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Flu pandemic burial site project – volunteers needed
Friday, 4 November 2016, 10:45 am | Wellington City Council
An ambitious project focusing on Karori Cemetery’s burial sites for victims of the 1918 influenza pandemic starts this month. More >>
Capital’s Mayor and Council gear up for action
Thursday, 3 November 2016, 12:54 pm | Wellington City Council
Mayor Justin Lester is leading a two-day strategic planning session with Councillors and senior managers this week to agree a unified vision for the Council for the next three years. More >>
Then and Now: the Wellington Sky Show edition
Wednesday, 2 November 2016, 2:08 pm | Wellington City Council
Make sure you have a prime view of the waterfront this Saturday 5 November for the country’s largest annual fireworks display, the Wellington Sky Show, presented by Wellington City Council, and supported by CentrePort. More >>
Wellington ready for Sky Show fireworks display
Tuesday, 1 November 2016, 2:33 pm | Wellington City Council
The country’s largest annual fireworks display, the Wellington Sky Show, presented by Wellington City Council, and supported by CentrePort takes place on Saturday 5 November. Entertainment on the waterfront kicks off around 7pm with an exciting new ... More >>
“Very Welly Christmas” celebration
Tuesday, 1 November 2016, 1:59 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has partnered with David Jones to bring a two-day, fun-filled festival to Lambton Quay from 10 to 11 December. This year, the precinct will be magically transformed to host the largest festival yet in preparation to welcome ... More >>
Mayor wants Wellington to be Digital Capital
Tuesday, 1 November 2016, 1:27 pm | Wellington City Council
Mayor Justin Lester wants Wellington to be the Digital Capital of New Zealand and says it is well on track to get there. Speaking at last night’s launch of the KiwiBank FinTech Accelerator, Mayor Lester said Wellington was performing strongly in the ... More >>
Work under way on south coast seawall
Thursday, 27 October 2016, 1:16 pm | Wellington City Council
One of Wellington’s oldest seawalls is being significantly upgraded to help protect a part of the south coast that has been repeatedly damaged by high seas. More >>
Sharp focus for Capital’s new council
Friday, 21 October 2016, 10:48 am | Wellington City Council
A refreshed and reinvigorated focus on the issues that matter for the Capital has driven the new range of portfolios assigned to the incoming Wellington City Council, says Mayor Justin Lester. More >>
From playgrounds to play spaces – have your say
Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 3:56 pm | Wellington City Council
Treating the Capital City as one large ‘play space’ is at the heart of Wellington City Council’s review of the city’s 14-year-old Playgrounds Policy. Wellingtonians are invited to give their thoughts on the draft of a new Play Spaces Policy with ... More >>
Mayor to establish Housing Task Force
Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 3:30 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington Mayor Justin Lester has announced the establishment of a Mayoral Task Force on housing to tackle the escalating issue of housing affordability in the Capital. “Wellington is thriving, with a healthy economy and growing population,” Mayor ... More >>
Council welcomes first female Māori Councillor
Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 9:36 am | Wellington City Council
Jill Day has become Wellington’s first female Māori City Councillor. More >>
Memorial service for Helen Kelly to be held on 28 October
Saturday, 15 October 2016, 9:17 pm | Wellington City Council
Memorial service for Helen Kelly to be held on 28 October Wellington Mayor Justin Lester has confirmed that a civic memorial service for Helen Kelly will be held on Friday 28 October. The service will be held at the Michael Fowler Centre, starting ... More >>
Wellington Mayor mourns the passing of Helen Kelly
Friday, 14 October 2016, 1:02 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington Mayor Justin Lester and Deputy Mayor Paul Eagle say they will remember Helen Kelly as a hugely principled person of enormous conviction. More >>
Wellington set to have first Māori Deputy Mayor
Friday, 14 October 2016, 12:39 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington will have its first-ever Māori Deputy Mayor when Paul Eagle is formally sworn into office at the Wellington City Council inauguration ceremony on 26 October. Mayor Justin Lester says he is proud to be part of an historic moment for the Council ... More >>
Wellington has highest voter turnout since 2001
Friday, 14 October 2016, 10:05 am | Wellington City Council
The final vote count for this year’s Local Body election is in, with a total of 65,567 Wellingtonians voting. More >>
New Mayor signals change to unite Council
Wednesday, 12 October 2016, 1:28 pm | Wellington City Council
New Wellington Mayor Justin Lester has signalled major changes to how Wellington City Council will operate, with a new committee structure designed to give Councillors more input into decision-making and open up more spending decisions to public oversight. More >>
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 >>
