Wellington City Council related newsitems

• • AA+ Standard & Poor's Rating for Wellington City Council

    • 2 Sep 2010
    • Wellington City Council
    • Wellington City Council Chief Executive Garry Poole has welcomed today's announcement by Standard and Poor's that the City Council had received an AA+ credit rating with a stable outlook.
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• • Turf4Wellington

    • 1 Sep 2010
    • WCC Watch
    • A website has been launched to compare the artificial turf policies of the various candidates. It looks like this issue is getting some traction. Take a look at Turf4Wellington.
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• • Ideas Splash in Water-savings Discussion Pool

    • 31 Aug 2010
    • Wellington City Council
    • A free, Council-backed plumbing service, installation of grey water and rainwater collection systems, grants or subsidies to help pay for low-flow toilets or shower heads - and encouraging drought-resistant plants.
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• • Trolley Bus Work

    • 30 Aug 2010
    • Wellington City Council
    • Work on the overhead trolley network will start in the central city next week so trolley buses can use the more direct Golden Mile bus route under construction in Willis and Manners streets.
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• • Draft Water Policy

    • 30 Aug 2010
    • Wellington City Council
    • The end of a long, wet, winter may not sound like the most auspicious time to discuss drought and water conservation - however Wellingtonians face a number of big issues about water usage.
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• • Newtown Roadworks Begin

    • 30 Aug 2010
    • Wellington City Council
    • Council contractors are about to carry out footpath repairs and road resurfacing along the entire length of Constable Street. They will start work on the section between the intersections of Riddiford Street and Alexandra Road.
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    • newswirenz RT @wellynews: Wellington City Council - Newtown Roadworks Begin http://tinyurl.com/2v7xqh3
  
  

• • ePetition: The International Peace symbol either side of POSITIVELY in the City Council's logo.

    • 29 Aug 2010
    • Wellington City Council
    • The petition asks the Wellington City Council to add the unicode U+262E Peace Symbol closely to the left and right of the word POSITIVELY in their Absolutely Positively Wellington logo.
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• • Constable Street to Get End-to-end Reseal

    • 27 Aug 2010
    • Wellington City Council
    • The entire length of Constable Street in Newtown is due to be resurfaced, and work is expected to start in the second week of September. Contractors will also work on the footpaths, where needed.
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• • Fisking the Candidates: Eastern Ward

    • 26 Aug 2010
    • WCC Watch
    • The Eastern Ward of the WCC will be another interesting ward to watch come October 9th.
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• • Helene Ritchie writes

    • 26 Aug 2010
    • Eye of the Fish
    • Johnsonville Neglected by Council.
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    • This Eye of the Fish newsitem has 9 comments.

      • ‘“The reality is that Johnsonville is the centre of the fastest growing area of Wellington. The area is already the size of a New Zealand City. Quality urban design is needed now and in the future. With the medium density housing proposed (in the “area of’
      • ‘In the end it all boils down to money, whether it is publicly or privately funded. Evidently, for whatever reason, the Council has been dragging it’s feet over implementation of policies and action in the Northern suburbs. So too has the private sector –’
      • ‘I guess this could be kind of a ‘watershed’ moment in the life of eotf – will Crs remain committed to engaging in such debate outside of election years. I think all of us would wholly welcome that – if it is in the nature of true discussion and debate… I’

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• • Nemo Honoured by City and Man She Saved

    • 26 Aug 2010
    • Wellington City Council
    • The doctor who saved the life of a Rugby Sevens fan while dressed as the movie fish Nemo has been honoured with an award by Mayor Kerry Prendergast.
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• • One last post on Goulter…

    • 26 Aug 2010
    • WCC Watch
    • Okay, when Jevan Goulter decided to not stand for the Lambton Ward, and instead focus on Whanganui, we were a little disappointed, from the point of view that he certainly would have spiced up the competition.
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    • This WCC Watch newsitem has 1 comment.

      • ‘What a pillock. Good on Laws for giving it to him and filing his own complaint. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/4061971/Laws-retaliates-with-complaint-against-candidate. It makes me wonder how Jevan knew Adam Cunningham so well as to go out a’

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• • Fisking the Candidates: Southern Ward

    • 26 Aug 2010
    • WCC Watch
    • As mentioned on Tuesday, there is going to be tough competition in the Southern Ward with 10 candidates vying for the two council seats, and with the retirement of Celia Wade-Brown (from at least her council seat).
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• • Council Borrowing a Concern?

    • 25 Aug 2010
    • Capital Times
    • AFTER borrowing more than $20 million this year, the Wellington City Council now owes more than $283.2 million. This figure comes from a report on council spending, which was conducted by the Audit and Risk Management Subcommittee.
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• • Andy Foster writes

    • 25 Aug 2010
    • Eye of the Fish
    • “There’s been a lot of angst from some people in Johnsonville about Plan Changes 72 and 73.
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    • This Eye of the Fish newsitem has 10 comments.

      • ‘The widening of Adelaide Rd. has been on the council books for 30+ years.The issue has always been past the intersection at John St leading to Berhampore or Newtown,past the Hospital.Development of multi storey apartments along Adelaide rd. is not going ’
      • ‘I think you will find that the plans for developing Adelaide Road include an element of road widening as well, to allow for a decent uninterrupted public transport route along the full length of the area between the Basin and Newtown. Of course, the skin’
      • ‘The general plan of intensifying housing development around existing suburban centres is a positive move for future population growth. Some of these centres could become almost self sufficient with some flexible council planning. Area such as karori, kil’

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• • Local body politics as a retirement hobby?

    • 25 Aug 2010
    • WCC Watch
    • The entry of Sir Michael Fowler into the race for the Lambton Ward has got me thinking.
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    • This WCC Watch newsitem has 3 comments.

