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Applications open for $1 million regional fund
Tuesday, 19 July 2016, 10:00 am | Wellington City Council
Applications for the $1 million Wellington Regional Amenities Fund are open now. The fund, chaired by Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown, supports regionally significant organisations that help achieve strategic priorities for the region including economic ... More >>
Queering art at Toi Pōneke
Friday, 15 July 2016, 5:18 pm | Wellington City Council
Based in Boise, Idaho, New Zealand artists Caroline Earley and Kate Walker constantly find themselves caught between two worlds. Their Toi Pōneke exhibition Certain Ways explores these ideas – borders, boundary crossing and the construction of gender. ... More >>
Magical Park a safer augmented reality for younger audiences
Friday, 15 July 2016, 11:49 am | Wellington City Council
Since May, Wellington City Council has been trialling a new app, Magical Park , in collaboration with the game’s New Zealand developer Geo AR Games, in parks around the city. Magical Park uses GPS technology to get users moving around the park to ... More >>
Declare your love for Wellington! Election nominations open
Friday, 15 July 2016, 9:28 am | Wellington City Council
If you are passionate about the Capital City, then declare your love: stand for the upcoming local elections.Nominations open tomorrow (Friday 15 July). More >>
Queer activism 30 years on in Courtenay Place
Tuesday, 12 July 2016, 12:06 pm | Wellington City Council
Artist Sian Torrington‘s latest project We don’t have to be the Building features in the Courtenay Place light boxes from August until December. The assemblage pieces photographed for the lightboxes are the result of an extensive, interactive, community-based ... More >>
Holy Cross School receive winning prize of a garden makeover
Friday, 8 July 2016, 10:10 am | Wellington City Council
Holy Cross School in Miramar were the lucky recipients of a garden makeover-style prize from the Wellington Botanic Gardens, on Tuesday 5 July, for their amazing entries into a recent art competition. The Councils Wellington Botanic Gardens is building ... More >>
Mayor leads delegation to Singapore
Thursday, 7 July 2016, 4:28 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown will be leading a delegation to Singapore from today, strengthening the Capital’s connections with Singapore, opening doors for increased trade, migration and student numbers and showcasing Wellington to an important ... More >>
‘Give back, Shift forward’ fund is now open
Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 4:38 pm | Wellington City Council
The first round of funding for the ‘Give Back, Shift Forward’ fund is now open until 5pm Monday 15th August. More >>
Canberra and Wellington agree to strengthen ties
Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 10:15 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington will tonight sign a new sister city agreement with Canberra that will bring the two capital cities closer together and strengthen economic ties. More >>
City honours Helen Kelly with portrait
Tuesday, 5 July 2016, 9:50 am | Wellington City Council
Prominent trade union leader and health advocate Helen Kelly has been honoured by the Capital with a portrait of herself to be hung at the New Zealand Portrait Gallery. More >>
Architects to take Basin Reserve into the 21st Century
Monday, 4 July 2016, 2:59 pm | Wellington City Council
Award-winning architects Tennent Brown have been chosen to lead a high quality team of designers, sporting experts and heritage advisors to help redevelop the iconic Basin Reserve and bring it into the 21st Century. More >>
Ice rink to transform waterfront into a winter wonderland
Thursday, 30 June 2016, 10:44 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington’s waterfront will be transformed into a winter wonderland from Saturday 2 July when the Wellington City Council hosts the Resene Cool Colour Ice Rink & Slide for the second year running. More >>
Capital adopts plan for stronger communities and growth
Thursday, 30 June 2016, 9:12 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council has maintained its commitment to a thriving Capital City, with a plan to grow the economy and build stronger communities for the next financial year. More >>
Stronger seawalls make coast more resilient
Saturday, 25 June 2016, 12:39 pm | Wellington City Council
New and strengthened seawalls at Breaker Bay and Island Bay are the latest in an ongoing programme of infrastructural improvements designed to help protect vulnerable parts of Wellington from severe southerly storms. More >>
'Europe Lane’ to recognise all European nations
Friday, 24 June 2016, 3:54 pm | Wellington City Council
On the day in which the United Kingdom votes whether to remain in the European Union, Wellington City Council has recognised the Capital’s shared history with European nations with the naming of Europe Lane. More >>
Prince of Wales Park reservoir moves ahead on plan
Friday, 24 June 2016, 2:29 pm | Wellington City Council
A 35 million litre reservoir, enough to fill 14 Olympic swimming pools and planned for a knoll above the playing fields at Prince of Wales Park, is getting closer for Wellington City. The reservoir has been in Council's long term plan since 2012. More >>
Accessibility leadership absolutely positively celebrated
Friday, 24 June 2016, 10:21 am | Wellington City Council
Absolutely Positively Wellingtonian awards for June 2016 are set to celebrate two Wellingtonians making life better – and more interesting – for their fellow Capital citizens. More >>
$1.3 million in community grants approved
Monday, 20 June 2016, 11:55 am | Wellington City Council
An ‘Airbnb for community groups’, an outreach service for the homeless and a volunteer ‘timebank’ are among the initiatives set to receive some $1.3 million in grants from 1 July following yesterday’s meeting of Wellington City Council’s ... More >>
Wales test continues bumper year for hotels
Monday, 20 June 2016, 10:27 am | Wellington City Council
The ‘full-house’ signs were up at the Westpac Stadium – and around the region - last night as the accommodation and hospitality sector enjoyed the financial windfall from the All Blacks-Wales test. More >>
Urban agriculture: feeding a resilient city
Friday, 17 June 2016, 10:15 am | Wellington City Council
Urban agriculture: feeding a resilient city Making Wellingtonians more resilient by encouraging residents to support and grow local food and produce was just one of the menu items on the table yesterday at Wellington City Council’s Community, ... More >>
