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Wellingtonians would pay more for electronics to ensure safe recycling
- 7 May 2013
- Newswire.co.nz
- WELLINGTONIANS would be willing to pay a little extra when buying electronic devices so that they could recycle them for free.
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900,000 Litres of Zealandia Water Helps Fields
- 3 Apr 2013
- Wellington City Council
- Some 896,000 litres of water has been drawn from the old dams at Zealandia in the past week as a drought-busting bid to save Wellington’s important grass sportsfields.
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Walk, run, cycle, scoot or skate to work - and be in to win!
- 7 Feb 2013
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- A sparkling new scooter, Shoe Clinic vouchers and a year���s membership to Zealandia wildlife sanctuary are just some of the prizes to be won in Greater Wellington Regional Council���s Streets Alive summer active commuting challenge, which kicks off next Wednesday 13 February.
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand-
Recycling and rubbish during Christmas and New Year
- 5 Dec 2012
- Hutt City Council
- There will be no kerbside recycling or rubbish collection on Christmas Day or New Year's Day.
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Annual run around the Zealandia fenceline – 19 December 2012
- 21 Nov 2012
- Wellington Scottish Athletics Club
- Time again to grab those dried-up and neglected running shoes from the back of the wardrobe and prepare for the year’s-end Circumsanctuary Trot.
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand-
City water conservation means no meters
- 20 Nov 2012
- Newswire.co.nz
- MULTI MILLON dollar savings show that the right choice was made for Wellington by promoting water conservation instead of installing water meters.
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WCC Revists Earlier Assessment Not to Provide RECYCLING WHEELIE BINS to Hobson St
- 10 Nov 2012
- Thorndon Residents Assocation
- Recycling wheelie bins were introduced across the city in 2011; but not to the properties in Hobson St, situated on the Thorndon Flat. Residents from Hobson St recently re-approached the Council regarding the earlier assessment of their street as being not suited to Council supplied recycling wheelie bins. The early assessment had indicated that Hobson St had a high volume traffic flow (similar to Tinakori Rd), and that due to the road width there was potential to block access to emergency services.
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Hobson Street, Pipitea, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6012, New Zealand-
Great deal on recycling bins
- 6 Nov 2012
- Hutt City Council
- Need a second bin to cope with your recycling? Moved into a house without a bin? Is your current bin too small?
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Money and power
- 19 Jun 2012
- Capital Times
- Wrangling over funding and priorities wrapped up last week with Wellington City Council approving the last of the changes to the draft Long-Term plan, as well as extending its control over some local institutions. Council received over 2,600 submissions from the public, with 1,600 on the issue of funding and governance of Karori Sanctuary Trust’s Zealandia. A proposal in the draft plan called for combining management of Zealandia, the Zoo, the Botanic Gardens, and Otari-Wilton’s Bush.
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Wellington Zoological Gardens, Manchester Street, Melrose, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6021, New Zealand-
The rates increase comes down, and Zealandia gets a reprieve
- 11 Jun 2012
- Wellington Scoop
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand-
Rare bird makes full recovery
- 16 Apr 2012
- Wellington Zoo
- One of New Zealand’s rarest birds, the Hihi, was brought to The Nest Te Kohanga at Wellington Zoo for care, after being found at Zealandia with an irregular head tilt.
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Wellington Zoological Gardens, Manchester Street, Melrose, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6021, New Zealand-
Kaka successfully reintroduced
- 13 Apr 2012
- Wellington Zoo
- On Easter Sunday, two Kaka that had been receiving medical care at The Nest Te Kohanga at Wellington Zoo were introduced to the environment in Zealandia.
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a visit to Zealandia
- 12 Apr 2012
- The Wellingtonista
- Over Easter, the weather suddenly went all settled and warm.
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This newsitem has 10 comments.
- ‘That sounds amazing — very, very cool. Wish we had something like it in Melbourne. Hmmmm… ’
- ‘I think Lindy West’s piece about this should be required reading. ’
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealandonzamap_nz @wellynews The Wellingtonista - a visit to Zealandia http://t.co/OvV8rDqn A special place in the city! http://t.co/adty0Gq6
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Water woes unfounded?
- 28 Feb 2012
- Capital Times
- THE Wellington City Council has rejected claims that it is proposing to meter water, saying instead that it will only react “in a meaningful way” to address leaks on private property. Paul Glennie, Strategic Policy Analyst in Asset Planning at
- Accepted from Capital Times news items 64 weeks ago by tonytw1
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No evidence that stoats have impacted on Kapiti Island’s birds
- 13 Feb 2012
- Te Papa's blog
- Kapiti Island is one of New Zealand’s premier bird sanctuaries. It is home to nationally important populations of little spotted kiwi, kaka, North Island saddleback, stitchbird and North Island robin, as well as other threatened bird species. The island was considered to be free of all introduced mammal pests after rats were eradicated in 1996. [...]
