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Wellington starts Matariki celebrations with ReCut 5
Thursday, 14 June 2018, 11:03 am | Wellington City Council
Head to Civic Square tomorrow night for ReCut 5 – a unique and exciting music, dance, and visual experience celebrating the start of Matariki. More >>
Council and Wellington CAB agree future partnership
Wednesday, 13 June 2018, 3:20 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council and the Wellington Citizens Advice Bureau (WelCAB) have agreed on a collaborative course of action in which the two parties could enter a three-year contract being considered at the City Strategy Committee meeting tomorrow. More >>
Grenfell Tower fire and ACP panel investigation
Tuesday, 12 June 2018, 5:11 pm | Wellington City Council
Following the tragic fire in the Grenfell Tower in London and, in New Zealand, a nationwide MBIE request to gather information about buildings clad in aluminium composite panels, Wellington City Council has identified 113 buildings with aluminium composite ... More >>
Matariki events shine across the Capital
Tuesday, 12 June 2018, 11:17 am | Wellington City Council
ReCut, Ahi Ka, and the Sky Show are all part of the Capital’s Matariki calendar – but we’re also proud supporters of many smaller events, exhibitions, and initiatives celebrating the Māori New Year. Matariki is being embraced all over Wellington, ... More >>
Wellington: Temporary parking debit/credit card problems
Friday, 8 June 2018, 12:26 pm | Wellington City Council
Temporary debit/credit card problems with pay-and-display machines in Wellington’s CBD Motorists are asked not to use debit cards to pay for on-street parking in Wellington’s CBD for the next few weeks while a technical problem, associated with a newly-released ... More >>
Wellington to proceed with 10-Year Plan
Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 4:56 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council’s 10-Year Plan is ready for adoption, after the Mayor and Councillors passed the proposed plan at today’s deliberation session. More >>
Wellington City Youth Council Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 4:33 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Youth Council is today celebrating 20 years of bringing young people’s voices to the ears of the city’s leaders. More >>
Bronze Plaques Stolen from Wellington Botanic Garden
Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 3:52 pm | Wellington City Council
Scrap metal dealers around the region are asked to keep a watch-out for a number of distinctive bronze plaques stolen from Wellington’s Botanic Garden last weekend. The plaques were stolen from the World War 1 ‘Krupp Gun’ near the top of the ... More >>
Help shape safer Newtown bike connections
Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 4:02 pm | Wellington City Council
People who live or regularly travel in Newtown, Berhampore and Mt Cook are being asked to share their thoughts and local knowledge as planning gets under way to develop safer bike connections in the area. From today, anyone with an interest in the area ... More >>
Wellington ranked New Zealand’s most creative city
Friday, 1 June 2018, 11:08 am | Wellington City Council
Friday, 1 June 2018 Wellington, fresh from retaining its crown as the world’s most liveable city, has now also defended its title as New Zealand’s most creative city for the second year in a row, according to the latest Infometrics Creativity Index. ... More >>
Wellington’s scorching summer tourist boom
Wednesday, 30 May 2018, 2:10 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington’s scorching 2018 summer was also been a boon for Wellington City Council’s business operations as they exceeded performance expectations. More >>
Councillor says Wellington economy is in a good place
Monday, 28 May 2018, 2:11 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council Economic Development Portfolio leader Simon Marsh says he is encouraged by the way the city is tracking 18 months after the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake. More >>
Restored Carillon sound as a bell
Monday, 28 May 2018, 2:10 pm | Wellington City Council
Pukeahu National War Memorial Park will be the site of a double celebration on Wednesday with the reopening of the restored National War Memorial Carillon and the unveiling of the Wellington’s Bell Storie s interactive display. The majority of the 74 Carillon ... More >>
Wellington tops world quality of life rankings
Friday, 25 May 2018, 1:23 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington shocked many when it was ranked the most liveable city in the world last year, but it won’t surprise Wellingtonians to learn it has kept that number one spot in 2018, says the capital’s Mayor Justin Lester. More >>
Awards celebrate social enterprise in the city
Friday, 25 May 2018, 8:55 am | Wellington City Council
Three local organisations were celebrated in a Social Enterprise Showcase presentation at the Wellington Gold Awards finalist announcement event at Te Wharewaka last night. More >>
Survey shows Wellingtonians want art in their lives
Wednesday, 23 May 2018, 12:31 pm | Wellington City Council
A recent survey shows Wellingtonians are proud of their city’s creativity, and are backing investment in art and culture to make the Culture Capital a vibrant and interesting place to live, says Mayor Justin Lester. More >>
Be led down the Botanic Garden path this Sunday
Tuesday, 22 May 2018, 3:59 pm | Wellington City Council
As part of this year’s New Zealand and Australian Botanic Gardens Day, our very own will be celebrating with free activities and events for all to enjoy this Sunday. More >>
Wellington Mayor bags a first
Monday, 21 May 2018, 11:15 am | Wellington City Council
Mayor Justin Lester is celebrating his local supermarket becoming one of the first in the country to go single-use plastic bag free today. More >>
Mayor says Budget 2018 will complement Wellington's work
Thursday, 17 May 2018, 4:17 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington Mayor Justin Lester has welcomed the Government’s move to spend more on social housing, and a programme aimed at helping the long-term homeless. More >>
Basin Reserve’s Museum Stand to be saved after council vote
Thursday, 17 May 2018, 3:08 pm | Wellington City Council
The Museum Stand will continue to grace the Basin Reserve after Wellington City Council agreed the 94-year-old structure is worth preserving. More >>
