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New Traffic and Parking Bylaw adopted
Tuesday, 31 August 2021, 12:32 pm | Wellington City Council
Around 400 Wellingtonians shared their views on a new Traffic and Parking Bylaw which was unanimously adopted by the Council and came into effect on Friday. Wellington Mayor Andy Foster says the previous bylaw was no longer fit for purpose so consultation ... More >>
To bee or not to bee is no longer a question
Tuesday, 31 August 2021, 10:10 am | Wellington City Council
September is Bee Aware Month – an opportunity to raise awareness and celebrate the vital contribution honey bees make for the environment, on our economy, and for the future of urban ecology. Once again, Wellington City Council is proudly partnering ... More >>
Council Adopts Aho Tini 2030 – Arts, Culture And Creativity Strategy
Thursday, 26 August 2021, 10:23 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has unanimously adopted Aho Tini 2030 – Arts, Culture and Creativity Strategy, designed to further support the arts and the artists in the Capital. The strategy focuses on access and inclusion, higher visibility of Ngā ... More >>
Wellington City Council Approves Representation Review
Thursday, 26 August 2021, 6:31 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has today approved community consultation for its Representation Review Initial Proposal, a requirement on Council following its decision in May to establish a Māori ward. The review will seek submissions on the total number of ... More >>
Consultation on the Brooklyn Road bike lane
Wednesday, 25 August 2021, 3:16 pm | Wellington City Council
Pūroro Āmua – the Planning and Environment Committee has unanimously voted today to start the process of formal consultation on the future of the Brooklyn Road Bike Route Trial. The trial bike route was part of the Innovating Streets programme, a ... More >>
Siobhan Procter appointed new Chief Infrastructure Officer
Wednesday, 25 August 2021, 1:23 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council (WCC) has announced the appointment of Siobhan Procter as Chief Infrastructure Officer, overseeing the Council’s project management office, transport, infrastructure, asset management, resilience and property services. Ms ... More >>
Wellington City Council appoints Kym Fell as Chief Customer and Community Officer
Tuesday, 24 August 2021, 3:56 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council (WCC) has appointed Kym Fell to the role of Chief Customer and Community Officer, responsible for a wide range of operations and services including parks, sport and recreation, city housing and arts and events. Mr Fell joins from ... More >>
Wellington performs well in resident survey and global safe city index – and is working to do better
Tuesday, 24 August 2021, 9:41 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council conducted their annual Residents Monitoring Survey (RMS) this year, with over 1500 residents giving their views on how Council is performing. The survey is a valuable resource for the Council and its many business units to ... More >>
ComicFest 2021 to be redrawn another day
Wednesday, 18 August 2021, 3:34 pm | Wellington City Council
To keep everyone safe, organisers are cancelling ComicFest 2021 this Saturday (21 August 2021) as Aotearoa is now under COVID-19 Alert Level 4. “We are gutted Saturday’s ComicFest is not going ahead, as we had such a fantastic line-up of amazing artists ... More >>
Wellington welcomes beautiful city award nomination
Wednesday, 18 August 2021, 3:29 pm | Wellington City Council
“The nomination is well deserved,” said Wellington Mayor Andy Foster on learning the Capital had been nominated alongside Dunedin, for the most beautiful large city category at the annual Keep New Zealand Beautiful awards. “These awards are specifically ... More >>
Wellington Moves Into Alert Level 4 Lockdown
Wednesday, 18 August 2021, 6:12 am | Wellington City Council
17 August With an Aucklander testing positive for COVID-19, Wellington is moving into Alert Level 4 lockdown at 11.59pm this evening for three days, and Wellington City Council will be closing most of its public facing facilities, with many services ... More >>
Rainbow Advisory Group a point of pride at Council
Monday, 16 August 2021, 11:25 am | Wellington City Council
The Capital’s Queer community is now well represented and has a voice at the table with a new Rainbow Communities Advisory Group (RCAG) working closely with Wellington City Council. More >>
Get Drawn In At ComicFest 2021
Thursday, 12 August 2021, 4:00 pm | Wellington City Council
Get creative, learn a new skill, and have fun for free with a whole galaxy of Aotearoa’s finest graphic artists and storytellers at ComicFest 2021 . There’ll be fun activities for all ages and interests, including giveaways, from 9am to 5pm Saturday 21 August ... More >>
Bark And Ride Trial Set For Cable Car
Thursday, 12 August 2021, 11:34 am | Wellington City Council
Upwardly mobile dogs and downward dogs may become a permanent fixture on the Cable Car if a trial later this month is a howling success and doesn’t send us all barking mad. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2108/acc9067f28d4f767c377.jpeg" ... More >>
Keith Spry And Kilbirnie Pools Set To Open This Month
Wednesday, 11 August 2021, 3:00 pm | Wellington City Council
Stage two of the upgrade at Keith Spry Pool is complete and the main pool will reopen on Monday 23 August – with Kilbirnie Pool reopening a week later. The work at Keith Spry has included strengthening the building, replacing the skylights and installing ... More >>
More Wellingtonians Commuting By Bike – Helping Reduce City Emissions
Tuesday, 10 August 2021, 12:29 pm | Wellington City Council
The number of Wellingtonians commuting by bike continues to grow with the latest data showing more people than ever riding into the central city during the busy morning peak. The continuing upward trend is a positive move towards reducing transport emissions ... More >>
Road Detours As Crane Removed From CBD
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 10:26 am | Wellington City Council
A large crane will be removed from a Willis Street construction site meaning some detours will be in place to cars and public transport over the weekend. The removal will close vehicle access to parts of Willis St, Customhouse Quay and Lambton Quay, ... More >>
Meat Trays Meet Their Match With New Optical Sorter
Friday, 30 July 2021, 12:04 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington’s recycling facility is now the proud owner of an optical sorter, capable of diverting over seven million meat and other clear plastic trays from the region’s landfills and overseas processors each year. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2107/43b0d960a0ba7daa531f.jpeg" ... More >>
Karori Cemetery Still Drop Dead Gorgeous At 130
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 10:36 am | Wellington City Council
Karori Cemetery is New Zealand's second largest burial ground, is the final resting place for over 83,000 people, and is still drop dead gorgeous as it turns 130 years old next month. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2107/aa2fbb9505360b50d450.jpeg" ... More >>
Karori Town Centre: Public Space Improvement Project
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 9:23 am | Wellington City Council
Residents are invited to a community drop-in session at the Karori Library today (29 July) to talk about plans for improvements to the Library Square, England Lane, and a small section in front of the Karori Community Centre. “The weight of community ... More >>