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- ‘[...] For more information read the blog here. [...] ’
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Save water call as Hutt water collection area remains dry
- 6 Jan 2012
- Hutt City Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council is urging people in the region's four cities to remain careful with their water use over the next few months after a 'dry' December in the Hutt water collection area, in spite of the heavy rain at the end of December.
- Accepted from Hutt City Press Releases 71 weeks ago by feedreader
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Save water call as Hutt water collection area remains dry
- 5 Jan 2012
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council is urging people in the region’s four cities to remain careful with their water use over the next few months after a “dry” December in the Hutt water collection area, in spite of the heavy rain at the end of December.
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Conscious cafes wear badges of honour
- 16 Dec 2011
- Newswire.co.nz
- WELLINGTON cafes are doing their bit for the environment, one badge at a time.
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This newsitem has 1 comment.
- ‘Great job guys! Right, we all should make a contribution to the health of the world we live! http://9pillsonline.com/ ’
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Those blazing hills
- 13 Dec 2011
- Capital Times
- PATCHES of crimson should be appearing on the hills of Tinakori this summer thanks to Project Crimson. Since 2005 volunteers have been replanting the Northern Rata which once covered the Tinakori hills and over the next few years, as trees mature, t
- Accepted from Capital Times news items 74 weeks ago by tonytw1
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New water supply indicator for the 'dry' summer ahead
- 8 Dec 2011
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- A new water supply indicator is available on the Greater Wellington Regional Council’s website for people to check how our water sources are holding up this summer.
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Mana Island rodent
- 22 Nov 2011
- Capital Times
- A rat detected on Mana Island has thrown the Department of Conservation into a full biosecurity response. The rat was detected on the wildlife sanctuary early on Saturday morning by live motion sensors monitoring shore plover nests on the island.
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New display about the Bay of Plenty oil spill
- 21 Nov 2011
- Te Papa's blog
- A few weeks ago, we have created a new display in NatureSpace, our Discovery Centre on Level 2. The subject of the display is the Rena Oil Spill off the coast of Tauranga. This display has gone in to create interest, and inform the public about this event.
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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand-
Annual Circum-Sanctuary Run, 21 December
- 12 Nov 2011
- Wellington Scottish Athletics Club
- For the past decade, we have held a pre-holiday, blow-out run around the outer fenceline of the Karori Sanctuary (now rebranded as Zealandia).
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealandraven1962 RT @wellynews: Wellington Scottish Athletics Club - Annual Circum-Sanctuary Run, 21 December http://t.co/ZomwixlI
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Public to pick the fruit of edible designs
- 8 Nov 2011
- Capital Times
- MASSEY UNIVERSITY is helping students fill Wellington stomachs the natural way. As the idea for an ‘edible city’ with numerous community gardens gathers strength, university researchers are setting up grow-your-own-food pilot projects based on designs from students aiming for a low-carbon capital.
- Accepted from Capital Times news items 79 weeks ago by tonytw1
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Low rainfall puts regional water supply on alert
- 3 Nov 2011
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- There was less rain than usual in the region’s main water catchments in October, reinforcing the need to prepare for less water this summer now that we’re down by one storage lake.
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Smart but not green
- 29 Sep 2011
- Wellington Scoop
- You need to compare two different sources to find out what happened to the word “green” at last night’s Wellington City Council meeting.
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This newsitem has 2 comments.
- ‘Tell that to the members of the public who were sitting, lying, playing, on should I say “green grass” introduced to Civic Square for the World Cup. Ditto to those familes watching the sheep races etc on “green grass” at Waitangi Park and the wood choppers entertaining the public on “green” Frank Kitts Park on Saturday. As a submitter to Wellington Towards 2040 – Smart Green Capital the suggestion that I was committing to the Green Party is nonsense. Why did the Councillors who suddenly found the word “uncomfortable” and “disconcerting” not speak up before the document went out for submission? I certainly do not find following the green, red, orange lines etc at Wellington Hospital disconcerting…..rather comfortable than uncomfortable. With such thinking, radio and TV stations will have to ban any song or advertisement before the elections that has a reference to colour, ie Blue Skies, Green Hills of Home, Red Rose in the Sunset, Orange Cone County, as they may be “disconcerting” to voters. ’
- ‘…and that’s because the word “Green” has been hijacked to mean whatever specific barrow is being pushed by a vocal minority… bio-diesel and other alternative fuels have long been known as “Green”, but now the “green movement” has decided that all roads are bad, all private vehicles (unless they are bicycles) is bad, and only public transport is good. “Green” growing meant growing your own foods (whether or not you needed to add nutrients/fertiliser to your soil), now it must be Organic to be “green”, etc.. It is easy to have success while being “Green” but it is nearly impossible to have any progress while following the dictates of the “green movement” where using technology or science/ having personal wealth/showing individualism = BAD, living in the past/being poor/socialism = THE ONLY WAY TO BE GREEN. I choose to have a reasonably eco-sustainable life, but I’m not “Green” because I have different political views to those who call themselves “green”. ’
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Another council takeover?
