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Trenching work on Waterloo Quay ahead of schedule
Wednesday, 30 August 2017, 9:45 am | Wellington City Council
Trenching work this week on Waterloo Quay – one of the main routes into Wellington’s CBD – is progressing much more quickly than scheduled – meaning the expected lane closures and traffic disruptions this weekend will not happen. More >>
Region’s Mayors Work on Wellington Indoor Arena Proposal
Wednesday, 30 August 2017, 8:36 am | Wellington City Council
A new indoor arena for Wellington is a step closer today, with mayors instructing the region’s economic development agency to begin work towards a business case for the project. More >>
Truck crash near Wellington Airport - delays for traffic
Tuesday, 29 August 2017, 4:55 pm | Wellington City Council
A truck has rolled on the Cobham Drive-Calabar Road roundabout at the northern end of Wellington Airport in the past hour – and the citybound side of the roundabout is down to one lane. There are extensive delays for traffic heading to the city from ... More >>
Rental Warrant of Fitness for Wellington app launches
Monday, 28 August 2017, 9:11 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington’s voluntary Rental Warrant of Fitness (WoF) scheme is now live, and bookings for assessments can be made via the Council’s website. More >>
Aro Valley gully rejoins the Town Belt
Wednesday, 23 August 2017, 2:27 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has voted to purchase a 4220 square-metre piece of former Town Belt in the Aro Valley from the Crown, the Council’s Natural Environment Portfolio Leader, Councillor Peter Gilberd, has announced. “Wellingtonians love our Town ... More >>
Ngaio Gorge closures next week
Wednesday, 23 August 2017, 2:22 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is planning to close Ngaio Gorge Road next Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 August during off-peak hours (9am to 4pm) to enable the safe removal of loose material on the slopes around the slip sites. More >>
Wellington’s economy going from strength to strengt
Wednesday, 23 August 2017, 12:51 pm | Wellington City Council
The good days keep on coming for Wellington, with strong economic growth and a falling unemployment rate. According to the Infometrics Quarterly Economic Update, economic growth increased to 2.5% in the year to June, up from 2.2% in the year to March. ... More >>
Introducing The Discovery Garden
Tuesday, 22 August 2017, 9:15 am | Wellington City Council
Introducing The Discovery Garden – Te Kaapuia o Te Waoku, we are all part of nature More >>
Ngaio Gorge Road in Wellington will be reopened
Friday, 18 August 2017, 3:52 pm | Wellington City Council
Ngaio Gorge Road in Wellington will be reopened to all traffic and pedestrians from 4pm following today's landslip More >>
Rental Warrant of Fitness for Wellington
Thursday, 17 August 2017, 8:40 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is partnering with the University of Otago, Wellington, to launch a voluntary Rental Warrant of Fitness for minimum housing standards in Wellington, Mayor Justin Lester has announced. More >>
Consultation on Island Bay cycleway options closes tonight
Sunday, 13 August 2017, 3:22 pm | Wellington City Council
Consultation on Island Bay cycleway options closes tonight An estimated 3000 submissions have so far been received on the four new design options proposed by Wellington City Council for the Parade in Island Bay – including the cycleway. Consultation is ... More >>
Landmark Makara church, and treeplanters, get $42,000
Friday, 11 August 2017, 5:08 pm | Wellington City Council
Landmark Makara church, and treeplanters, get $42,000 in grants Makara is the big winner in the latest group of grants from the Lion Foundation and Karori Brooklyn Community Charitable Trust (KBCCT). Karori Anglican Parish receives $30,000 to support ... More >>
Landslip in Birdwood Street, Karori
Thursday, 10 August 2017, 8:39 am | Wellington City Council
A sizeable slip has come down overnight on Birdwood Street – an important route in and out of Karori in Wellington. More >>
Island Bay Parade and cycleway consultation – update
Sunday, 6 August 2017, 11:37 am | Wellington City Council
Island Bay Parade and cycleway consultation – update The consultation on the four new design options proposed by Wellington City Council for the Parade in Island Bay – including the cycleway - is now halfway through, with consultation set to end ... More >>
Industrial action by parking staff: Council stance
Friday, 4 August 2017, 12:31 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council’s Chief Operating Officer, Barbara McKerrow, has the following comments on this afternoon’s planned strike action by E tu union members working for the Council’s Parking Services unit More >>
SportsFest celebrates fun, friendship and fair play
Friday, 4 August 2017, 10:23 am | Wellington City Council
Thousands of Year 5-8 students from across the Wellington region will experience fun, friendship, and fair play at SportsFest this year – encouraged by a group of Kiwi sporting heroes. SportsFest is an action packed two-day multi-sports festival ... More >>
Lost story of Katherine Mansfield discovered at library
Friday, 4 August 2017, 9:24 am | Wellington City Council
Previously undiscovered letters and a story written by a young Katherine Mansfield were recently unearthed in Wellington City Library’s archives by a local author researching a book about the famous writer. More >>
Ngaio Gorge landslide update – 4.30pm Monday
Monday, 31 July 2017, 4:37 pm | Wellington City Council
Ngaio Gorge landslide update – 4.30pm Monday · A helicopter is expected to arrive in the gorge to begin sluicing at the landslide site about 4.30pm today. The sluicing aims to bring down loose rock so a 20-tonne excavator can operate safely on the site. More >>
24-hour parking restriction introduced on Miramar Streets
Monday, 31 July 2017, 3:05 pm | Wellington City Council
Following feedback from residents, 24-hour parking restrictions will be in place from 14 August on Miramar South streets. Residents will be entitled to one parking exemption per housing unit. More >>
Ngaio Gorge landslide – Sunday update #2 – 2.00pm
Sunday, 30 July 2017, 2:06 pm | Wellington City Council
Ngaio Gorge landslide – Sunday update #2 – 2.00pm Plans to bring a 20-tonne digger to start work this afternoon on the Ngaio Gorge landslide have been abandoned after yet more boulders and rubble fell onto the roadway about midday. Engineers and Wellington ... More >>
