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Call for Capital to dig deep for Fiji
Friday, 11 March 2016, 9:16 am | Wellington City Council
Wellingtonians are being asked to give generously in cash toward relief efforts in Fiji, as it recovers from the devastation caused by Cyclone Winston More >>
Local food for thought
Thursday, 10 March 2016, 11:06 am | Wellington City Council
Wellingtonians will get the chance to sample, share, and savour produce from our neighbourhood – with our neighbours – as we get set to celebrate Local Food Week (12-20 March) and Neighbours Day Aotearoa (19-20 March) in the Capital. More >>
Council looking for football field firebugs
Tuesday, 8 March 2016, 10:57 am | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is asking residents surrounding Wakefield Park to keep a watchful eye out for vandals who have caused thousands of dollars in damage trying to set fire to the park’s artificial turf. More >>
Something for everyone during Parks Week
Monday, 7 March 2016, 4:16 pm | Wellington City Council
From guided walks on some of the city’s most stunning tracks, to outdoor yoga, four-wheel driving and a film presentation and Q & A session with an award-winning UK filmmaker, Parks Week is all about celebrating the role parks play in keeping ... More >>
Climate change and urban development in draft plan
Saturday, 5 March 2016, 3:35 pm | Wellington City Council
Climate change action and urban development feature in Capital’s draft Annual Plan A new strategy to transform Wellington as a Low Carbon Capital and the formation of an Urban Development Agency to regenerate the Capital and deliver high-quality ... More >>
More research needed to address alcohol harm
Friday, 4 March 2016, 3:40 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council’s Community, Sport and Recreation Committee has decided not to resubmit its Local Alcohol Policy. More >>
It’s all about the children in Civic Square
Wednesday, 2 March 2016, 2:30 pm | Wellington City Council
It’s all about the children in Civic Square Children are our taonga, and Children’s Day, on Sunday 6 March, is the perfect time for every one of us to stop and think about what we can do for the young people in our lives. On Friday 4 March local schools ... More >>
Art in the Park revitalises historic Hill and Gardens
Wednesday, 2 March 2016, 2:23 pm | Wellington City Council
As part of the upcoming Parks Week (5-13 March), Wellingtonians are invited to join in the celebrations of a new park for Wellington and the revitalisation of another – Flagstaff Hill and Terrace Gardens. More >>
No stone unturned on the waterfront
Tuesday, 1 March 2016, 10:13 am | Wellington City Council
Performance Artists Angela Kilford and Elijah Winter are partnering with the weavers of Te Roopu Raranga o Manaia for their latest work No Stone Unturned . More >>
Curiosities from outer space collected on Courtenay Place
Friday, 26 February 2016, 4:53 pm | Wellington City Council
Curiosities from outer space collected on Courtenay Place New Courtenay Place Light box exhibition From the Aether will showcase Wellington artists whose interest in amateur science has been brought together in a cabinet of curiosities. Opening in ... More >>
Shine bright like a diamond–reinterpreting Rihanna
Thursday, 25 February 2016, 3:51 pm | Wellington City Council
Wellington based Artist Jhana Millers’ new project is turning a smash-hit pop song into a multilingual anthem for Wellington. More >>
Tattoo gifts ‘cherished’ sword to the Capital
Thursday, 25 February 2016, 12:15 pm | Wellington City Council
In the wake of the record-breaking performances by the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Wellington City has been presented a ceremonial broadsword. More >>
Film Festival visionary and kākā saviours to get APWs
Tuesday, 23 February 2016, 1:33 pm | Wellington City Council
Media Advisory 23 February 2016 Film Festival visionary and kākā saviours to get APWs More >>
Wellington City Council is building for the future
Tuesday, 23 February 2016, 9:15 am | Wellington City Council
There is a lot going on in the Capital as part of the Council’s ongoing programme to make Wellington stronger and safer, and maintain buildings and our heritage for the future. More >>
A Big Sunday for the Biking Capital
Friday, 19 February 2016, 4:24 pm | Wellington City Council
Recreational and competitive cyclists will be spoilt for choice on Sunday 28 February when the southern North Island’s largest BMX track plus a 1.8km walking and mountain bike track are both officially opened in Wellington. More >>
Phoenix extension great news for football in NZ
Friday, 19 February 2016, 12:28 pm | Wellington City Council
Extension of the Phoenix licence is just reward for passionate campaigning by the football community on both sides of the Tasman, says Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown. The Wellington Phoenix has been granted an immediate four-year extension of its licence ... More >>
Savvy social enterprise aims to get more girls active
Tuesday, 16 February 2016, 11:37 am | Wellington City Council
Empowering young women to take part in physical activity is now as simple as buying a drink bottle. More >>
Wellingtonians absolutely positively full of ideas
Tuesday, 16 February 2016, 10:28 am | Wellington City Council
Wellingtonians have responded with ideas on how to make the city an even better place, in the build-up to a formal consultation and engagement for the Wellington City Council Annual Plan 2016/17 starting end of March. Tweets, Facebook posts, letters, ... More >>
Feathery link to property sales in the Capital
Tuesday, 16 February 2016, 10:04 am | Wellington City Council
Native birds are being used as a lure to sell property in Wellington according to a survey of auction website TradeMe. Dr Heidy Kikillus (Postdoctoral Fellow – Cities and Urban Nature) from Victoria University’s Biological Sciences department says ... More >>
Phlegm in the city
Monday, 15 February 2016, 11:42 am | Wellington City Council
One of international street art’s leading lights will be leaving his mark on Wellington this month. More >>
