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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 >>
Ngaio Gorge landslide – Sunday update
Sunday, 30 July 2017, 1:44 pm | Wellington City Council
Ngaio Gorge landslide – Sunday update road likely to be closed for several more days Ngaio Gorge Road, one of the main routes between central Wellington and the western suburbs, will be closed for several days while workers attempt to stabilise ... More >>
Ngaio Gorge likely to be closed for several days
Saturday, 29 July 2017, 1:11 pm | Wellington City Council
Ngaio Gorge, Wellington, likely to be closed for several days following big landslip this morning (- and water main burst affecting Johnsonville More >>
Storm-damaged trees to be removed from Prince of Wales Park
Thursday, 27 July 2017, 3:10 pm | Wellington City Council
Storm-damaged trees to be removed from Prince of Wales Park In the southerly storm earlier this month, a number of trees fell or became unstable in an area behind the Scottish Harriers Club building on Prince of Wales Park. From Tuesday 1 August, weather ... More >>
Island Bay cycleway: four new options outlined
Thursday, 27 July 2017, 1:52 pm | Wellington City Council
Island Bay cycleway: four new options outlined Four options for future configurations of the Island Bay cycleway have been unveiled today (Thursday 27 July) and the community is being asked to make its views known on the different designs. The options have ... More >>
New off-road biking connection proposed for northern suburbs
Tuesday, 25 July 2017, 3:59 pm | Wellington City Council
Residents in Newlands and the northern suburbs will have a safer and more direct walking and cycling route to Ngauranga, and a better connection with the Hutt Road shared path into the central city, if a proposal to upgrade Wakely Road track goes ... More >>
Sodden sportsfields restricting play this winter
Tuesday, 25 July 2017, 2:37 pm | Wellington City Council
Some of Wellington’s traditional grass sportsfields are being turned into sodden bogs this winter – and sportspeople face the prospect of further match restrictions as Wellington City Council seeks to provide playable sportsfields for the remaining ... More >>
Plans to make central city biking easier
Tuesday, 25 July 2017, 11:13 am | Wellington City Council
New lane markings that would allow people on bikes to travel both ways on some of Wellington’s slower one-way streets are among a series of changes being proposed to make cycling in the central city easier. More >>
Top Chef to Mentor Winners of Wellington Food Competition
Monday, 24 July 2017, 10:35 am | Wellington City Council
Fledgling Wellington food businesses have the chance to win free mentoring from experts including top local chef Shepherd Elliott and Supreme Coffee CEO Richard Shirtcliffe with new Good Food Boost programme. More >>
Island Bay cycleway consultation: clarifications
Saturday, 22 July 2017, 1:57 pm | Wellington City Council
Island Bay cycleway consultation: clarifications Contrary to media reports in the past two days, a meeting scheduled for 31 July will not present the “final chance” for the community to have its say on four proposed options for the Island Bay cycleway. ... More >>