- 21 Sep 2011
- Wellington Scoop
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This newsitem has 4 comments.
- ‘In September 1994, the Karori Sanctuary Trust committee went public with their proposal to develop the sanctuary. Under the heading of cost they wrote “There would be no call on ratepayer funds.” Clearly their financial forecasting has been totally inadequate. Over the last 15 years, other ecological/conservation projects in Wellington have been starved of cash and have had to battle on while watching all the grandiose hype at Zealandia. And for what overall ecological benefit to the region? It has been disingenuous for the Sanctuary to claim that the increase in birdlife in Wellington is due to their efforts. I have yet to see the evidence that all of Wellington’s tuis originated from their small valley. I think a lot more credit needs to be given to the very effective pest control that has been undertaken (coincidentally since the inception of the sanctuary) by the Regional Council. ’
- ‘@Vryn – “interest free loan of $10.3 million to Zealandia should never been permitted and is a complete waste of this City’s finances”. Am sure you will agree that the Kilbirnie sports centre was also a complete waste of money, when Hutt City could build a similar one for under 7 million dollars without using ratepayers’ money. Ironically, the same Andy Foster had opposed council spending money on this project. Also, the council advanced an interest free loan for the Westpac stadium. Should that also never have been permitted? ’
- ‘The deafening silence from Karori city councillor Andy Foster is noted. Considering he was one of the prime motivators of the Karori Sanctuary, he typifies a politician who is adept at spending up large with public funds … That WCC (i.e. ratepayer) interest free loan of $10.3 million to Zealandia should never been permitted and is a complete waste of this City’s finances and will be a never- ending liability which even Cr Morrison admits. The richly paid COE of this city should have had the ratepayers’ interests foremost and advised against any more fiscal involvement. Since when has the WCC become a banking institution dishing out interest free ratepayer money like some fairy godmother ? Unfortunately, all the emotive clap-trap about establishing this financial disaster overcame hard cold facts insofar as ongoing financial needs both short and long term. ’
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand-
Hug a tree this week
- 13 Sep 2011
- Capital Times
- THE Department of Conservation annual Conservation Week began on September 11 with a successful Weed Swap at Waitangi Park. People exchanged the worst weeds from their gardens for native plants and over 400 were given out despite the rainy weather.
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Third stoat on Kapiti Island
- 23 Aug 2011
- Capital Times
- THE pest free status of Kapiti Island is again in question after the capture of another stoat on the island last week. The stoat, believed to be a female, is the third to be captured this year.
- Accepted from Capital Times news items 91 weeks ago by tonytw1
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Exide consent application - make a submission
- 2 Aug 2011
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- People now have the opportunity to have their say about Exide Technologies’ application to renew consents needed to operate its Petone Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Plant.
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Karori Sanctuary Trust
- Karori Sanctuary Trust has an extraordinary 500-year vision: to restore a corner of New Zealand as closely as possible to the way it was the day before humans arrived. Our groundbreaking 225ha (550 acre) sanctuary for native wildlife, established in 1995, was a major breakthrough in the recovery of native wildlife on mainland New Zealand, reversing a decline that has lasted for at least 700 years.
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Manawa Karioi
- A Community run project restoring native plants and animals to Island Bay's coastal hills at Tapu Te Ranga Marae.
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Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project
- Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project Charitable Trust is a community based conservation project with a big work program and an even bigger vision. Set up in 1997 to reverse the drastic decline of coastal forest, we’re aiming to create a continuous ribbon of bird-safe native forest running from Porirua through to Waikanae.
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Otari-Wilton's Bush
- New Zealand's most significant native botanic gardens and Wellington's largest area of original native forest Explore Otari-Wilton's Bush today via an excellent network of gentle paths and wild tracks. This 100-hectare, publically owned reserve is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is free to enter. It contains the finest native forest in Wellington as well as unique botanical gardens and popular picnic areas.
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The Sustainability Trust
- The Sustainability Trust is a Wellington based non-profit charitable trust which supports local communities in addressing sustainability related issues. Our project portfolio is currently focused on energy efficiency, waste minimisation, transport, climate change and community.
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Transition Towns Brooklyn
- Transition Town Brooklyn is a network for local people and community groups who want to take practical action to turn the challenges of climate change and the decline of cheap oil into an opportunity for a sustainable and a higher quality way of life.
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Woodridge Planters
- Woodridge Planters is a volunteer group, set up in 2006 to plant native trees in the Woodridge area. We have started in the park opposite the Woodridge Information Centre. We have also undertaken further planting in the park, elsewhere in Woodridge and in the wider community. We may expand our scope to consider wider aspects of interest to the community, for example, park facilities.
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Zealandia
- Experience New Zealand's unique and endangered native animals living wild in our unique fenced safe haven, less than 10 minutes from central Wellington. One of your best chances of seeing kiwi, tuatara and many other iconic species outside of captivity!
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