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- Trolley decommissioning begins
  - 3 Oct 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - In just a few weeks the last trolley bus will retire, as the era of the Wellington icon comes to an end.
- The first step in dismantling Wellington’s trolley bus wires begins next week
  - 3 Oct 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - The first step in dismantling Wellington’s trolley bus wires begins next week Work will start on a disused section in the city centre on 10 October as part of a 12-month contract to remove 82 kilometres of overhead wires.
- Residents make preferences known on bus hubs
  - 15 Sep 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - Public consultation about where to build new Metlink bus hubs in Kilbirnie and Johnsonville has come out in favour of Evans Bay Parade, Kilbirnie, and Moorefield Road, Johnsonville.
- Residents make preferences known on bus hubs
  - 15 Sep 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - Public consultation about where to build new Metlink bus hubs in Kilbirnie and Johnsonville has come out in favour of Evans Bay Parade, Kilbirnie, and Moorefield Road, Johnsonville.
- Spot the Project Glow Wear People’s Choice Award Winner
  - 11 Sep 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - This year’s winner of the Project Glow Wear People’s Choice Award is Tamsin Robb, whose stunning navy trench coat with reflective spots took out the top award by garnering an impressive 613 ‘likes’ by fans of her design.
- Greater Wellington figures show it sure has rained a lot lately
  - 7 Sep 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - Have you got the feeling the rain never stopped this winter? Well, you’re right and Greater Wellington Regional Council has released the figures to prove it.
- Public meetings on proposed transport fare changes begin next week
  - 25 Aug 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council is about to hold eight public meetings throughout the region over the proposed changes to public transport fares.
- Pollen’s not pollution – it’s Spring doing its thing
  - 18 Aug 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - Reports are already coming into Greater Wellington Regional Council of signs of yellow powder or paint residue lining streams and puddles and coating people’s cars, all of which are deposits of pollen and signs that hay fever season is about to start.
- Regional council votes to permanently chlorinate Lower Hutt drinking Water
  - 10 Aug 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council has approved the permanent chlorination of Lower Hutt’s drinking water.
- Wellington will get significantly warmer, new climate change report shows
  - 7 Aug 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - Wellington city will have warmer autumns, almost a month of days over 25°C and up to 10 per cent more winter rain by 2090, according to a new NIWA climate report.
- Greater Wellington proposes better Metlink fares
  - 6 Aug 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council is seeking public feedback on a proposal for fare concessions and changes aimed at encouraging off-peak public transport use, helping disadvantaged groups and paving the way for improvements to the city’s bus network.
- Satisfaction Steady with Wellington Public Transport
  - 6 Aug 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - An annual customer satisfaction survey of public transport in the Wellington region shows satisfaction on par with last year’s survey at 92%.
- New websites to help communities before, during, and after a crisis
  - 4 Aug 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - Two new websites, developed by the Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO), were launched this week.
- Have your say on Wellington Riding for the Disabled developments in Battle Hill Farm Forest Park
  - 2 Aug 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - The Wellington Group of Riding for Disabled (WRDA) has applied to Greater Wellington Regional Council for a lease to develop a covered arena and other facilities at Abbots Field near the park’s Paekakariki Hill Road entrance.
- Celebrating Robin Maud’s contribution to the Hutt River Trail
  - 18 Jul 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - One of the key figures behind the development of the Hutt River Trail has been recognised by the planting of Totara trees in the newly established Robin Maud Memorial Grove in the Taita-Pomare reach of the Hutt River.
- Keeping regional property owners up-to-date with flooding risks
  - 12 Jul 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - People buying, building or developing property need to know beforehand whether it is prone to flooding, and that’s what they can discover if they use Greater Wellington Regional Council’s just released online Flood Hazard Mapping tool.
- Funding for replacement traction poles a big win for Wellington rail commuters
  - 25 May 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - Nearly $100 million has been allocated to Greater Wellington Regional Council and KiwiRail to replace 1274 wooden traction poles which, without replacement, would lead to significant service disruption on Wellington’s Metro Line Network.
- Hearings on the proposed Natural Resources Plan to begin
  - 21 May 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - The final stage of debate on a new framework for protecting the region’s natural resources began today (Monday 22 May) in Masterton, with public hearings before commissioners on Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Proposed Natural Resources Plan.
- Winners of Movin’March 2017
  - 17 May 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council ran the sixth annual Movin’March promotion this year.
- Brand new buses headed for Wellington
  - 4 May 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - A fleet of new, modern, more environmentally friendly buses will be hitting the roads in mid-2018 following a competitive tender for bus services in the Wellington region.
- Chlorination of Lower Hutt's water supply to continue
  - 22 Apr 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - The recent chlorination of Lower Hutt’s water supply is to continue while investigations into the source of recent positive E.
- Regional deluge from ex-cyclone Debbie
  - 6 Apr 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - Rain gauges operated by Greater Wellington detail the extent that rainfall brought by the ex-cyclone Debbie had over the region.
- Wairarapa people to get stronger voice on regional council issues
  - 5 Apr 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - Greater Wellington Regional Councillors voted to establish a pilot Wairarapa Committee at their council meeting today (5 April).
- Regional council takes first steps on living wage - important questions remain
  - 5 Apr 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council has voted to introduce the Living Wage for council staff, making it one of the first Living Wage Councils in New Zealand.
- Lights go up on reflective design competition
  - 31 Mar 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - As the lights go down on daylight savings, the headlights go up on Project Glow Wear – the reflective design competition all about illuminating people on foot and bike.
- OECD environment report reinforces opportunities
  - 22 Mar 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - An OECD report on New Zealand’s environmental performance reinforces the need for regional councils to work with communities on managing freshwater says Chris Laidlaw, Greater Wellington Regional Council chair.
- Post-earthquake Wellington needs public input
  - 16 Mar 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - There is no such thing as business as usual in Wellington following the November earthquake, says Greater Wellington Regional Council Chair Chris Laidlaw.
- Wellington region is far better with Wairarapa in it, plain and simple
  - 15 Mar 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council welcomes the decision by the Local Government Commission to propose a new sub-regional committee for the Wairarapa.
- Green Flag flying over Kaitoke Regional Park
  - 9 Mar 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Kaitoke Regional Park has, for the second time, been awarded the prestigious Green Flag Award.
- GWRC focuses on building a more resilient region
  - 2 Mar 2017
  - Greater Wellington Regional Council
  - Strengthening the Wellington region’s ability to cope with natural hazards, while providing a quality natural environment and an improved public transport system, were top of mind when councillors met today to discuss the public consultation around the Annual Plan 2017/2018.

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