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Wellington Cycleways Still Up For Consideration In August
Thursday, 11 June 2020, 9:29 am | Wellington City Council
Some of the recently withdrawn temporary cycleways in Wellington will be considered in future work programmes. "We know many people were disappointed that we were unable to continue to consider the temporary cycleways as a Covid-19 response once ... More >>
Unauthorised Biking Trails Removed To Restore Nature
Wednesday, 10 June 2020, 2:13 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has started work closing a number of unauthorised mountain bike tracks and restoring the damaged areas to their natural state at Te Ahumairangi Hill, Mount Victoria and Huntleigh Park. The Capital’s mountain biking tracks are ... More >>
Airport Shareholder Support Confirmed
Wednesday, 10 June 2020, 10:36 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has confirmed the details of the shareholder support provided to Wellington International Airport Limited as a response to the financial impact of the pandemic. The City Council owns 34% of the Airport and Infratil owns the remaining ... More >>
Proposal For Temporary Wellington Bike Lanes Withdrawn
Tuesday, 9 June 2020, 5:23 pm | Wellington City Council
A paper proposing temporary bike lanes and other street changes to encourage social distancing around Wellington has been withdrawn from Wellington City Council’s Strategy and Policy Committee agenda today. The proposals were designed to provide ... More >>
Wellington City Council Services And Facilities At Level 1
Monday, 8 June 2020, 6:05 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council’s services and facilities will return to normal operations with contact tracing where necessary as the country moves to Alert Level 1. Following the Government announcement today, Alert Level 1 means most restrictions are lifted ... More >>
Wellington On Right Track To Be A Zero Carbon Capital
Friday, 5 June 2020, 3:52 pm | Wellington City Council
The Capital’s emissions were down 7% between 2001 and 2019, and on target to reach the goal of dropping to 10% next year, according to a recently released report commissioned by Wellington City Council. As part of the Te Atakura - First to Zero programme, ... More >>
Omāroro Reservoir Gets $68 Million Funding Green-light
Thursday, 4 June 2020, 4:09 pm | Wellington City Council
Mayor Andy Foster and City Councillors have today unanimously approved the funding of the massive Omāroro water reservoir to serve central Wellington, the regional hospital and the Newtown area. Wellington City Council’s Strategy and Policy Committee ... More >>
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 >>
