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• • Vote for your favourite public transport artwork!

    • 19 May 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Public voting opens today (20 May) for Metlink's inaugural public transport art competition.
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• • New-look Tawa Station re-opens Monday 20 May

    • 17 May 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Tawa train commuters will return to a very different looking station this Monday (20 May).
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    Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand
  
  

• • Temporary bus diversions for Island Bay, Karori and Lyall Bay routes

    • 14 May 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Bus services on Route 1 between Wellington Station and Island Bay, and Route 3 between Karori and Lyall Bay will again be diverted away from the Basin Reserve and run instead via Taranaki and Wallace Streets from 2pm until 7.
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• • Bus service disruptions

    • 14 May 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Disruptions to GO Wellington and Valley Flyer bus services are likely to continue for a few more weeks but the number of daily disruptions is expected to reduce progressively, NZ Bus and Greater Wellington said today.
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• • Temporary disruptions to Wellington bus services

    • 8 May 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council and NZ Bus apologise to Wellington bus customers for the disruptions to bus services this morning and advise there will be continued disruption in the short term.
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• • Don't spread freshwater weeds whilst duck shooting

    • 3 May 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • With the duck shooting season starting on Saturday 4 May, Great Wellington Regional Council and the Ministry for Primary Industries are reminding hunters in the lower North Island of the importance of cleaning their equipment��between��waterways to avoid the spread of unwanted freshwater pests.
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• • Possum control coming to Kapiti

    • 2 May 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Kapiti residents can expect fewer possums and more native birdlife as Greater Wellington Regional Council���s possum control programme begins on the Kapiti Coast this year.
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• • Beware a Himalayan invader

    • 1 May 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Himalayan balsam demonstrating its aggressive colonising habit under a weeping willow Wairarapa has a chance to curb the antics of a bullying pest plant before if becomes a major problem, as it has in other parts of the world.
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• • Analysis of Wairarapa local governance report questions assumptions

    • 28 Apr 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • An analysis of a report into the viability of a separate Wairarapa unitary council has been released by the Greater Wellington Regional Council.
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• • See where Wellington���s water comes from

    • 18 Apr 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Ever wondered where our drinking water came from? What makes it safe to drink? Greater Wellington Regional Council is offering a rare opportunity to see first-hand how the bulk water supply system works, by offering guided tours at the Te Marua Water Treatment Plant on Sunday 12 May.
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• • New open fireplaces are off the menu in Masterton township

    • 18 Apr 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Consents for the construction of open fireplaces in the Masterton urban area will no longer be issued following a spike in air pollution levels last year.
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• • Economic recovery a collaborative effort

    • 18 Apr 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Collaborative effort is needed to help Wellington���s economic recovery according to a report to the Greater Wellington Economic Wellbeing committee.
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• • Report Overly Optimistic and Misleading

    • 15 Apr 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • A report into the viability of a separate Wairarapa unitary council has been described as error-ridden and misleading.
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• • Outdoor water ban to be lifted

    • 8 Apr 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • The ban on all outdoor water use will be lifted from 9am tomorrow morning following a recommendation to local councils from the Regional Council.
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• • Water ban remains in place

    • 5 Apr 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • The ban on outdoor water use in Wellington will remain in place until significant rain is received.
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• • Proposed changes to Whitby, Aotea and Papakowhai bus services

    • 2 Apr 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • In February 2011 changes were made to Porirua bus services.�� We think there are opportunities to improve some of the services in the Whitby, Papakowhai and Paremata areas. We are suggesting two options for weekday and weekend services which we would like your feedback on. More information and complete the survey.
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    Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand
  
  

• • Invasive sea squirt found at Pauatahanui

    • 2 Apr 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • An invasive foreign sea squirt has turned up in Pauatahanui Inlet and has the potential to change parts of the marine environment, foul boats and be an impediment for marine farming.
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    • cupoteacoast RT @wellynews: Greater Wellington Regional Council - Invasive sea squirt found at Pauatahanui http://t.co/1qGScvOsB9
  
