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Wellington City Council Offers Support To Local Hospitality Sector
Thursday, 30 April 2020, 2:43 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is doing its bit to #LoveLocal by providing partial fee refunds to the hospitality sector. Businesses that have paid a renewal fee for a food registration and/or pavement lease between 1 July 2019 and 31 March 2020 will ... More >>
Technology At Hand To Help Victims Of Abuse
Thursday, 30 April 2020, 9:15 am | Wellington City Council
When in an unsafe situation it’s not always easy to access help quickly and discreetly, but Wellington City Council’s green shield website status and other services offer support and advise where and when it’s needed. The Women’s Refuge Shielded Site ... More >>
Coffee (and Everything Else) To Go In The Capital
Monday, 27 April 2020, 5:24 pm | Wellington City Council
With the announcement that some food businesses can operate under Alert Level 3, Wellington City Council’s Public Health team has been working with owners of food trucks, cafes, restaurants, and coffee carts to get these operations up and running ... More >>
Capital Works To Start Up Again In Level 3
Sunday, 26 April 2020, 6:31 pm | Wellington City Council
With New Zealand moving to Alert Level 3 on Tuesday, work on roads, transport projects, construction and general maintenance will start up again – providing jobs, boosting the economic recovery, and improving the appearance, appeal and resilience of our ... More >>
Near-misses On South Coast Prompt Call For Everyone To Slow Down, Take Care
Sunday, 26 April 2020, 10:20 am | Wellington City Council
The call has gone out for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians to slow down and take care on the roads around Wellington’s south coast – ahead of a City Council move to introduce a temporary 30kmh speed limit on sections of the road between Breaker ... More >>
Wellington City Council Services And Facilities At Level 3
Friday, 24 April 2020, 2:35 pm | Wellington City Council
Following Monday’s announcement by the Government, Wellington City Council can confirm the status of its services and facilities as the country moves into Alert Level 3 on Tuesday 28 April. For the Council, Alert Level 3 will look a lot like ... More >>
Virtual Doors Open A World Of Culture For The Capital
Friday, 24 April 2020, 1:17 pm | Wellington City Council
Arts and events have been severely affected by the Covid-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown, but many have adapted by virtually opening doors to old audiences – and new. With venues, galleries, and museums closed during the lockdown, a whole new world has ... More >>
Council Approves Underwrite To Support Airport Company
Thursday, 23 April 2020, 8:07 pm | Wellington City Council
Today Wellington City Council considered a proposal from Wellington International Airport Limited (WIAL) to, alongside the other shareholder Infratil, provide shareholder support to the airport as it deals with the impacts of Covid-19. The support would ... More >>
$1.2 Million Karori Event Centre Fit-out Gets Council Approval
Thursday, 23 April 2020, 4:11 pm | Wellington City Council
Mayor Andy Foster and Wellington City councillors voted unanimously at today’s Council meeting to approve $1.22 million of expenditure to complete the fit-out of the Karori Event Centre. The building, on Council land in the middle of the Karori ... More >>
No Change To Recycling Collections At Level 3 For Wellington City Council
Thursday, 23 April 2020, 8:15 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council’s kerbside recycling collection will remain on hold when the country moves into the new Level 3 phase proposed for next week by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. With strict guidelines still in place, the safety of staff and the ... More >>
Work Restarts On Wellington Convention And Exhibition Centre, Town Hall, St James Theatre
Thursday, 23 April 2020, 6:43 am | Wellington City Council
Picking up the shovels and getting stuck back into exciting infrastructure builds is top of the list for Wellington City Council now the Government has eased the lockdown restrictions. Work on several Council construction projects was put on hold in March ... More >>
Mayor Calls For Debrief On Owhiro Bay Wave-damage Emergency
Tuesday, 21 April 2020, 1:17 pm | Wellington City Council
Mayor Andy Foster says he will ask for a formal debrief on the issues relating to last week’s emergency when huge waves from Cook Strait caused havoc in Owhiro Bay. Mayor Foster last night took part in a short but “tremendously valuable” videoconference ... More >>
Covid-19 - Wellingrton Mayor's Update Including Council Response To Return To Alert Level 3
Monday, 20 April 2020, 8:35 pm | Wellington City Council
Kia ora Wellington. Fantastic news this afternoon everyone. In fact, it’s the news we’ve all been waiting for. Every one of you should be immensely proud of your efforts in bringing it about. Our region has done particularly well, with no ... More >>
Stand Apart Together This Anzac Day
Saturday, 18 April 2020, 11:52 am | Wellington City Council
Media release Saturday 18 April Stand apart together this Anzac Day In response to Covid-19, there will be no public events to commemorate Anzac Day this Saturday 25 April – instead the nation will mark the anniversary by standing together apart ... More >>
Covid-19 - Wellington Mayor's Update For 17 April
Saturday, 18 April 2020, 7:18 am | Wellington City Council
Kia ora Wellington. I want to share some fabulous upcoming events I’m sure you’ll want to be part of – from home. First up this weekend some of our wonderful arts and cultural events are going online, and we are all invited to join in. The Royal ... More >>
Wave Damage Repairs On Wellington’s South Coast – Please Don’t Go Sightseeing
Friday, 17 April 2020, 3:32 pm | Wellington City Council
Repairs in Owhiro Bay on Wellington’s south coast are continuing following damage caused by big waves on Wednesday. · Motorists and pedestrians are asked to stay away from the area to allow City Council contractors and residents to continue ... More >>
Covid-19 - Wellington Mayor's Update For 16 April
Thursday, 16 April 2020, 8:47 pm | Wellington City Council
Kia ora Wellington. More hints from Government today about what Level 3 might look like, and when that might happen. We will see what comes out of Cabinet on Monday. It’s great that we’re starting to have these discussions - but we need to make ... More >>
Deadline Extended For Building Resilience Fund
Thursday, 16 April 2020, 2:28 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is calling on owners of earthquake-prone non-heritage buildings to apply for the Building Resilience Fund (BRF) – made easier with an extended deadline, newly approved eligibility criteria, and help connecting with engineers ... More >>
Storm Damage On Wellington's South Coast - And Road Closure Update
Thursday, 16 April 2020, 11:07 am | Wellington City Council
· The road between Moa Point and Breaker Bay is closed to through traffic and will probably remain closed for the rest of the day while debris is cleared and repairs are made to the roadway. Tar seal has lifted in some areas due to the impact of waves ... More >>
Big Swells Close Roads On Wellington’s South Coast – Please Avoid The Area
Wednesday, 15 April 2020, 11:09 am | Wellington City Council
A big southerly swell on Wellington’s south coast is causing large waves to crash onto the road between Breaker Bay and Owhiro Bay. Most of the road between Breaker Bay and Owhiro Bay is now temporarily closed to traffic due to debris being thrown ... More >>
