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Annual Report Marks Tough But Productive 2020-21
Friday, 29 October 2021, 1:03 pm | Wellington City Council
Mayor Andy Foster says Wellington City Council staff should feel proud at the way they negotiated 2020-21 - one of the toughest and challenging years in the Council’s 150-year history. Mayor Foster and City Councillors yesterday unanimously approved ... More >>
Tākina To Host International Sedimentology Congress In 2026
Thursday, 28 October 2021, 2:21 pm | Wellington City Council
New Zealand has built upon its earth science strengths to win the 22nd International Sedimentological Congress (ISC) in 2026. The ISC is one of the largest international conferences dedicated to the study of sedimentary rocks and the processes by which ... More >>
Pōneke Promise Gains Momentum In Making The City Safer
Thursday, 28 October 2021, 10:13 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is continuing the good mahi supporting the Pōneke Promise with numerous projects, campaigns and initiatives being rolled out to keep our community safe and sound. Young people are being consulted on a new Youth Hub, expressions ... More >>
New Fund Approved To Tackle Climate Change
Wednesday, 27 October 2021, 1:23 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has approved criteria for its new Climate and Sustainability Fund, an initiative of Te Atakura – First to Zero . This new $250,000 per annum fund will support communities and businesses in Wellington to undertake climate action ... More >>
Wellington Joins Global Race For Climate Action
Tuesday, 26 October 2021, 2:12 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington has been welcomed into the global Cities Race to Zero initiative, joining cities around the world in a collective pledge to halve carbon emissions by 2030 – and become a net zero carbon capital by 2050. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2110/1bf17fd69d95eca68350.jpeg" ... More >>
Tākina To Attract Larger Events And Exciting Exhibitions To The Capital City
Friday, 22 October 2021, 6:09 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is proposing an exciting partnership with Te Papa to deliver world-leading events and exhibitions at Tākina Convention and Exhibition Centre. Bringing Te Papa’s exhibitions and events expertise to Tākina and working with ... More >>
Christmas Festivities Reined In For COVID
Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 2:36 pm | Wellington City Council
This year’s A Very Welly Christmas festival is taking a year off due to COVID uncertainty, but in its place there’ll be lots of events and activities celebrating the festive season – and supporting local businesses. In what would’ve been the ... More >>
Mayor Announces Taskforce On Social Housing
Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 11:06 am | Wellington City Council
Mayor Andy Foster has announced the establishment of a Mayoral Taskforce on Social Housing to tackle challenges to the future sustainability of Council Housing and alleviate financial hardship experienced by tenants. The decision to take a deeper ... More >>
Heritage Week Is Just A Matter Of Time
Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 10:02 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington Heritage Week is back for its fifth year, with over 60 events, tours, exhibitions and activities showcasing the wide-ranging history of the region. Wellington City Council is a proud sponsor of the event, and a number of Council’s facilities ... More >>
Birds Of A Feather Flock Together For 2021 Bird Of The Year
Thursday, 14 October 2021, 11:49 am | Wellington City Council
We’re so egg-cited as the Te Manu Rongonui o Te Tau/Bird of The Year 2021 starts next week and we’re proud as a peacock to be supporting the titipounamu (rifleman) this year. Forest & Bird's Bird of the Year competition started in 2005 to ... More >>
Bark And Ride Trial (re)set For Cable Car
Thursday, 14 October 2021, 9:27 am | Wellington City Council
Upwardly mobile dogs and downward dogs may become a permanent fixture on the Cable Car if a trial in November is a howling success and doesn’t send us all barking mad. The trial, which was postponed due to COVID Alert Level requirements in August, ... More >>
Harbourside Market To Reopen This Sunday
Thursday, 14 October 2021, 9:12 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington’s Harbourside Market will reopen this Sunday 15 October with COVID-19 Alert Level 2 restrictions in place. Following Ministry of Health advice, outdoor Farmers Markets can open at Alert Level 2 with no restrictions on numbers, but with ... More >>
Draft District Plan To Transform And Protect Capital City
Wednesday, 13 October 2021, 4:31 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington’s Draft District Plan – the capital city’s first completely revised planning and environmental rulebook in more than 20 years – is now online and will be considered by the City Council’s Pūroro Āmua Planning and Environment Committee ... More >>
Local Arts Scene Gets Boost From Creative Scheme
Friday, 8 October 2021, 3:49 pm | Wellington City Council
The South Coast Arts Trail, the Glamaphones Matariki show, StarJam’s end of year concert, and PARK(ing) Day 2022 are just a selection of the wide range of projects to receive funding from the recent round of the Creative Communities Scheme (CCS). ... More >>
Cr Sparrow Announces Resignation From City Council
Friday, 8 October 2021, 2:05 pm | Wellington City Council
Councillor Malcolm Sparrow has announced his resignation from Wellington City Council, Mayor Andy Foster has confirmed. Cr Sparrow is a third-term city councillor representing the Takapu/Northern ward. He is Chair of the Council’s Regulatory Processes Committee. ... More >>
Wellington’s 2021 Diwali Festival Going Online
Thursday, 7 October 2021, 9:49 am | Wellington City Council
The Diwali Festival of Lights is going online this year due to current COVID-19 restrictions. In line with other major events around the country, the difficult decision to cancel the live event and go online was made so it could still be celebrated in ... More >>
New $300,000 EQC Cap Welcomed By Wellington’s Mayor
Tuesday, 5 October 2021, 12:19 pm | Wellington City Council
The Government announcement that it will increase the amount of insurance risk taken on by the Earthquake Commission (EQC) is welcome news for Wellington homeowners and nationwide, says Wellington Mayor Andy Foster. Beginning 1 October 2022, EQC will ... More >>
Rangatahi Voices To Be Centre Stage At Youth Hub Hui
Tuesday, 5 October 2021, 12:17 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is developing a new Youth Hub in the central city, and is hosting a hui for the younger community to voice their views on what the space should look like. The aim of the Youth Hub will be a safe indoor space dedicated to young ... More >>
Strong Engagement On Greta Point Connection Consultation
Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 5:22 pm | Wellington City Council
Consultation for the last section of Tahitai is drawing a strong response as residents provide their views on how the new harbourside connection between Miramar and the city will be linked through from Cobham Drive to Greta Point. Planning started about ... More >>
Exciting Plans For Michael Fowler Centre Car Park
Monday, 27 September 2021, 10:23 am | Wellington City Council
This Thursday 30 September Wellington City Council will consider a proposal for a 175-year ground lease to enable property developer Willis Bond to transform the Michael Fowler Centre car park into a multi-level, green building with outdoor spaces ... More >>