  

• • Action plan tackles post-quake reopening of transport links

    • 22 Mar 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • A 37-point action plan to ensure the Wellington���s region���s transport operations can resume as soon as possible after a major earthquake has been released.
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• • Water use jumps up, no rain in sight

    • 21 Mar 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Water use in Wellington has jumped up despite a promising effort earlier in the week.
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• • Public art on public transport competition

    • 20 Mar 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Enter Metlink's public art competition and if you win, your creation could soon adorn one of the region's buses, trains or harbour ferries.
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    • dleeo RT @wellynews: Greater Wellington Regional Council - Public art on public transport competition http://t.co/AWJg7rO4k1
  
  

• • Vote clears way for public to have say on local government reform

    • 20 Mar 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Reform of the region���s local government has moved a step closer with today���s decision by Greater Wellington Regional Council to endorse public consultation on two models for change against the status quo.
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• • Keep saving, even if it���s raining

    • 19 Mar 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Rain across the region doesn���t mean we are out of the woods yet regarding water savings, says Fran Wilde, Chair of the Greater Wellington Regional Council.
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• • Wheel damper trial next step towards reducing wheel squeal noise on Johnsonville Line

    • 18 Mar 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • A trial of wheel dampers, which reduce noise radiation, on two trains next month is the next step towards trying to reduce the wheel squeal noise on parts of the Johnsonville Line, says Fran Wilde, Chair of Greater Wellington Regional Council.
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    Johnsonville, Wellington
  
  

• • Ongoing increase to toxic algae risk in Ruamahanga River

    • 14 Mar 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Toxic algae coverage and it associated risks continue to increase in the Ruamahanga River as the hot, dry weather continues.
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• • Urgent need to reduce water use now

    • 14 Mar 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Adopting simple water saving measures now will help Wellington avoid a severe water crisis.
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• • Dry spell forces increase to Hutt River water take

    • 12 Mar 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • The latest spell of dry weather across the region means Greater Wellington Regional Council will today be activating its consent to take extra water from the Hutt River.
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• • Fran versus Celia: flyover tactics, closed minds, and a super bureaucracy

    • 11 Mar 2013
    • Wellington Scoop
    • The Transport Agency’s no-choice tactics to promote a Basin Reserve flyover have evidently appealed to Fran Wilde and her supporters on the regional council’s local-government-reform working party. The working party has come up with two options for local government reform – and they’re both for a super city. They’re no-choice options.
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    • This newsitem has 9 comments.

      • ‘Big assumption re CCOs Polly. Worth noting that Auckland has large number of CCOs – admittedly required by its establishment legislation. WCC has several too, most of which are not cross boundary. ’
      • ‘And no Council Controlled Organisations whose meetings are not open to the ratepayers though they are paid handsomely by us. ’
      • ‘Yes, the Rimutaka and Tararua ranges are the natural divides. Apart from that Nick is right in that many people live in one council’s range, work in another, and maybe have a holiday home in another. With good, fast cars and roads, internet and fast telecoms, the old geographical separations between the Hutts, Porirua, Kapiti and Wellington central have disappeared. I say one council for Wairarapa and one council for the rest of Wellington region. 29 councillors and a mayor. No silly community boards. No Regional Council. Celia for Mayor! ’

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    Basin Reserve, Buckle Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand
  
  

• • Two reform options for Wellington region unveiled

    • 8 Mar 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • A working party looking at local government reform has proposed consulting the public on two new council models for the Wellington region.
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• • Sprinkler ban for region's four cities from Saturday 9 March

    • 8 Mar 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • A ban on the use of garden sprinklers and irrigation systems will come into force from 9am Saturday 9 March as a result of low river levels due to the latest spell of dry weather.
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• • Hutt homeowners embrace regional council insulation scheme

    • 7 Mar 2013
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Hutt residents are enthusiastically embracing Greater Wellington Regional Council's insulation scheme, with more than 2,000 homeowners signing up since its launch in April 2010.
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