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Capital canopy celebrated with Arbor Day
Thursday, 4 June 2020, 11:14 am | Wellington City Council
Arbor Day marks the start of the native tree planting season in Wellington – and while the goal of reaching 2 million set in 1997 has been impacted by Covid-19, it will get tantalizingly close this winter. This Friday 5 June, Mayor Andy Foster and ... More >>
Council Expedites Decision-making On The Central Library
Wednesday, 3 June 2020, 4:21 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has today agreed on a process to speed up the timeframes on the Central Library project. The revised process will see early consultation with the community and design work being progressed on options for the existing building ... More >>
Southern Landfill Bulk Recycling Centre Reopens
Tuesday, 2 June 2020, 2:35 pm | Wellington City Council
The bulk Recycling Centre at Wellington’s Southern Landfill has reopened to the public with traffic controls in place to ensure Covid-19 Alert Level 2 guidelines are maintained. Staff will manage the site for appropriate physical distancing between ... More >>
Central Library: Additional Information, Updated Recommendations Online
Tuesday, 2 June 2020, 8:24 am | Wellington City Council
Media are advised that additional information, incorporating a number of updated recommendations for the Central Library building, is now available on the Council’s website and will be considered at a Wellington City Council meeting this Wednesday ... More >>
Library Online Numbers A Turn-up For The Books
Saturday, 30 May 2020, 4:38 pm | Wellington City Council
With most libraries reopened in the capital now, the library boffins have been crunching the numbers during the Covid-19 Alert Levels, and found online services broke every record in the book. As the lockdown started in March, Wellington City Libraries welcomed ... More >>
Wellington Mayoral Water Taskforce Calls For Transparency
Saturday, 30 May 2020, 4:34 pm | Wellington City Council
The Mayoral Taskforce met this week and continues to gather information on the condition of the city’s three-waters network (potable water, wastewater and stormwater). It is also focusing on critical future priorities; providing for a growing population, ... More >>
Changes Proposed To Give People More Space
Saturday, 30 May 2020, 4:31 pm | Wellington City Council
Concept plans for the temporary street changes proposed for Featherston and Victoria Streets are now online – and there’s an opportunity to provide initial feedback until Thursday 11 June. Deputy Mayor Sarah Free says the changes are designed to ... More >>
Sara Hay Appointed Wellington City Council’s New Chief Financial Officer
Saturday, 30 May 2020, 7:51 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has appointed Sara Hay as its new Chief Financial Officer. Ms Hay joins Wellington City Council after several years of accomplished work at senior levels of, most recently, Auckland Council and, prior to that, at the Ministry ... More >>
Council Approves City Recovery Fund
Friday, 29 May 2020, 3:15 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has adopted a framework to manage the new Tipu Toa: Build back better, City Recovery Fund. The Fund was established at the Council Meeting of 9 April 2020 as part of the Pandemic Response Plan. Its purpose is to support ... More >>
$120,000 Grant To Help Sacred Heart Cathedral Restrengthening Work
Friday, 29 May 2020, 1:15 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington’s Mayor and Councillors have voted unanimously this week to contribute an urgent $120,000 grant towards the strengthening of the Sacred Heart Catholic Cathedral in Hill Street, Thorndon. The one-off ‘out of round’ contribution from the Council’s ... More >>
Council Funding Boost For Covid Affected Capital
Wednesday, 27 May 2020, 12:29 pm | Wellington City Council
Community and creative groups have had to adapt and diversify during Covid-19, which was reflected in the applications for funding approved by Wellington City Council this week. The C.H Izard Bequest supports projects that target disadvantaged groups ... More >>
Free Ground And Venue Hire For Sport And Recreation Groups
Monday, 25 May 2020, 9:45 am | Wellington City Council
Use of Wellington City Council facilities will be free for sports clubs until the end of June 2020, and there will be an extended winter season for sportsfields. The move will see no charges for sportsfields, courts or lane bookings at Council swimming ... More >>
More Wellington City Library Branches To Reopen
Saturday, 23 May 2020, 10:47 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Libraries will reopen three more branches this Monday as the city gets back to the new normal under Alert Level 2. Seven branches have reopened since moving to Alert Level 2, and now Brooklyn, Khandallah and Mervyn Kemp Library in ... More >>
Council To Set Direction For Future Central Library Services
Friday, 22 May 2020, 5:02 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council will consider information on the range of scenarios available to strengthen and refurbish the Central Library next week, alongside other options to accommodate Central Library services. Mayor Andy Foster and Councillors will be ... More >>
Mittens unlocks more hearts with Key to the City
Friday, 22 May 2020, 2:29 pm | Wellington City Council
Local celebrity cat Mittens has been awarded the highest honour of the capital with Mayor Andy Foster giving him the Key to the City at a small (Covid-safe) ceremony today. More >>
Courtenay Place To Close To Traffic This Friday And Saturday Night For Safety Reasons
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 3:28 pm | Wellington City Council
With bars and nightclubs reopening this weekend concerns that Courtenay Place may experience an influx of people this Friday and Saturday (22 and 23 May) has resulted in a decision to temporarily close the road to traffic for safety reasons. The move ... More >>
Food Chain Links Unbreakable Through Lockdown
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 1:19 pm | Wellington City Council
Food provision became critical during Covid-19 lockdown, so charities around the city worked together to deliver record numbers of meals while also observing the strict safety guidelines in place – and continue to do so now. Wellington City ... More >>
Feedback Sought On Street Changes To Keep Wellingtonians Spaced Out
Saturday, 16 May 2020, 4:37 pm | Wellington City Council
Street Changes Mooted To Keep People Spaced Out A 3km shared path between Shelly Bay and Scorching Bay, more space on Stout Street for people walking from the Railway Station, and a bike lane up the Brooklyn hill are among temporary Wellington street ... More >>
Wellington Water Taskforce Back In Full Swing
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 3:39 pm | Wellington City Council
Mayor Andy Foster chaired the second meeting of his Taskforce into water, sewage and stormwater (three waters) yesterday. “We pressed pause to focus on Covid-19 for seven weeks, but throughout that period there was never any suggestion that we ... More >>
Keeping Physical Distancing At Alert Level 2
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 12:18 pm | Wellington City Council
Many Wellingtonians will be returning to work in the Wellington CBD now that New Zealand has moved to Covid-19 Alert Level 2 this week – and Wellington City Council wants to remind the public to maintain physical distancing by keeping left. Manager ... More >>
