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Big new street lights on Hutt Road will improve travel

Monday, 12 December 2016, 12:22 pm | Wellington City Council

Street lighting along Hutt Road will be better and brighter with the installation of new poles and LED lights over the next few months. This work is part of updating Wellington City’s lighting infrastructure and starts the first phase of work to ... More >>

Pay rise for City Gallery security staff

Monday, 12 December 2016, 11:19 am | Wellington City Council

City Gallery Wellington security staff are getting an early Christmas present - they will be paid the same as Council security contractors for all hours worked. More >>

Wellington Summit a Success

Friday, 9 December 2016, 1:22 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington Mayor Justin Lester today held the Wellington Summit to help unite the city behind a shared vision for the future. More >>

Unanimous support for cheaper weekend bus fares

Friday, 9 December 2016, 9:58 am | Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council has voted unanimously to support cheaper weekend bus fares for Wellingtonians over the Christmas period. More >>

Reading car park building to be demolished

Thursday, 8 December 2016, 5:03 pm | Wellington City Council

The decision has been made that the car parking building beside the Reading Cinema complex at Courtenay Central is to be demolished as a result of the earthquake on 14 November. More >>

We’re in for a Very Welly Christmas – this weekend

Thursday, 8 December 2016, 4:34 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington has supersized its Christmas celebrations, with a two-day festival – A Very Welly Christmas – this weekend transforming the annual Christmas Parade. More >>

Council funding allocations focus on resilience in the city

Thursday, 8 December 2016, 1:43 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council’s Grants Subcommittee has approved over $300,000 in funding to 61 recipients from a range of applications across heritage, the arts and culture, and community groups – with a strong focus on further developing resilience in ... More >>

Mayor granted transitionary powers to respond to earthquake

Wednesday, 7 December 2016, 2:42 pm | Wellington City Council

Mayor Justin Lester has today been given the ability to give notice of a statutory ‘local transition period’ for Wellington that gives Wellington City Council Recovery Manager powers to compel building owners to share the results of building inspections ... More >>

Official opening of ERIC tomorrow

Monday, 5 December 2016, 9:50 am | Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council’s one-stop-shop Earthquake Recovery Information Centre (ERIC) will be opened by the Mayor Justin Lester at 1pm on Tuesday 6 December. ERIC will bring together agencies from across the spectrum to help individuals and businesses ... More >>

Earthquake doesn’t impact WCC’s strong credit rating

Friday, 2 December 2016, 1:22 pm | Wellington City Council

The 14 November earthquake hasn’t affected Wellington City Council’s Standard and Poor’s (S&P) global credit rating – which has been maintained at AA. More >>

Earthquake Recovery Information Centre to open in Wellington

Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 4:19 pm | Wellington City Council

A one-stop shop called Eric (Earthquake Recovery Information Centre) is set to open in the Public Trust building on Wellington’s Lambton Quay next Monday 5 December. More >>

Opening the portal to the Capital’s rich heritage

Tuesday, 29 November 2016, 4:33 pm | Wellington City Council

Delving into the history of Wellington’s stock of more than 450 heritage buildings couldn’t be easier after the launch of the Capital’s online heritage inventory today. More >>

Council funding boosts people on to bikes

Tuesday, 29 November 2016, 1:22 pm | Wellington City Council

Summer bike workshops, themed group rides and the ever-popular Go By Bike Day are just some of the initiatives to receive support from the second round of Wellington City Council’s Communities on Bikes fund. More >>

Mayor will use new powers to compel building inspections

Tuesday, 29 November 2016, 11:21 am | Wellington City Council

Wellington Mayor Justin Lester is welcoming the Government’s emergency earthquake legislation which will give councils the power to compel building owners to conduct structural engineers checks following earthquakes. More >>

Mayor welcomes business support package

Monday, 28 November 2016, 4:25 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington Mayor Justin Lester is welcoming the Government’s announcement of a support package for Wellington businesses impacted by the November 14 earthquake. More >>

Capital’s rich built heritage to be revealed tomorrow

Monday, 28 November 2016, 12:00 pm | Wellington City Council

Delving into the history of Wellington’s heritage buildings couldn’t be easier after the launch of the Capital’s online heritage inventory. More >>

Three Council buildings to be demolished following quake

Thursday, 24 November 2016, 3:37 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council is to organise the quick demolition of three of its buildings around the city in light of inspections following the 14 November quake. Two of the buildings are on the land, between Cable Street and Wakefield Street, that the City ... More >>