Government / August 2020
September 2020 | July 2020-
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Artists weave magic for Waitohi
- Wellington City Council
- Through a pandemic, long distance learning and restricted access to resources, Maureen Lander’s new artwork in collaboration with Te Roopu Raranga o Manaia, a Wellington harakeke weaving group, will be ready for installation at Waitohi Johnsonville Hub next month.
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Council gifted land for Outer Green Belt
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council has agreed to the generous gifting of land to be used as scenic reserve, adding ecological value and more diversity to the Outer Green Belt (OGB) in Tawa.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The rules are changing - have your say
- Porirua City Council
- Porirua City's Proposed District Plan is out for public comment.
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Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Council gifted land for Outer Green Belt
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council has agreed to the generous gifting of land to be used as scenic reserve, adding ecological value and more diversity to the Outer Green Belt (OGB) in Tawa.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Council drones on about the plight of the bumblebee
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council is celebrating Bee Aware Month this September with events and activities to create a real buzz around the city.
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128 Abel Smith Street a treasure trove of history
- Wellington City Council
- A true Wellington landmark, 128 Abel Smith Street has held a special and sometimes controversial place in our city's history.
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New Parking Policy adopted
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council has adopted a new Parking Policy to manage its on- and off-street parking in the city.
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Sign-up to the online Central Library consultation events
- Wellington City Council
- Consultation on the Central Library is moving online under Alert level 2 with three webinar events for the public – and everyone is welcome.
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Titahi Bay community plant the seeds for environmental leadership
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Whānau in Titahi Bay have been planting native seedlings to enhance their local environment as a part of the Kahotea Stream Restoration Group, funded by Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Community Environment Fund.
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Titahi Bay, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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CBD pathway opens in Porirua
- Porirua City Council
- The first of a four-stage project connecting Porirua's CBD to Titahi Bay has opened.
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Titahi Bay, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Services and Facilities at Level 2 update
- Wellington City Council
- Following the latest Government announcement, Wellington City Council services and facilities remain at Alert Level 2 until further notice.
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Taita College students do the hard environmental mahi
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Earlier this week, Taita College students and Greater Wellington Regional Council staff got stuck in planting 1000 trees and shrubs at Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River in a positive effort to regenerate native bush alongside the river.
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Prosperity for Māori a key goal of new Māori regional economic development strategy
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- A regional Māori strategy designed to contribute to a more prosperous whenua, wai and whānau environment for the wider Wellington region has just been launched.
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Food waste is no yolk as Council launches compost trial
- Wellington City Council
- Miramar Peninsula residents are being encouraged to sign-up for Para Kai, a new Wellington City Council food waste trial looking at ways to divert leftovers from landfill.
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Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Have you say on our regional parks
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington is urging people to join a conversation about the future of its regional parks network through getting involved in consultation on its draft Toitū Te Whenua Parks Network Plan, 2020-2030.
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Status Report finds poverty was getting worse even before Covid-19 struck
- Porirua City Council
- Porirua's mayor wants central government to address the growing poverty in New Zealand.
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Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Greater Wellington calls for post COVID-19 public transport protection
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- In a remit to the 2020 Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) Annual General Meeting, the Greater Wellington Regional Council, acknowledges the Government’s strong support for public transport during the response to the COVID-19 pandemic emergency.
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WCC Services and Facilities - Alert Level 2
- Hataitai Community Website
- Under Alert Level 2, most of Council’s services and facilities will remain the same, but contact tracing and some restrictions will be in place to keep staff and the community safe.
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Greater Wellington proposes operation to save old growth forests
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- An operation to save approximately 11,400 hectares of pristine old growth forest, including 3000 hectares of plantation forestry, from damage caused by predators in the Akatarawa Forest is being proposed by Greater Wellington.
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Ngaio Gorge lizards on the move
- Wellington City Council
- Lizards living along the banks of Ngaio Gorge are to be carefully collected and relocated to safety before slip remediation works get underway.
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Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Seasonal sniffing no fun
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Hay fever season is here again, cunningly enough disguised as pollution to cause people to call Greater Wellington’s Pollution Hotline in the mistaken belief that discoloured water is pollution.
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Porirua City at Alert Level 2
- Porirua City Council
- Porirua Mayor Anita Baker is reminding people to stay calm as we return to Alert Level 2.
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What’s in a name?
- Wellington Scoop
- Last week’s announcement of Tākina as the new name for the new Conference Centre has brought a lively discussion about its relevance. It was also a reminder that renaming has become a habit in Wellington.
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Tākina - Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Council adopts Paekākā as the name for Wellington Botanic Garden precinct
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Councillors have formally endorsed Paekākā as the te reo Māori name for the landscape area including the top of the Cable Car, Wellington Botanic Garden, Anderson Park and Bolton Street Cemetery.
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Wellington Botanic Garden, Salmont Place, Paekaka, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Council to rent out View Road properties
- Porirua City Council
- Council has agreed to rent out the Titahi Bay apartments, for now.
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Services and facilities in Capital at COVID-19 Alert Level 2
- Wellington City Council
- Following the Government announcement yesterday, Wellington City Council can confirm the status of its services and facilities as the country moves into Alert Level 2 today at midday.
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A passion for sport and inspiring others
- Wellington City Council
- Helping people with disabilities and chronic conditions achieve their fitness goals has become a passion for personal trainer Josh Bohmer.
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Porirua’s young leaders celebrated
- Porirua City Council
- A group of Porirua’s inspiring young students were celebrated today for their leadership and service in their schools and community.
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New Services area opens at Whenua Tapu
- Porirua City Council
- A new section of Whenua Tapu was opened on Saturday, specifically for servicemen and servicewomen.
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Money to get more of us moving
- Wellington City Council
- 07 August 2020 03:57With spring less than a month away, Wellington City Council is challenging workplaces to get more staff walking, jogging and biking – and reaping the rewards active commuting offers.
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Council to consider name for Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre
- Wellington City Council
- 07 August 2020 03:36Next week Wellington City Councillors will be asked to approve ‘Tākina’ as the name for the Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre currently under construction.
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Tākina - Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Park events spark night ‘n’ day environmentalism
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council has created a series of Dark Sky events at Wainuiomata Recreation Area to celebrate and emphasise the importance of protecting our night skies and biodiversity.
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Cable Car back in action with half-price rides this weekend
- Wellington City Council
- 05 August 2020 12:41 Wellington’s Cable Car will be back in service from this Saturday 8 August after its annual maintenance shutdown.
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Porirua businesses up for Gold Awards
- Porirua City Council
- Two Porirua businesses have been named as finalists in the prestigious Wellington Gold Awards.
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Region gets $11m flood protection, resilience and jobs boost
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington’s flood protection and resilience is getting a vital $11m boost from the Government’s post-Covid-19 infrastructure fund, which will lead to more jobs and better protection for flood prone communities.
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Testing the librarians choices
- Wellington City Council
- 04 August 2020 02:23 Librarians are good people. They love books and they love reading - these are good things.
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Council talks trash in the capital
- Wellington City Council
- 04 August 2020 11:49 People living in Wellington City now have the opportunity to give their feedback on new controls intended to help promote waste minimisation and better manage waste.
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