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Wahine, warrior haka for Wellington pedestrians
Wednesday, 20 February 2019, 4:44 pm | Wellington City Council
First Kate Sheppard did it, then Carmen Rupe and John Plimmer, now a wahine and a warrior are demonstrating a haka over Wellington’s precious pedestrians. On the day before the opening of the Te Matatini kapa haka festival, the “haka lanterns” ... More >>
Te Matatini arrives in Pōneke
Tuesday, 19 February 2019, 3:53 pm | Wellington City Council
With thousands of performers, volunteers and kapa haka supporters arriving in the Wellington region this week for Te Matatini ki te Ao, commuters are asked to be patient and expect some delays. More >>
Councillors to consider additional funds for Town Hall
Tuesday, 19 February 2019, 3:30 pm | Wellington City Council
Councillors to consider additional funds for Wellington Town Hall strengthening More >>
Welly will be the bomb this weekend
Monday, 18 February 2019, 3:05 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington will be abuzz with exciting arts and events happening all over the city this weekend – including Te Matatini, The Performance Arcade, and the always popular Welly World Championships Dive Bomb Competition. Wellingtonians and visitors alike ... More >>
Momentum building for Predator Free Wellington
Monday, 18 February 2019, 11:09 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington has seen a huge increase in wildlife in recent years while more and more Wellingtonians are getting involved in making our city predator free. Already, over 6,500 households are actively involved in trapping across the city, and Wellington ... More >>
E-scooters to be trialled on Wellington streets
Thursday, 14 February 2019, 5:00 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has decided to proceed with a trial of the city’s first electric scooter share scheme. Councillors on the City Strategy Committee today voted 10-3 in favour of the trial which will initially last six months, but can be extended ... More >>
Go by bike day celebrates growing pedal power
Monday, 11 February 2019, 3:42 pm | Wellington City Council
Go by bike day this Wednesday 13 February will celebrate the growing number of Wellingtonians who are choosing to make some trips by bike. More >>
Te reo Māori embrace for Te Matatini
Thursday, 7 February 2019, 3:42 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellingtonians will be encouraged to give te reo Māori a go this month with a new Wellington City Council campaign supported by Te Taura Whiri i te reo Māori and more than 50 businesses in the central city. More >>
Councils say don’t ride your luck
Monday, 28 January 2019, 1:02 pm | Wellington City Council
Councils in the Wellington region are urging motorcycle riders attending the Burt Munro challenge in February to take their time as they travel south. For the third year in a row, riders waiting to board Cook Strait ferries on their way down to the ... More >>
Council grants fun in the sun
Monday, 28 January 2019, 10:45 am | Wellington City Council
Every year Wellington City Council supports hundreds of arts, cultural and community events and projects – and many of them are now part of the summer calendar for everyone to enjoy. More >>
You can’t beat Wellington on Waitangi Day
Friday, 25 January 2019, 9:02 am | Wellington City Council
Celebrate our national day, Te Rā o Waitangi, on Wednesday 6 February along Wellington’s Ara Moana waterfront with kai, kapa haka and live music – including legendary local group The Black Seeds. More >>
A taste of the Pacific is coming to the capital
Monday, 14 January 2019, 1:17 pm | Wellington City Council
The annual Wellington Pasifika Festival will be showcasing the sights, sounds, and flavours of the Pacific at Odlins Plaza on Saturday 19 January – and everyone’s welcome/afio mai/bula/ulu tons mai/kia orana/welkam. More >>
Follow The Pink Line | Whai Mai Te Rārangi Māwhero
Friday, 11 January 2019, 11:21 am | Wellington City Council
A vinyl laminate pink line and decals are being installed along the waterfront as part of the build-up to next month’s Performance Arcade 2019 Festival , acting as a navigational tool from the Wellington Railway Station to Oriental Bay. More >>
Cobham Drive lizards on the move
Friday, 11 January 2019, 10:09 am | Wellington City Council
Work to develop the new walking and biking paths along Cobham Drive will soon be ramping up – but first efforts are being made to relocate lizards living in the construction zone. More >>
Courtenay Central – update from Wellington City Council
Thursday, 10 January 2019, 4:39 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council senior staff have been kept informed over the past few days by representatives of Reading New Zealand about Reading’s decision to close the Courtenay Central site last weekend. More >>
Rita Angus going up the wall
Thursday, 10 January 2019, 12:05 pm | Wellington City Council
Next week, well-known street artist Askew One starts work on a large scale tribute mural of one of New Zealand’s most loved artist Rita Angus on a building in Bond Street. More >>
Council gets engaged
Monday, 31 December 2018, 11:16 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has been very engaged this year with 29 public consultations, 23 public notices, on-going project work with community groups, a big shift to online submissions, and an award winning design campaign – we asked, you spoke, and we ... More >>
Wellington ready for a spell of Gardens Magic
Friday, 28 December 2018, 11:42 am | Wellington City Council
Gardens Magic is ready to weave a spell over the capital with three weeks of the iconic free concert series returning to the Wellington Botanic Garden Soundshell to showcase the sounds of Aotearoa’s best and brightest. More >>
Grass flush has mowing crews working hard in Wellington
Tuesday, 18 December 2018, 11:12 am | Wellington City Council
A perfect combination of warm temperatures and rain has combined to produce prodigious grass growth in Wellington. As residents with big lawns and grass berms will have learned in the past few weeks, the grass has been growing at an exhaustingly-rapid ... More >>
Council focuses on the big issues with latest funding round
Tuesday, 18 December 2018, 10:11 am | Wellington City Council
The Council recently approved over $300,000 in grants to 59 organisations and community groups with a strong focus on culture, the environment, sustainability and addressing some of the big issues concerning Wellingtonians – homelessness, street begging, ... More >>
