Issues and Wellington City Council
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Gordon Wilson is Dead, Long Live Affordable Housing
- Salient
- Last Thursday, Wellington City Council passed what Councillor Nīkau Wi Neera described as “the most pro-housing, ambitious set of amendments that we could”, as the council voted on changes to the District Plan. The meeting saw the council’s biggest break from the NIMBY-ism which has defined housing policy in the city for decades. W after W for affordable housing flashed onto the council’s voting screens. So overwhelming were the wins for affordable housing that Councillor Nicola Young may have been left with a mild case of amnesia, saying “I’m so numb about the district plan I can barely remember what [the amendments] are.”
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Gordon Wilson Flats, Maurice Terrace, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington Housing
- Eye of the Fish
- So, a decision has been made by the Councillors of the WCC – let’s hope it was the right call. I’m not jumping for joy,...
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Not all heroes wear capes – some wear gardening gloves
- Wellington City Council
- Local legend Campbell Maclean has been hard at work for four decades, planting over 2,500 native plants in the Town Belt section behind his home in Mount Cook - all on his own initiative.
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Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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List of the 25 buildings being checked by City Council following fatal fire
- Wellington City Council
- In the immediate aftermath of the 16 May Loafers Lodge fire, Mayor Tory Whanau asked Wellington City Council’s Building Consents and Compliance (BCC) team to urgently identify any similar buildings providing residential accommodation across Wellington City.
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Loafers Lodge, 160, Adelaide Road, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The team behind the Council's welfare response
- Wellington City Council
- When the phone rang at 1am about the fire at Loafers Lodge, the Connected Communities team at Wellington City Council kicked into gear to start helping those who had been affected with a welfare response.
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Loafers Lodge, 160, Adelaide Road, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Exhibition looks at building a better future
- Wellington City Council
- A new exhibition looks at future public spaces and housing developments in Wellington through the eyes of landscape architecture students.
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Council puts renters first with new Housing Action Plan
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council today approved its Housing Action Plan 2023-2025 with the Mayor and City Councillors approving several new actions to support better housing outcomes in the city.
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Loafers Lodge remembrance service
- Wellington City Council
- A Service of Remembrance for those who lost their lives at Loafers Lodge, and those impacted by the tragedy, will be held at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, 2 Hill St, at 5.30 pm on Thursday 15 June.
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Loafers Lodge, 160, Adelaide Road, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington’s generosity gives those impacted by the Loafers Lodge fire a real lift
- Wellington City Council
- Donations to the Mayoral Relief Fund established to support those affected by Tuesday’s fatal fire at Loafers Lodge currently sits at $245,000, including $50,000 donated by Wellington City Council.
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Loafers Lodge, 160, Adelaide Road, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Newtown Fire – Wellington City Council update, Tuesday 16 May – 2.50pm
- Wellington City Council
- An update from Wellington City Council following this morning's tragic events in Newtown.
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Loafers Lodge, 160, Adelaide Road, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Mayor announces Mayoral Relief Fund
- Wellington City Council
- Following the tragic fire at Loafers Lodge this morning, Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau has opened a Mayoral Relief Fund to accept donations from the public.
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Loafers Lodge, 160, Adelaide Road, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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New whānau-focused social housing officially opened in Brooklyn
- Wellington City Council
- Expanding and multi-generational whānau, as well as families who require accessibility features, will benefit from nine new Wellington City Council-built homes in Brooklyn.
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Harrison Street State Housing Redevelopment, Brooklyn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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74 affordable rental properties added to Council’s Te Kāinga stable
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council is pleased to announce the opening of the third building in the Te Kāinga affordable rental programme.
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Wellington’s new council – what does it mean for housing and planning?
- Live Wellington - a liveable city by design
- With a new Wellington city council now in place, it’s time to examine the views of our new councillors on urban form, housing and a liveable city.
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Candidate Lachlan Patterson answers Renters United’s questions
- Renters United
- Lachlan is running for the Wellington City Council in the Wharangi/Onslow-Western Ward The post Candidate Lachlan Patterson answers Renters United’s questions appeared first on Renters United.
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New research partnership will help improve council homes
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council and the University of Otago have joined forces on a research programme that will contribute to the Council’s vision to see all Wellingtonians well housed.
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🌿Planting trees in the Town Belt🌿
- Brooklyn Scout group
- Several wheelbarrow loads of plants were given to us by the WCC Plant Nurseries to plant in a section of Prince of Wales Park that the Scout group has been working on for the past two years. Last Sunday Grant … Continue reading →
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Scout Hall, Harrison Street, Brooklyn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington City welcomes Budget housing announcement
- Wellington City Council
- Budget announcement regarding interim Government Income-Related Rent Subsidy (IRRS) funding for new, eligible tenants of a Community Housing Provider is great news for the Capital City, says Mayor Andy Foster.
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Shelly Bay Road Upgrade
- Kōrero Mai | Let's Talk | Wellington City Council
- We are upgrading the coastal Road running from Miramar Avenue intersection to the entrance of the future housing development.
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Shelly Bay, Shelly Bay Road, Maupuia, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Welly Walks: Ranger Rachel’s Town Belt highlight
- Wellington City Council
- Being responsible for Pōneke’s Town Belt is no small task, but Park Ranger Rachel McLellan takes it in her stride.
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Property valuations ready for viewing
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City property owners will soon receive a Notice of Rating Valuation in the post with an updated rating value for their property.
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A City for People declares victory as Wellington City Council passes an ambitious Spatial Plan, but calls on Central Government to speed up implementation, infrastructure.
