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750 new social and affordable homes for Wellington
- Wellington City Council
- The next stage of Wellington’s Housing Upgrade Programme will see at least 750 new units of social and affordable housing built over the next decade, Mayor Justin Lester has announced.
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Council’s arts and culture funding branches bear fruit
- Wellington City Council
- Every year Wellington City Council funds a wide range of arts, culture and community projects, and as the new funding rounds closing dates approach many of the past recipients are happening around town now.
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Wellington sees strong growth in housing consents
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington is making good progress against its annual targets for new building consents, with 1204 new dwellings or sections consented in the last six months – well over half the 1500 targeted for the year.
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Northern Ward Councillors Campaign to protect Forest of Tane
- Wellington City Council
- The Northern Ward Councillors will be urging their fellow councillors to support tendering for acquisition of the 36 hectare Forest of Tane, following a call from the community at a packed public meeting in Tawa this weekend.
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‘Check Yourself’ campaign launches in Wellington
- Wellington City Council
- ‘Check Yourself’ has launched today (Monday 20 February) – a Wellington City Council and NZ Police collaboration urging young Wellingtonians to understand the consequences of their actions.
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Wellington City Council launches safety initiative on University walkway
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council is working with Victoria University to keep the streets leading from the university into the Wellington CBD safe, Mayor Justin Lester has announced.
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Tawa by-election - voting deadline
- Wellington City Council
- Anyone still wanting to vote in the Tawa Community Board by-election is urged to drop their voting papers at the Tawa Library before the voting deadline at 12 noon tomorrow (Friday 17 February).
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Predator Free Wellington Community hero - Jim Tait
- Wellington City Council
- Not everyone would enjoy getting emailed pictures of dead rats on a regular basis but for Wilton resident Jim Tait it is proof of success.
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Tawa by-election – get voting!
- Wellington City Council
- Tawa voters are urged to hurry up and cast their votes to choose a new member for the Tawa Community Board before it’s too late.
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Bumper weekend of arts and culture coming to Wellington
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington prides itself on being the cultural capital of New Zealand, and the weekend coming reinforces this idea – with something for everyone all over the city.
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No more spectator fees at Council pools
- Wellington City Council
- Taking children for a swim in Wellington will soon be cheaper with Mayor Justin Lester announcing the Council will waive spectator charges for guardians.
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24-hour parking limit proposed for Miramar South streets
- Wellington City Council
- Miramar South parking proposals unveiled.
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Wellington mourns loss of Bernie Portenski
- Wellington City Council
- All of Wellington will be mourning the loss of local hero and notable Wellingtonian Bernie Portenski, says Wellington Mayor Justin Lester.
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Mayor directs Council to find $8 million worth of savings
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington Mayor Justin Lester is announcing he has tasked Wellington City Council with saving ratepayers at least $8 million.
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3 Million fund safer buildings
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington’s Mayor Justin Lester welcomes today’s announcement from the Government of a $3 million fund to assist Wellington building owners to secure unreinforced masonry on their buildings and says it will go a long way to keeping people safe in future earthquakes.
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Tawa by-election – time to vote!
- Wellington City Council
- The Tawa Community Board has a vacancy for a member as a result of Jill Day being elected as a northern ward member of the Wellington City Council in last October’s local body elections.
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Quake-related leak puts Wellington's water supply at risk
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington Water staff and contractors worked all night Friday to find and repair a leak affecting the main supply pipe to Wellington City. They are back again today (Sunday morning), in the bottom of a four metre deep hole, next to the Wellington Railway Station.
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Community base opens its doors in Newtown
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council has teamed up with the Newtown community to open the doors to a new community base – Kia Ora Newtown.
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Tomorrow’s Wellington Cup Day a positive event for the whole region
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington Cup Day, tomorrow, is a great way to shake off the back-to-work blues, with over 15,000 people expected to attend the event, says Wellington Mayor Justin Lester.
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Celebrate Wellington Anniversary Day with a taste of the Pacific
- Wellington City Council
- Wellingtonians can celebrate the capital’s anniversary with a taste of the Pacific at the annual Wellington Pasifika Festival at Waitangi Park this Monday.
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Molesworth Street artwork can be saved
- Wellington City Council
- The artwork inside the 61 Molesworth Street property has come through the demolition in relatively sound condition.
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Mayor welcomes record business confidence despite earthquakes
- Wellington City Council
- Business confidence in Wellington has hit a two year high, showing the city’s businesses have been resilient in the face of the earthquakes, says Wellington Mayor Justin Lester.
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Summer calendar highlight set to shine
- Wellington City Council
- One of the highlights on Wellington’s summer calendar kicks-off tomorrow, with Meridian Gardens Magic showcasing a host of great Kiwi talent over three weeks on the Botanic Garden’s Soundshell stage.
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Demolition starts on Reading carpark
- Wellington City Council
- Demolition of the Reading carpark will start today Wednesday 4 January.
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Work under way to prepare for new buses
- Wellington City Council
- Work planned on Newtown shop verandas over the next few weeks is part of readying the city for the larger new buses due to take to the city’s streets in 2018.
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Five nominations received for Tawa Community Board by-election
- Wellington City Council
- Just when you thought we’d finished with the elections - along comes another! A last-minute rush in the past two days has seen a total of five nominations received for the vacant position on the Tawa Community Board. Nominations closed at 12 noon today.
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Fliers to be delivered tomorrow as part of Council quake response
- Wellington City Council
- Some 2000 information fliers will be hand-delivered to offices, retailers and apartments in the Wellington CBD starting from tomorrow (Thursday) as part of Wellington City Council’s initiative to compel the owners of about 80 buildings to undertake engineering assessments following the 14 November earthquake.
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Busy time for water works in the CBD
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington Water is working over summer to install a new wastewater system beneath part of Taranaki Street and a new water main for Allen Street.
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Wellington City Council requires targeted building assessments
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council has this week written to the owners of around 80 buildings requiring them to undertake detailed independent building assessments and to share them with the Council.
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Everybody's pathway to enjoy
- Wellington City Council
- A person on a bicycle slowing for a child in a penguin suit is one of the humorous scenarios in Wellington City Council’s courtesy campaign for the waterfront shared pathway this summer.
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