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Kia Kaha te Reo Māori

Monday, 10 September 2018, 11:22 am | Wellington City Council

Kua reri te tāone o Pōneke ki te tautoko i te reo Māori, ehara i Te Wiki o te Reo Māori anake, engari i ngā wiki katoa, tā te kī o te Koromatua a Justin Lester. More >>

Council funds build foundations for future

Monday, 10 September 2018, 10:24 am | Wellington City Council

The Council has approved over $350,000 in grants to projects and organisations that reflect the diversity of the capital, and will contribute to building a stronger, more resilient, creative and vibrant environment for everyone in our community. The ... More >>

Mentoring initiative supports food for thought

Wednesday, 5 September 2018, 10:17 am | Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council and The Sustainable Business Network are excited to announce the four winners of the 2018 Good Food Boost programme – giving fledgling food businesses the wings to fly. Businesses that deliver creative cooking, local honey, ... More >>

Work on Oriental Parade starting next week

Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 4:21 pm | Wellington City Council

Work will be getting under way on the section of Oriental Parade between Herd Street and Freyberg Pool from Monday 10 September so the planned street improvements can be completed before the busy summer season gets into full swing. More >>

Council’s impending shift to The Terrace: update

Monday, 3 September 2018, 12:12 pm | Wellington City Council

The first Wellington City Council staff are scheduled to shift from Civic Square to temporary offices on The Terrace after Labour Weekend in October. More >>

Wellington City Council gets Living Wage accreditation

Monday, 3 September 2018, 12:00 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council is celebrating becoming the country’s largest accredited Living Wage employer – and the first council to achieve the mark. More >>

Wellington’s Botanic Garden to bloom in 150th year

Monday, 3 September 2018, 11:27 am | Wellington City Council

Today marks the start of the Wellington Botanic Garden’s 150th anniversary. The celebrations will run through to November 2019, with a range of family friendly events - and it all started today with school children, iwi, local dignitaries and Wellington ... More >>

User-pays for weekend car parking in Wellington

Wednesday, 29 August 2018, 11:32 am | Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council has agreed to proceed to a user-pays model with parking at weekends. More >>

‘Stay alert at intersections’ campaign launch

Wednesday, 29 August 2018, 10:10 am | Wellington City Council

This spring, drivers across the Wellington region will receive the message to stay alert at intersections. More >>

Orange Day 2018 – march for road safety

Tuesday, 28 August 2018, 10:12 am | Wellington City Council

More than half of Wellington’s primary schools will be represented at this year’s Orange Day Parade on Friday 7 September – in a mass celebration of our school road patrols. More >>

Mayor welcomes Z Energy and Flick Electric deal

Monday, 27 August 2018, 12:32 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington Mayor Justin Lester has welcomed the deal between local companies Z Energy and Flick Electric. More >>

Mayor backs moves to strengthen tenants’ rights

Monday, 27 August 2018, 12:31 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington Mayor Justin Lester is backing an overhaul of the renting housing market, as more and more Wellingtonians will be renting in the future. More >>

Aussies hop the ditch to fizzing Beervana

Monday, 27 August 2018, 9:05 am | Wellington City Council

Wellington beer festival with humble origins has given birth to a burgeoning beer juggernaut, and is now one of the bigger attractions the capital has to offer. More >>

Capital all abuzz for Bee Aware Month

Friday, 24 August 2018, 3:33 pm | Wellington City Council

September is Bee Aware Month and there’s a hive of activity around the capital as we help raise awareness of the crucial role bees play in all of our lives. More >>

Wellington lights up to welcome rainbow conference

Friday, 24 August 2018, 2:44 pm | Wellington City Council

The capital will light up some of its key landmarks today to celebrate the launch of the largest international LGBTQI conference, which will take place in Wellington in March 2019. More >>

Lyall Bay restoration ‘dune’ the right thing

Wednesday, 22 August 2018, 12:05 pm | Wellington City Council

Work is well underway in creating a new sand dune at Lyall Bay, and restoring Surfers’ Corner at the popular south coast beach. More >>

Spring TLC for city lawns

Friday, 17 August 2018, 2:49 pm | Wellington City Council

Spring is almost here – and it’s time for Wellington City Council’s lawn renovations programme to get rolling. A number of the city’s most popular parks and lawns will be given a springtime tune-up from late August to October. This is in preparation ... More >>

Wellington Mayor pays tribute to basketball stalwart

Friday, 17 August 2018, 9:42 am | Wellington City Council

Wellington Mayor Justin Lester has paid tribute to local basketball stalwart Justin Toebes following his death earlier this week. More >>

Mutual parting of ways - Convention Centre and Movie Museum

Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 7:30 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council and The Movie Museum Limited (TMML) have today announced a mutually-agreed parting of the ways for a joint project between the Council’s Convention Centre and TMML’s Movie Museum, which were proposed for Cable Street ... More >>

Success stories as strengthening deadline looms

Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 1:33 pm | Wellington City Council

A clampdown on dangerous buildings in Wellington has sparked some unexpected transformations in the historic Cuba Street quarter as the deadline for remedial work looms. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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