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$650 Million ‘shovel Ready’ Project List Submitted To Government
Wednesday, 15 April 2020, 10:29 am | Wellington City Council
A list of 10 ‘shovel ready’ construction projects, totalling almost $650 million and potentially generating more than 2200 jobs, has been compiled by Wellington City Council in response to a Government call for initiatives that can be funded to help ... More >>
Covid-19 - Wellington Mayor's Update - Including 'shovel-ready' Projects
Tuesday, 14 April 2020, 9:44 pm | Wellington City Council
Kia ora Wellington. Today I want to tell you about Council’s comprehensive response to Government’s request for ‘shovel ready’, job-creating infrastructure projects. But first I want to start today’s update by offering my condolences – and those ... More >>
Covid-19 - Wellington Mayoral Update For 13 April
Tuesday, 14 April 2020, 7:19 am | Wellington City Council
Kia ora Wellington. I hope you’ve enjoyed the Easter weekend – though it has certainly been a very different one. Today I want to talk about supporting our hospitality sector, about sewage, our wonderful student volunteer army, and school - but more ... More >>
Wellington City Council Working To Help Hospitality Sector Recover From COVID-19
Monday, 13 April 2020, 3:23 pm | Wellington City Council
Mayor Andy Foster says Wellington City Council is working hard to soften the blow of the pandemic for all Wellington businesses with an immediate focus on the city’s hospitality and retail sectors. “A fortnight before we went into lockdown, our ... More >>
Harry Potter Casts A Spell Over The Capital’s E-readers
Saturday, 11 April 2020, 1:05 pm | Wellington City Council
The magic of words continue to delight the capital even while Wellington City Libraries (WCL) branches are closed – with Harry Potter still proving popular with kids of all ages! The use of the Libraries' online resources is still increasing every day, ... More >>
Covid-19: Wellington Mayor's Update For 9 April
Friday, 10 April 2020, 6:46 am | Wellington City Council
Kia ora Wellington. It’s been a big day for the Council, and a very heartening one too for our country – I’ll come back to that a bit later. We had a historic first ever Council meeting by Zoom, myself, councillors, staff, public participants ... More >>
Results From Wellington City Council Covid-19 Response Meeting
Friday, 10 April 2020, 6:43 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has today voted to recommend consultation on a 4.95% rates increase for the 2020/21 financial year. The vote was at a City Council meeting held via video-conference to agree the next steps in the development of the 2020/21 draft ... More >>
Wellington City Council’s Leaders Contribute $340,000 To Community Groups
Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 3:20 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council’s Mayor, Councillors, Chief Executive and Executive Leadership Team (ELT) will be taking a voluntary 10% pay reduction for the rest of 2020, and will redirect that money to those most in need. The changes to the remuneration of ... More >>
New Council meetings schedule to respond to lockdown
Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 10:40 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has introduced a new meetings schedule for April and May in response to the pandemic lockdown. Deputy Mayor Sarah Free, who holds the Council’s Governance portfolio, says the City Council has to continue to provide services to ... More >>
Help Is At Hand With New Online Support Services Map
Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 8:28 am | Wellington City Council
Finding the right support and essential services during the Covid-19 response lockdown has just become a lot easier in Wellington with the launch of an online interactive map and directory . The Support Services Map, developed by Wellington City Council, ... More >>
Covid-19 - Wellington Mayor's Update For 7 April
Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 6:38 am | Wellington City Council
Kia ora Wellington, First up, I want to tell you about an excellent new initiative we’ve started to help Wellingtonians find support and essential services during the lockdown. Today we launched a new Support Services Map – you’ll find it on ... More >>
Easter Holiday Hours For Wellington City Council Services
Tuesday, 7 April 2020, 3:11 pm | Wellington City Council
Despite many Council facilities temporarily closed and services on hold during the Covid-19 lockdown, there are still a few operating that will be affected by Easter weekend holiday hours. Rubbish is NOT collected on Good Friday. Instead, the collection ... More >>
Downtown Community Ministry Helping To Shelter Homeless
Monday, 6 April 2020, 10:51 am | Wellington City Council
At a time when Wellingtonians are told to stay home during the Covid-19 lockdown, for some of the city’s homeless home can mean a tent in the bush, a park bench or a sheltered spot at the entrance of a high-rise – and that’s where the DCM ... More >>
Food For Thought In The Capital
Saturday, 4 April 2020, 3:11 pm | Wellington City Council
Organisations across the capital are working tirelessly to ensure the basic necessities are provided to those who need them – and food is one of the most critical of those. Wellington City Council supported Kaibosh Food Rescue has had to shut the doors at ... More >>
Covid-19: Update From Wellington Mayor Andy Foster
Saturday, 4 April 2020, 8:08 am | Wellington City Council
Kia ora Wellington, From what I’m seeing and hearing, you are doing a great job of staying safe, staying home, exercising locally, keeping physical separation, and following the Ministry of Health hygiene procedures. We have to beat this virus, ... More >>
Rates Payment Deferral Leads City Council’s Covid-19 Fightback Plan
Thursday, 2 April 2020, 8:13 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington Mayor Andy Foster says he is looking to fast-track a suite of City Council initiatives that aim to soften the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and get Wellington back on its feet. The initiatives – led by a proposal that the payment of the next ... More >>
You and your furry bubble mates
Thursday, 2 April 2020, 12:04 pm | Wellington City Council
The Alert Level 4 lockdown has meant we’ve had to make some major changes in our day to day life, and that goes for our furry friends too – even Mittens! More >>
Covid-19 - Wellington Mayoral Update – 31 March 2020
Tuesday, 31 March 2020, 7:27 pm | Wellington City Council
Kia ora Wellington – I’m Mayor Andy Foster, with another daily update. Well done Wellington on staying safe, staying home, staying local, and following the physical distancing and Ministry of Health hygiene protocols. In between Zoom meetings today, ... More >>
Collaboration Providing Shelter For City’s Homeless
Tuesday, 31 March 2020, 1:45 pm | Wellington City Council
Thirty-eight self-contained units have been made available in a private property for the city’s vulnerable community – providing food, shelter, security, and most importantly a safe place to self-isolate during the Alert Level 4 lockdown. ... More >>
In Times Of Need The Compassion Soup Kitchen Rises To The Challenge
Monday, 30 March 2020, 4:26 pm | Wellington City Council
It’s been 118 years since the Compassion Soup Kitchen began providing daily meals for Wellington’s disadvantaged – and as they did during the 1918 flu pandemic, they’re doing it again. During alert level 4 Covid-19 lockdown, the charity’s ... More >>
