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Council breaks ground with new Laneway
Wednesday, 10 October 2018, 9:46 am | Wellington City Council
As with Wellington City Council’s other Laneways projects, Lombard and Bond Streets have been transformed into a vibrant, attractive, and safer environment for everyone to enjoy – and all are welcome to come and celebrate with us this Friday lunchtime. More >>
Seniors’ Week as good as gold
Tuesday, 9 October 2018, 4:36 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is proud to be supporting its biggest Te Wiki Kaumātua Seniors’ Week programme – celebrating, engaging and connecting the capital’s older residents. More >>
First bike share scheme launches in Wellington
Friday, 5 October 2018, 11:48 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City’s first bike share scheme is being launched tomorrow (6 October) as a six-month trial that will see 200 fixed-gear bicycles available for hire around the central city. More >>
Mother Aubert plaque unveiled in Wellington today
Friday, 5 October 2018, 9:26 am | Wellington City Council
One of the most remarkable women in New Zealand history, Suzanne Aubert, will be honoured in a ceremony at Pukeahu War Memorial today, on the 92nd anniversary of her funeral. More >>
Basin Reserve on track to be ready for summer of cricket
Tuesday, 2 October 2018, 9:21 am | Wellington City Council
Much of Wellington’s Basin Reserve may currently look like a construction site, but the city won’t miss out on any top flight cricket over the coming summer season. More >>
Wellington’s unreinforced masonry buildings secured
Monday, 1 October 2018, 2:36 pm | Wellington City Council
Of the 113 Wellington buildings with dangerous facades, all but one has completed their reinforcing work within their deadline. Building owners have had 18 months to secure their Unreinforced Masonry (URM) elements. “It’s a real achievement ... More >>
Public-space plaudits for Wellington’s waterfront
Thursday, 27 September 2018, 1:09 pm | Wellington City Council
The stunning design of the almost-complete north Kumutoto public space on Wellington’s waterfront has been recognised with two awards for landscape architects Isthmus Group. North Kumutoto is the area between the Meridian building and the Bluebridge ferry ... More >>
Get the picture and give us your best shot
Thursday, 27 September 2018, 10:03 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington’s Botanic Garden is celebrating its 150th anniversary, and it’s looking pretty as a picture – so give us your best shot. More >>
Rainbow crossing to shine with pride in capital
Wednesday, 26 September 2018, 4:31 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington’s Rainbow Crossing will soon become a reality, with the controlled crossing to be officially opened on 10 October to coincide with the birthday of one of the city’s most iconic transgender activists, Carmen Rupe (1936-2011). More >>
Wellington City Council proceeds with HNZ lease
Wednesday, 26 September 2018, 3:35 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has agreed to lease its newly built 104-unit social housing complex in Mt Cook to Housing New Zealand (HNZ) in what has been described as a “win-win-win” deal. More >>
Council proposes partnership on new social housing site
Thursday, 20 September 2018, 4:52 pm | Wellington City Council
A partnership with central government could result in Wellington City Council leasing 104 new social housing units to Housing New Zealand (HNZ). More >>
Otari Native Botanic Garden launches a laboratory
Wednesday, 19 September 2018, 4:48 pm | Wellington City Council
Otari Native Botanic Garden and Wilton's Bush Reserve has taken a major step forward in its history, taking on scientific research aimed at saving native plant species. More >>
Wellington’s new plaques to honour great local women
Wednesday, 19 September 2018, 11:00 am | Wellington City Council
Famous radio broadcaster Maud Basham will be remembered in Wellington today with the unveiling of a plaque in her honour. Basham, affectionately known as Aunt Daisy, broadcast for 27 years from the Hope Gibbons building (on the corner of Taranaki ... More >>
112 buildings with ACP identified in Wellington
Tuesday, 18 September 2018, 1:14 pm | Wellington City Council
In 2017 the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment investigated the use of aluminium-composite panels (ACP) on New Zealand buildings. To assist with that work, Wellington City Council has investigated buildings featuring ACP around the ... More >>
Council shines light on Suffrage 125
Tuesday, 18 September 2018, 10:56 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council will be lighting up popular landmarks around the city as part of its planned celebrations of Suffrage 125 this week. More >>
New Wellington social housing site completed
Monday, 17 September 2018, 9:03 am | Wellington City Council
Te Māra apartments – 104 new social housing units built by Wellington City Council – were blessed in a dawn ceremony today (Monday 17 September). More >>
Wellington’s te reo Māori waterfront lagoon name highlighted
Sunday, 16 September 2018, 12:15 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington’s te reo Māori waterfront lagoon name highlighted Confusion about the name of Wellington’s waterfront lagoon will be no more, with Whairepo Lagoon now etched into the landscape. The man-made landmark by Frank Kitts Park was officially ... More >>
WCC unveils new rental model for inner city
Friday, 14 September 2018, 2:07 pm | Wellington City Council
A New Zealand-first model to help bring more affordable and quality rental accommodation to the central city has been unveiled in Wellington. More >>
Wellington eyes flock of te reo reserve names
Thursday, 13 September 2018, 3:48 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington eyes flock of te reo reserve names during Te Wiki o te reo Māori More >>
Wellingtonians happy with quality of urban life
Wednesday, 12 September 2018, 1:26 pm | Wellington City Council
Amid the hustle and bustle of city life, Wellingtonians are generally happy with their lot, and also have a high level of concern for their fellow citizens according to a survey released today. The biennial Quality of Life survey conducted by Nielsen, ... More >>
