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Wellington Storm Update - 1.40pm - Local State Of Emergency In Breaker Bay Has Been Formally Ended
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 1:35 pm | Wellington City Council
Mayor Andy Foster and Wellington City Civil Defence Controller Derek Baxter have formally ended the local state of emergency in Breaker Bay this afternoon as the swells from yesterday’s southerly storm subside. Motorists and pedestrians ... More >>
Update On Breaker Bay Evacuation And Swell Warning
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 11:23 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Civil Defence Controller Derek Baxter has made the call to allow evacuated residents back to their homes in Breaker Bay immediately – but Breaker Bay Road will remain closed to through traffic for another few hours until crews ... More >>
Change Plastic Habits For Good This July
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 11:21 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is once again joining the global Plastic Free July campaign by supporting events, organisations and initiatives to help change plastic habits for good. The capital has a proud history as a frontrunner in reducing plastic by ... More >>
Storm Update - 10.45am Wednesday - Residents Can Return To Breaker Bay But Swells Still Causing Problems At Owhiro Bay
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 10:45 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Civil Defence Controller Derek Baxter has made the call to allow evacuated residents back to their homes in Breaker Bay immediately – but Breaker Bay Road will remain closed to through traffic for another several hours ... More >>
Breaker Bay Local State Of Emergency – 8am Update Wednesday 30 June
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 8:36 am | Wellington City Council
Breaker Bay Road will remain closed to all traffic, including residents, until a safety review is done at 10am today. Wellington City Civil Defence Controller Derek Baxter says he is taking a precautionary approach based on continuing advice from ... More >>
Mayor Declares Local State Of Emergency For Wellington’s South Coast
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 4:30 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington Mayor Andy Foster has declared a local state of emergency from 3.30pm today (Tuesday 29 June). The emergency declaration is to allow for the pre-emptive evacuation of properties in Breaker Bay that are expected to take the brunt of the ... More >>
Springbok Tour Comes To Life On Twitter For Anniversary
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 3:22 pm | Wellington City Council
The 1981 South African Springbok rugby tour of New Zealand divided a nation – 40 years on, we’re revisiting this historic event with a modern twist. Wellington City Libraries and City Archives have dug up news clippings, photos and ephemera ... More >>
Council Votes To Make Thorndon Quay Safer For Cyclists
Thursday, 24 June 2021, 4:45 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council’s Pūroro Āmua Planning and Environment Committee voted today to replace angle car parking with parallel car parking along Thorndon Quay. These measures aim to increase safety for cyclists along this busy gateway to the ... More >>
Services And Facilities In Capital At COVID-19 Alert Level 2
Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 5:30 pm | Wellington City Council
Following the Government announcement today, Wellington City Council can confirm the status of its services and facilities as the region moves into Alert Level 2 at 6pm tonight until 11.59pm Sunday 27 June. Under Alert Level 2, most of Council’s ... More >>
Council Amends Alcohol Fees Bylaw
Tuesday, 22 June 2021, 12:27 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington ratepayers will subsidise less of the cost of alcohol licensing in the city after the Council unanimously voted to amend its Alcohol Fees Bylaw to increase how much some alcohol licence holders pay to obtain or renew their licence. Wellington ... More >>
Cemeteries Management Plan Gets The Green Light
Tuesday, 22 June 2021, 10:27 am | Wellington City Council
A new management plan for Mākara, Karori and Tawa cemeteries has been approved, following a unanimous vote by Wellington City Councillors today. Mākara Cemetery and Karori Cemetery are both at critical points in terms of capacity, and Mayor Andy ... More >>
Te Wāhi Āwhina A Pillar For The Community
Monday, 21 June 2021, 2:47 pm | Wellington City Council
Since opening, more than 30 service providers and organisations have been engaged with, or based in, Te Wāhi Āwhina to provide information or services including housing, food and welfare provisions. Te Wāhi Āwhina, a community support space ... More >>
Work On Hataitai Roundabout Starts
Monday, 21 June 2021, 10:03 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is installing a roundabout at a busy four-way intersection in Hataitai in response to some safety concerns from the local community. The intersection at Moxham Avenue, Hataitai Road and Waitoa Road has been the site of a number of ... More >>
Kilbirnie Main Pool To Close For Maintenance
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 9:47 am | Wellington City Council
The Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre (WRAC) main pool is set to close from Monday 5 July until early September for its five-yearly maintenance. Work includes replacing the skylights, repairing damaged tiles in the pool, replacing sealant joints, and ... More >>
Wellington Named As Finalist In Bloomberg Philanthropies 2021 Global Mayors Challenge
Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 5:18 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington is among 50 champion cities selected to advance in global innovation competition uncovering most transformative urban solutions to emerge during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Wellington now enters a four-month test phase with support from Bloomberg ... More >>
The 80s Called And They’ve Given Their Magazine Back
Friday, 4 June 2021, 4:07 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Libraries is bringing the past back to the future with the popular 1980s Wellington City Magazine now accessible online. Not only will it showcase the big hair, shoulder pads and jazzercize of the era in the capital, but also the cool ... More >>
Matariki Ki Pōneke Festival – Watch This Space
Friday, 4 June 2021, 10:03 am | Wellington City Council
Matariki ki Pōneke Festival 2021 will be a time to celebrate, remember and honour our diversity, culture and combined history with a two-week festival of live and digital events, exhibitions, workshops and online activities. Wellington City Council ... More >>
Council Funding Focus On Pōneke Promise
Wednesday, 2 June 2021, 2:58 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has put its money where its mouth is and approved funding of several organisations to support the Pōneke Promise – a social contract to collectively deliver a safer, more vibrant, and compassionate city. DCM ($507,011 ... More >>
Council Resets, In Name And Spirit
Wednesday, 2 June 2021, 1:43 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has held its first committee meeting today as recommended in the Winder Report on Council governance. The inaugural meeting of Pūroro Rangaranga - Social, Cultural and Economic Committee marks the establishment of the new committee ... More >>
Wellington’s 10-Year Plan Draws Thousands Of Submissions
Friday, 21 May 2021, 5:53 pm | Wellington City Council
Public feedback on Wellington City Council’s draft 10-Year Plan for 2021-31 has recorded one of the strongest consultation responses with close to 2000 submissions received and 180 oral submitters heard. “A 1000-strong survey of Wellington residents ... More >>
