c4347e.jpeg" ... More >>
2021 APW Short Story Competition Is Now Open
Monday, 6 December 2021, 11:50 am | Wellington City Council
Mayor Andy Foster is pleased to announce that entries for the 2021 Absolutely Positively Wellington short story competition are now open. “This is a chance for writers to set a creative course in the short story genre in the company of Patricia Grace, ... More >>
Te Kopahou On Track For All To Enjoy
Friday, 3 December 2021, 9:58 am | Wellington City Council
The new Track Network Plan for Te Kopahou Reserve has been given the go ahead at the Puroro Rangaranga – Social, Cultural and Economic Committee. Councillors voted unanimously to approve the proposed plan, which they believe strikes the right balance ... More >>
New Fund To Support Living Wage Events
Thursday, 2 December 2021, 2:52 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington city continues to be the Living Wage capital, with agreement today about the criteria for a new fund opening up to support Pōneke’s wonderful events to be places where everyone is paid a Living Wage. Kāwai Whakatipu | Grants Subcommittee ... More >>
Pōneke Summer City Changes For Festive Season
Thursday, 2 December 2021, 12:35 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is changing up its summer events programme for the safety and well-being of our community in mind – but still with a focus on celebrating Christmas. Wellington will be getting dressed up for Christmas with some trains and ... More >>
Capital’s Services And Facilities Transition To Orange
Wednesday, 1 December 2021, 6:47 pm | Wellington City Council
Tomorrow night Pōneke will move to Orange in the new COVID-19 Protection Framework (the Traffic Lights system), as the Government keeps the health and safety of the country a priority. Orange in the new Traffic Light system will require Wellingtonians ... More >>
Council Starts Implementing Orange Traffic Light System Across The City
Monday, 29 November 2021, 4:38 pm | Wellington City Council
Following the Government’s announcement today, Wellington City Council is preparing to run the new COVID Traffic Light System across all its facilities and services from Friday 3 December – in the meantime, it’s recommended everyone get a COVID ... More >>
Toi Three Sixty Exhibition State Of The Art
Monday, 29 November 2021, 11:03 am | Wellington City Council
The Toi Three Sixty annual residents’ exhibition is a chance for everyone to grab an art bargain with all works $360 or under – and support the local arts community at the same time. Start your own art collection or expand on your current one with ... More >>
Greta Point Connection Gets The Go-ahead
Thursday, 25 November 2021, 9:52 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Councillors have given unanimous approval for changes to Evans Bay Parade between Greta Point and Cobham Drive that will create more space for people, and a harbourside walking and biking route Wellingtonians can be proud of. <img ... More >>
Welly Walks Gives Pavements The Boot
Tuesday, 23 November 2021, 10:34 am | Wellington City Council
It’s time to swap the concrete jungle for the native bush as the new season of Welly Walks kicks-off next month. The hugely popular annual summer event showcases the many walking tracks around Pōneke, and this year we’ll be checking out the ... More >>
Climate Change Exhibition Coming To Wellington
Thursday, 18 November 2021, 10:22 am | Wellington City Council
Our Climate Future, a touring pop-up exhibition about climate change, is coming to Johnsonville Library on Saturday. The free exhibition, developed by the Ministry for the Environment and hosted by Wellington City Council, gives an overview of why ... More >>
Some Public Areas At Shelly Bay Closed Over Health And Safety
Wednesday, 17 November 2021, 7:45 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has announced the closure of an area of Council owned land at Shelly Bay from 6pm today (17 November) under the Council’s Public Places bylaw in order to manage the health and safety risks posed by the site. This includes unsafe ... More >>
Third Thyme’s A Charm For Wellington’s Hidden Gardens
Monday, 15 November 2021, 11:15 am | Wellington City Council
Everything’s coming up roses for Wellington City Council’s apprentice gardeners as the Hidden Gardens Project kicks-off across the city this week. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2111/1e7ffc21342558b3eaa9.jpeg" width="720" height="496"> In its third year, the Hidden ... More >>
Council Acquiring Land For New Inner-city Park
Friday, 12 November 2021, 1:43 pm | Wellington City Council
A new central-city park for Wellington has been announced by Mayor Andy Foster. It will be on a site bordered by Taranaki and Frederick streets in Te Aro. “We’ve been in negotiations for some time to acquire this land from the Kirva Trust, and ... More >>
Parking On Footpaths Set To Be A Thing Of The Past
Friday, 12 November 2021, 10:25 am | Wellington City Council
Creative parking practices will soon be a thing of the past as Wellington City Council prepares to stamp out city-wide footpath parking, reduce transport emissions and make streets more accessible for all Wellingtonians. “We’re working hard to create ... More >>
Green Light For Island Bay Safety Changes
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 6:45 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Councillors today gave the green light to changes that will make Wellington’s Island Bay Parade safer for everyone. Pūroro Āmua, the Council’s Planning and Environment Committee, voted to include various safety improvements ... More >>