- Renters United
- A City for People, Generation Zero, and Renters United are elated that Wellington City Councillors passed a more ambitious Spatial Plan today that goes above and beyond the original Draft Spatial Plan.
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A City for People declares victory as Wellington City Council passes an ambitious Spatial Plan
- A City for People
- A City for People declares victory as Wellington City Council passes an ambitious Spatial Plan, but calls on Central Government to speed up implementation, infrastructure.
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Selling council housing is not the answer
- Wellington Scoop
- The Wellington City Council made a peculiar decision last week, unanimously. In one resolution there was a good decision, and then a bad decision undermining the good decision. The good decision was that the Council supported advocacy to the Government for financial assistance for those most in need of rental relief through an income related rental subsidy (IRRS), available to state housing tenants, but denied to Council tenants. The bad decision was that it resolved to begin a process of getting rid of its exemplary award-winning Council housing and to start a distracting and entangled process of slowly but sur
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Council united in commitment to increase affordable housing
- Wellington City Council
- Council’s Pūroro Rangaranga – Social, Cultural and Economic Committee met yesterday, and unanimously committed to proactive developments to increase the supply of affordable housing in Wellington.
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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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Proposed rates rise is 5 percent
- Wellington City Council
- Today Wellington City Council agreed to seek community feedback on the proposed 2020/2021 Annual Plan, which includes increased funding for the water network, and projects such as the new central city library network and planning for Let’s Get Wellington Moving.
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Owhiro Bay wave damage debrief
- Wellington City Council
- Mayor Andy Foster says he will ask for a formal debrief on the issues relating to last week’s emergency when huge waves from Cook Strait caused havoc in Owhiro Bay.
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Big waves hit Wellington coast
- Wellington City Council
- Waves which threw debris across roads on Wellington's south coast were measured at up to 5.5 metres - but it wasn't the height of the waves that was causing the most issues.
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Minutes of the March 2020 Meeting
- Newtown Residents' Association
- Minutes of the Newtown Residents’ Association meeting 16th March 2020 Present: Rhona Carson (Chair), Steve Cosgrove (Minutes), Leonie Walker, Jane Patterson, Jill Ford, Alison Borbelly, Keith Powell, Tom Law, Don McDonald, Warwick Taylor, Peter Frater, Effie Rankin, Faye Tohbyn, Lyn Morris, Sam Somers, Eileen Brown, Neville Carson, Kevin Lethbridge, Graeme Carroll, Merio Marsters, Marion Leighton. Apologies: Paul Eagle, Dom Shaheen, Steve Dunn, Martin Hanley, Anna Kemble Welch, Jan Gould + Marion Leighton(for lateness)Noted that Paul apologised because MPs have been advised to stay away from community meetings due to Covid-19 risks.. Rhona welcomed everyone to the meeting. Newtown Festival Rhona thanked all the marshalls and other volunteers for helping. The meeting made an enthusiastic vote of thanks and appreciation to the organisers for another very successful Festival.Sadly there was one violent event later in the evening; this seemed to be the result of a personal conflict between two visitors to Newtown. The Police and Community Patrol were involved. Don asked what the noise policy is, as he worries about how loud the Festival is. Tom Law outlined the Council policy. Wellington City Council Consultations Parking Policy. Consultation opened today and will run till April 14th. WCC had a traveling road show on the subject in Newtown Mall this morning. It wasn’t widely advertised and no one at the meeting knew it was going to be there, or attended.Rhona noted that the policy is very high-level at this stage. We recommend that people look at the material on the website. The questions on the web site are quite general so Newtown-specific concerns would need to be added in narrative form.Some general issues were discussed.We will consider different things we can agree on, such as further communication with WCC to develop a Newtown-specific plan, and sensible Residents’ Parking areas and fees. Planning for Growth The WCC Consultation Team were to have a Newtown Festival stall but cancelled because they were not quite ready to go. Next consultation meeting is on 26 March at Prefab – Jane and Rhona interested in going. No one had any further comment: Rhona suggested reading the web page and keeping up-to-date with progress on the development of a proposed spatial plan for the city.District Plan Review – this is beginning at the end of this year or early next. Water Warrick is concerned that water metres are coming back into discussion. This has resulted in some suggesting we ‘need’ water metres to pay for replacement of aged infrastructure.A number of views were expressed regarding the pros and cons of water metering. COVID-19 Eileen Brown is working for the Council of Trade Unions developing plans and consolidating ideas for “managing the risk and flattening the curve”.The current situation was outlined, along with common narratives being used to describe the situation and management options. Eileen described then distributed some information.Marion Leighton (Consultant Physician at Wellington Hospital) arrived during this discussion, having been at a hospital meeting on the same topic. She outlined the hospital’s plans for managing an influx of seriously ill patients and also answered questions. Most important thing is to wash hands frequently and thoroughly, cough and sneeze into your elbow or tissues, don’t touch your face, avoid physical contact with others and self-isolate at the first sign of any symptoms. We are in this for the long-term, so make sure you have a reasonable plan. Emergency Management Discussion Neville Carson outlined his background in Civil Defence (previous name for Emergency Management, and introduced “Wellington Conversations” – facilitated conversations on various topics which have been running in Newtown and elsewhere for several months.Neville is organising a meeting to discuss Emergency Management issues on 31 March, 7:30 to 9:30, at Newtown Hall, using a model based on Wellington Conversations. Circus Performers – Steve informed the meeting that on Wednesday evening (18th Mcaarch) in Carrara Park circus performers will be performing with LED Hula hoops. Meeting ended at 8:58
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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