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Wellington City Council Votes To Include Mana Whenua At The Meeting Table
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 5:29 am | Wellington City Council
Waiata, hongi, hugs and kisses followed today’s Wellington City Council vote to add mana whenua representation to Council committees later this year, with representatives both having a vote and being paid. The Council voted 11-3 to enable one representative ... More >>
Help Put The Kai Into Kaibosh This May
Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 2:12 pm | Wellington City Council
As proud supporters of Kaibosh Food Rescue, Wellington City Council is encouraging everyone to put the kai into Kaibosh for Give a Meal in May / Haratua Takoha Kai. Kaibosh provides food to soup kitchens, marae, foodbanks, residential facilities ... More >>
Mayor Welcomes Funds For Ngauranga-Petone Section Of Te Ara Tupua
Friday, 23 April 2021, 4:49 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington Mayor Andy Foster is delighted by the announcement of the funding and construction timetable for Ngā Ūranga ki Pito-One. We’ve been advocating for it for several years. Waka Kotahi funding of $171-$190 million has now been approved ... More >>
Council’s New Committee Structure Agreed
Monday, 19 April 2021, 1:28 pm | Wellington City Council
“The Independent Wellington City Council Governance Review has produced 13 recommendations with an emphasis on supporting effective governance,” says Mayor Andy Foster. “The package of change includes reconfirming a shared vision and a high-level work programme ... More >>
Work To Start On New Walking And Biking Paths Through Miramar Cutting
Monday, 19 April 2021, 12:13 pm | Wellington City Council
Work to develop new walking and biking paths along the Maupuia side of Miramar Avenue, between Shelly Bay Road and Tauhinu Road, will get under way from early May. With the project on Cobham Drive now complete, the same Downer crew will make a start ... More >>
Fale Malae Proposed For Wellington's Waterfront Would Be A Place For The Pacific, Says Mayor Foster
Thursday, 15 April 2021, 5:23 pm | Wellington City Council
The Fale Malae proposed for Frank Kitts Park will focus on Wellington’s status as a South Pacific Capital City and host of regional dialogue and decisionmaking, says Mayor Andy Foster. Today’s Wellington City Council Strategy and Policy Committee ... More >>
Voting Opens For The Tawa Community Board By-election
Thursday, 15 April 2021, 3:41 pm | Wellington City Council
As of today, enrolled voters in the Tawa region will be able to have their say in selecting a new member for the Tawa Community Board. Voting for the Tawa Community Board by-election will run from today, Thursday 15 April until 12 noon, Friday 7 ... More >>
Central Library Design Principles Agreed
Thursday, 15 April 2021, 3:34 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has adopted four principles that will guide the design for modernising the Central Library building within the remediation plans. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2104/c3c97d9e4b82fbe995b0.jpeg" ... More >>
Majority Vote On Mana Whenua Representation Proposal
Friday, 9 April 2021, 10:04 am | Wellington City Council
A proposal to add mana whenua representation to Wellington City Council committees later this year – with the representatives having a vote and being paid – received a majority vote to go to full Council this month at yesterday’s Strategy and Policy ... More >>
Consultation Now Open On Wellington City Council’s 10-Year Plan
Wednesday, 7 April 2021, 5:30 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington Mayor Andy Foster is delighted that the draft 2021-31 Long-term Plan is out for consultation. “This draft is ambitious, and it centres on the much-needed investment in our infrastructure that our city has been crying out for, and on solving ... More >>
Clarification Re Today’s Media Coverage Of The Delay To Wellington City Council’s LTP Paper
Wednesday, 31 March 2021, 3:59 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council Chief Executive Barbara McKerrow says it is not true that consideration of the Council’s Long-Term Plan has been delayed till next week due to Audit NZ concerns about data from Wellington Water, as reported by several media ... More >>
Recent Survey Shows Wellington Is A Great Place To Live
Tuesday, 30 March 2021, 11:21 am | Wellington City Council
Wellingtonians stand out from their counterparts in New Zealand’s other major cities in believing their city is a great place to live according to a recent survey. The two-yearly Nielsen Quality of Life survey questioned 6412 residents in New Zealand’s ... More >>
Oriental Bay Sea Wall Repairs Start Soon
Monday, 29 March 2021, 12:54 pm | Wellington City Council
The first stage of repairs to the historic Oriental Bay sea wall start mid-April. A heritage structure protected by Wellington City Council’s District Plan, the wall was constructed between 1922 and 1930 and forms the edge to the Oriental Bay ... More >>
Waiora Sports And Community Hub Opens At Alex Moore Park
Wednesday, 24 March 2021, 2:45 pm | Wellington City Council
Waiora, the new Sport and Community Hub at Alex Moore Park is being officially opened on Saturday 27 March following a pre-dawn blessing and ceremony. Wellington City Council partnered with Alex Moore Park Sport and Community Inc (AMPSCI) back in 2018, ... More >>
Nominees For The 2021 Tawa Community Board By-election Announced
Wednesday, 24 March 2021, 10:58 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council Electoral Officer Warwick Lampp has announced the five nominees for the upcoming Tawa Community Board by-election. They are: Malcolm Alexander , Michael Blank , Tim Davin , Janryll Fernandez , and Clint Schoultz . “We will be ... More >>
Capital Goes Goofy Over BOWLZILLA
Wednesday, 17 March 2021, 11:14 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington will be the capital of skateboarding once again when it hosts BOWLZILLA for the 6th year in a row on Saturday 27 March at Waitangi Park. Skateboarding is making its Olympic debut this year in Tokyo, and BOWLZILLA is Aotearoa’s only points-awarding ... More >>
More EV Chargers And Car Sharing As Emissions Reduced City-wide
Tuesday, 16 March 2021, 2:44 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington’s use of electric vehicle (EV) chargers has tripled in the last six months, and almost 11,000 Wellingtonians are now members of car share schemes – but that’s just the start in reducing emissions around the city. Combined, Mevo ... More >>
New Cobham Drive Paths Blessed
Monday, 15 March 2021, 10:59 am | Wellington City Council
The new walking and biking paths along the Cobham Drive foreshore have been blessed by Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika at a ceremony this morning (Monday 15 March) and then officially opened by Deputy Mayor Sarah Free and MP for Ōhāriu Greg O’Connor. ... More >>
The Capital Set To Commemorate March 15
Thursday, 11 March 2021, 3:45 pm | Wellington City Council
A national remembrance service will be held in Ōtautahi Christchurch to mark the second anniversary of the Christchurch mosque attacks. The live streamed service , Ko Tātou, Tātou We Are One, will be held at Christchurch Arena – and Te Whanganui-a-Tara ... More >>
Wellington City Council Votes For Māori Ward
Thursday, 11 March 2021, 1:08 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has today agreed to take the next steps toward creating a Māori Ward at the 2022 council elections. The Council’s Strategy and Policy Committee voted 12-3 to support the creation of a Māori Ward - a vote welcomed by ... More >>