      • ‘By the way it’s unlikely that Mayor Kerry Prendergast would have “manhandled” Jevan Goulter if he had stayed in the race for the Lambton Ward. It’s looks like Mayor Michael Lhaws, former and failed NZ First MP, has done just that to poor old Jevan. http’
      • ‘The case in point for MPs retiring for good and not going into politics is former National Cabinet Minister and Queenstown Mayor Warren Cooper, Mr development at all costs (even if you destroy the very things people come to a region to see). His battles’
      • ‘There are far too many old hacks standing all over the place. Regional and City Councils seem to have become our quasi-UK upper house equivalent as that seems to be where people are put out to pasture. Anderton in Chch, Hawkins in Auckland and you alread’

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• • Class of 2010: emergency volunteers graduate

    • 25 Aug 2010
    • Wellington City Council
    • The first class from WellingtonÂ’s new civil-defence volunteer training course is scheduled to graduate in a ceremony tomorrow night (Thursday 26 August, 7pm).
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• • Penguin Protectors Win Community Award

    • 25 Aug 2010
    • Wellington City Council
    • A project to protect Wellington's little blue penguins is the Supreme Winner of the 2010 Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards.
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• • Draft Water Conservation and Efficiency Plan

    • 24 Aug 2010
    • Wellington City Council
    • Submissions close at 5.00pm on Friday 15 October 2010.
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• • Competition heating up in the Southern Ward?

    • 24 Aug 2010
    • WCC Watch
    • A reader has sent us a rather amusing link to a job being advertised in Student Job Search.
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    • This WCC Watch newsitem has 6 comments.

      • ‘ As matter of public record I do not have a campaign manger. But where will you put baby Jesus?’
      • ‘Yeah good stuff Paul – great to see candidates like you getting back to basics! I can’t remember the last time I had a candidate knock on my door, so your visit was really welcome. I’ll definitely be Voting 1 for Eagle!’
      • ‘Thanks Georgio – that’s right, I’ve been out on the streets doorknocking (and delivering leaflets) with my team of volunteers for the past 6 months now. It’s been great talking face-to-face with residents and others. It’s given me a first hand understan’

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• • Threat to Johnsonville property values? Planning changes become election issue

    • 24 Aug 2010
    • Wellington Scoop
    • The Johnsonville Progressive Association has today been describing a basic fear of property owners whose savings are in their houses. The association says that Johnsonville residents are upset by the Wellington City Council’s District Plan Change 72, which councilors will be voting on tomorrow. It fears that the changes will push their suburb down the socio-economic ladder. And if Johnsonville goes down, down with it will go the value of the houses.
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• • Third wheel or serious contender?

    • 24 Aug 2010
    • WCC Watch
    • A campaign billboard for Jack Yan on Victoria Street.
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    • This WCC Watch newsitem has 3 comments.

      • ‘The biggest problem with Jack Yan is that he doens’t have any track record. It would be his first time in local government, so it would look like The Apprentice: Mayoral Edition. Can you imagine a newbie with no idea of how local government runs standing’
      • ‘Proposing free wifi in 2010 is like proposing a Second Life Embassy for Wellington in 2007. If Jack can call favours to get investors into Wellington, why hasn’t he already done so and set himself as a major player in our hi tech sector? Sounds like wi’
      • ‘I know someone who’s met him and he’s rather an apathetic candidate, as if he doesn’t really want to win. Also he doesn’t know how to present himself (disastrous dress sense apparently) despite having worked for a fashion company or something. The free w’

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• • Fisking the Candidates: Lambton Ward – Fowler’s Folley

    • 23 Aug 2010
    • WCC Watch
    • No doubt a few of you will have seen this morning’s Dom Post.
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    • This WCC Watch newsitem has 9 comments.

      • ‘What Richard said. And my thinking about Cook and Fowler goes like this: 1. Stephanie Cook’s support base is in Aro Valley where she seems to be well-regarded. But the demographics of Lambton have changed a lot in the last few years, and she’s virtually ’
      • ‘So I’m running a “smear campaign” against Adam “pubman” Cunningham. Add to the list Dim Post, Dom Post and No Right Turn http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2010/08/guess-whos-making-our-liquor-laws.html. The Hospitality Association headed by Bruce Robertso’
      • ‘I suspect Cook’s rating in the Wellingtonian as having a poor work ethic and poor effectiveness has affected people’s view of her. Who wants to pay $86k for that sort of effort. http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/local/the-wellingtonian/3870457/Blac’

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• • Meet the candidates

    • 23 Aug 2010
    • WCC Watch
    • The WCC have updated their page with the list of meet the canidates forums. Take a read here. They are all in the weeks starting on the 13th and 20th of September and we will be doing reminders first thing on the Monday morning.
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• • WEMO Volunteers Graduate

    • 23 Aug 2010
    • Wellington City Council
    • A new breed of civil defence workers is emerging. This week sees the graduation of the first group of Wellingtonians who've volunteered to be trained under a new approach.
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• • Encroachment Policy Update

    • 23 Aug 2010
    • Wellington City Council
    • Councillors have decided further work needs to be done on the Road Encroachments and Sale Policy review. The public feedback received over the last few months has highlighted how complex and varied every individual situation is - especially when it comes to facilitating Council land sales to private owners - and they need to evaluate further.
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• • Midland Park Refresh

    • 23 Aug 2010
    • Wellington City Council
    • Work is about to get under way on giving Midland Park a spruce-up. Project Manager Bruce Moorman says the park, which was built in 1982, has deteriorated over the years and needs to be refreshed.
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• • Flaming Filming Activities on Freyberg Beach

    • 23 Aug 2010
    • Wellington City Council
    • If you see strange goings-on in Oriental Bay on a still evening or early morning this week, don't be alarmed.
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