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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 >>
Sunday markets get on board with bags
Thursday, 20 July 2017, 3:11 pm | Wellington City Council
Punters at Wellington’s waterfront markets will be offered free reusable shopping bags as an alternative to plastic bags this Sunday 23 July, thanks to a collaborative effort between the market and Wellington City Council. More >>
Belgian Ambassador unveils plaque for WW1 heroine
Tuesday, 18 July 2017, 2:22 pm | Wellington City Council
First World War Queen Elisabeth Medal recipient Elizabeth Pinfold will be honoured this Friday with the unveiling of a plaque by the Belgian Ambassador, His Excellency Jean-Luc Bodson, at her restored grave in Karori Cemetery. More >>
Cable Car closed next week for annual maintenance
Tuesday, 18 July 2017, 1:21 pm | Wellington City Council
Cable Car closed next week for annual maintenance Wellington’s Cable Car will be out of action for a week from next Monday 24 July for scheduled annual maintenance. The Cable Car will resume service on Monday 31 July. For people who would normally ... More >>
Outdoor dining fees go free for smokefree
Monday, 17 July 2017, 12:07 pm | Wellington City Council
As of 1 July the Wellington City Council adopted an initiative to encourage cafes, bars and restaurants with outdoor dining areas to go smokefree by offering free outdoor dining licence fees for 2017-2018. More >>
