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Wellington plans for growth

Friday, 8 March 2019, 11:14 am | Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council has released its 2019-20 draft Annual Plan, which outlines continued spending on resilience and the environment, housing, transport, sustainable growth and arts and culture. More >>

Painting the town red, orange, yellow, green...

Friday, 8 March 2019, 10:06 am | Wellington City Council

Wellington will be painting the town red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet to celebrate the rainbow community with an up-coming fortnight of events and activities all over the capital. More >>

Grey Street and Wellington City beaches now smokefree

Thursday, 7 March 2019, 4:43 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington city councillors today voted to make the city’s beaches and the Grey Street pedestrian area in the central city smokefree. The move is part of an update to the Council’s Smokefree Action Plan, which confirms the Council’s commitment ... More >>

New Island Bay play space takes shape

Thursday, 7 March 2019, 3:42 pm | Wellington City Council

Breaking news for bored kids! Work is starting on a spectacular new community playground to entertain the youngsters of Berhampore and Island Bay. The play space is being built between the skate bowl and the children’s bike track beside Adelaide Road, ... More >>

Motorists: expect delays this big Welly weekend

Friday, 1 March 2019, 4:17 pm | Wellington City Council

The Capital City will be heaving this weekend – with huge crowds expected for Eminem on Saturday and the Newtown Festival on Sunday. The message for motorists is – either leave your car at home or expect delays if you’re crossing the city. Some ... More >>

Vaping, beaches, Grey Street targeted in smokefree proposal

Thursday, 28 February 2019, 4:52 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington’s beaches and the Grey Street pedestrian area in the central city will be off limits to smokers as part of a proposed update to Wellington City Council’s Smokefree Action Plan. The plan reaffirms the Council’s commitment to the Smokefree ... More >>

Wellington to strengthen historic Town Hall

Wednesday, 27 February 2019, 11:33 am | Wellington City Council

Wellington City Councillors have approved strengthening of the city’s Town Hall and extending its life by 100 years. More >>

Ground condition work starting at Frank Kitts Park

Tuesday, 26 February 2019, 12:28 pm | Wellington City Council

Work is starting on the first stage of the new playground for Frank Kitts Park on Wellington’s waterfront. More >>

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 >>