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Justin Lester elected Mayor of Wellington
Saturday, 8 October 2016, 4:01 pm | Wellington City Council
Justin Lester elected Mayor of Wellington Justin Lester is set to be the next Mayor of Wellington. According to progress election results Mr Lester has won by a clear margin over Nick Leggett, with Jo Coughlan in third place. Wellington’s Returning ... More >>
$65,000 allocated to Wellington arts activities
Friday, 7 October 2016, 10:26 am | Wellington City Council
Some 27 Wellington community arts projects have received a total of $65,155 in grants from the latest round of the Creative Communities Funding Scheme administered jointly by Wellington City Council and Creative New Zealand. More >>
47,000 Wellingtonians have voted – have you?
Thursday, 6 October 2016, 2:54 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington’s Chief Electoral Officer, Warwick Lampp, says Wellington voter turnout is still tracking lower than previous elections but he is expecting a surge of late-coming votes. He implores Wellingtonians who haven’t voted yet to do it now. More >>
Council celebrates capital’s golden oldies
Tuesday, 4 October 2016, 1:49 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is working closely with Te Papa and a number of other organisations to celebrate Seniors Week in the capital from 10–16 October. The week sees a number of tours, events, exhibitions, and activities happening around the city, all designed ... More >>
Commonwealth Walkway opens in Capital
Monday, 3 October 2016, 3:37 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington’s Commonwealth Walkway has opened today encouraging walkers to visit 32 of the City’s most important and historic sites. The final commemorative walkway marker, or roundel, was placed today by Mayor Celia Wade-Brown, Governor-General ... More >>
Guards to be posted in Wellington's Botanic Gardens
Monday, 3 October 2016, 1:17 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council will place guards on site in the Botanic Garden after an outdoor party on Friday night left Remembrance Ridge covered in rubbish, broken glass and a commemorative World War 1 sculpture damaged. More >>
Stoptober sees Council housing tenancies go smokefree
Friday, 30 September 2016, 7:58 pm | Wellington City Council
Creating healthy homes for its social housing tenants, providing a safe workplace for staff, and taking good care of the city’s assets are among the benefits Wellington City Council is seeking with a decision to expand its smokefree policy in its housing ... More >>
The whole world’s watching the Wellington mayoral race
Friday, 30 September 2016, 2:09 pm | Wellington City Council
Forget Clinton/Trump – the political contest the whole world is really fixated on is Wellington’s Mayoral race! More >>
City lawns getting some pre-summer TLC
Friday, 30 September 2016, 2:01 pm | Wellington City Council
Spring is here – and it’s time for Wellington City Council’s lawn renovations programme. A number of the city’s most popular parks and lawns will be given a springtime tune-up over September – October, in preparation for the busy, hot and ... More >>
Newlands takes next steps for housing
Friday, 30 September 2016, 12:49 pm | Wellington City Council
The Newlands community has shared its views with Wellington City Council on increasing the number of people able to live around the Newlands Town Centre. The consultation covered housing density and building design standards. This is part of the Council’s ... More >>
Non-delivery of election mail in Maupuia
Thursday, 29 September 2016, 5:29 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council’s Electoral Officer, Warwick Lampp has been informed that New Zealand Post has identified an issue with the non-delivery of mail in Maupuia. This has affected 667 voters in 13 streets in Maupuia, Miramar. More >>
Wellington forges ahead with resilience plan
Thursday, 29 September 2016, 2:59 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has been presented with 30 initiatives aimed at making the Capital City more resilient to acute shocks and chronic stresses resulting from major natural, social or economic events. The initiatives are contained in the Resilience ... More >>
End-of-term WCC meeting to be live-streamed tonight
Wednesday, 28 September 2016, 2:17 pm | Wellington City Council
Highlights of the meeting will be valedictory speeches from Mayor Celia Wade-Brown and Councillors Ray Ahipene-Mercer and Mark Peck. More >>
Wellington City Taiaha to be presented tomorrow
Tuesday, 27 September 2016, 1:26 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Taiaha to be presented tomorrow in lead-up to the DHL NZ British & Irish Lions Series More >>
Annual Report profiles a positive Capital City
Saturday, 24 September 2016, 12:40 pm | Wellington City Council
Annual Report profiles a positive Capital City Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says it has been a privilege to lead the Capital for the past six years and that Wellington is now an even more progressive, smart and diverse city, which is flourishing and growing. ... More >>
Shift founder off to global sports mentoring programme
Friday, 23 September 2016, 3:57 pm | Wellington City Council
Fran McEwen, the founder of Wellington’s Shift project for young women, has been selected to attend a global sports mentoring programme in the United States in October. The programme, organised by the US State Department and ESPN, the sports television ... More >>
Tawa gets spruce up
Wednesday, 21 September 2016, 2:48 pm | Wellington City Council
Following community feedback, Wellington City Council will be upgrading the plaza in front of the Plan B House and reconfiguring two pedestrian crossings in Tawa’s town centre. More >>
Wellington welcomes first Capital Express flight
Wednesday, 21 September 2016, 2:12 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington today welcomed the new Singapore Airlines Capital Express service providing a direct link from Singapore via Canberra which will open up greater tourism, trade and education links between the three cities and beyond. More >>
Europe Lane opening celebrates close links
Monday, 19 September 2016, 5:27 pm | Wellington City Council
Members of Wellington’s diplomatic community came together today to open a walkway newly-named ‘Europe Lane’, marking Wellington’s long-standing ties with Europe. More >>
Beacons offer life without limits in capital
Monday, 19 September 2016, 9:49 am | Wellington City Council
NEWS RELEASE 19 September 2016 Beacons offer life without limits in capital Wellington City Council is proud to be working closely with the Blind Foundation to introduce a new product to the capital which will help people with sight loss comfortably navigate ... More >>
