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Police Media Advisory: Planning well underway ahead of protest activity in Wellington next week
- Wellington City Council
- Police are advising people to plan ahead and expect possible disruptions, with protest activity expected to take place in Wellington next week.
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Wellington on show in China
- Wellington City Council
- This week’s trip to China by a Wellington business delegation led by Mayor Tory Whanau has seen more than 20 meetings over four days to promote education, film, gaming and Māori business.
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Rolling out more of the green carpet on World Car Free Day
- Wellington City Council
- The Newtown to City bus and bike improvements are now officially open, after a dawn ceremony held on World Car Free Day today.
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Friday Five: Spring celebration at the Wellington Gardens
- Wellington City Council
- Tiptoe through the tulips at the Botanic Garden ki Paekākā! With only a couple of weeks left of the Spring Festival, there’s still awesome events to check out and nature to see. Here’s five ideas.
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Capsule uncovered ahead of time
- Wellington City Council
- A time capsule buried on Victoria Street in 1994 has been dug up and removed from the Te Matapihi Central Library site for safe keeping until it can be returned – unopened – to the same spot for the next 70 years.
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Get ready to time travel with the Heritage Festival
- Wellington City Council
- The Wellington Heritage Festival programme is out, but book now before time runs out!
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Dear Delaware: Wellington City Libraries’ new pen pal programme
- Wellington City Council
- Over 240 people across Wellington have signed up for Wellington City Libraries’ new pen pal programme and are busy exchanging letters with their new friends from the USA.
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Business delegation trip to Asia - update
- Wellington City Council
- A full schedule of business and cultural events and meetings is keeping a business delegation to Asia, led by Mayor Tory Whanau, busy as they secure investment for Wellington City.
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Council starts consultation on review of rating policies
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council is engaging with the community on proposed changes to its rating policies with formal public consultation now open.
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Forty years of public art in the capital
- Wellington City Council
- From Len Lye’s water whirler, to the Zephyrometer (orange needle) on Cobham drive, to the silver fern ball in Te Ngākau square – public art has become a key part of Wellington’s identity. But where did these works come from?
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Trial starts to remove ghost road markings
- Wellington City Council
- Ghost markings left behind on roads may be a thing of the past with Wellington City Council trying new treatments that could remove old marks in a faster, more effective and cheaper way.
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Rock solid evidence of progress at Te Matapihi Central Library
- Wellington City Council
- If you take a stroll past Te Matapihi Central Library these days, you might wonder about what is going on in there and how the project is going.
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School patrols get the show on the road this Friday
- Wellington City Council
- Over a thousand school students and supporters (and a couple of zebras) will be decked out in orange for a parade through the city on Friday to celebrate the value of school road patrols.
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What's in a name: The meaning behind te reo place names in Pōneke
- Wellington City Council
- Here in Pōneke we are lucky to have te reo Māori names for our key Council buildings. Here are some of the meanings behind the names.
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Wellington Zoo Chief Executive first Kiwi to be President of top zoo job
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington Zoo Chief Executive, Karen Fifield MNZM, has been confirmed as the President for the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) Council, making her the first New Zealander in history to hold this global position.
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Have your say on proposed parking scheme and bike routes
- Wellington City Council
- It’s time to help shape plans for climate-friendly transport connections that will complete routes from the west and south.
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Food for thought in the capital
- Wellington City Council
- It wasn’t that long ago that 'meat and three veg' was standard Kiwi fare, and Cobb & Co was a family treat. Compare that with today’s burgeoning food scene and international culinary acclaim, and we may as well be on another planet. So how did Wellington develop its foodie culture?
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International award for Cinderella projection a fairy-tale ending
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington’s St James Theatre Cinderella projection has won an award for Excellence in Design and Innovation at the prestigious Australian International Good Design Awards.
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New tech to take real time snapshot of city
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council is preparing to roll out a new monitoring network to collect data on active transport to better inform effective, evidence-based decision-making in a cost-effective way.
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Report analyses impact of street changes
- Wellington City Council
- A new Wellington City Council report uses Eftpos spending figures to measure the effects of pedestrian and bike-friendly street changes on local retailers.
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Friday Five: Celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
- Wellington City Council
- Celebrate Aotearoa’s indigenous language throughout Te Wiki o te Reo Māori – a week dedicated to nurturing the vibrancy of te reo Māori. Check out some of the special events and activities happening around the city.
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Council to consider revamp of recycling and rubbish systems
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council will decide next week whether options to revamp rubbish and recycling collections go to consultation as part of the city’s Long-term Plan process next year.
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Newtown Greengrocer adopts ebike delivery
- Wellington City Council
- Newtown Greengrocer, a busy local store on Riddiford Street, is embracing the future with a fresh mode of delivery – electric bike.
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99 percent of Ahi Kā event waste saved from landfill
- Wellington City Council
- During the four-day Matariki Ahi Kā event in July, a whopping 687kgs of waste was generated from the kai court as people flocked to the city to celebrate, eat, and drink. But a recent waste audit report shows that 99 percent of the event waste was able to be diverted from the landfill – meaning only 8kgs of rubbish had to go to the tip!
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Flavourful Goan street-food style burger takes 2023 Burger Wellington title
- Wellington City Council
- After a week of judging, the winner of Burger Wellington 2023 is One80 Restaurant with their ‘Goan Chicken Ros Pao’ burger.
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Friday Five: Barbie on tour in the capital
- Wellington City Council
- Barbie has entered the real world and hit the streets of Wellington. She’s done a tour of the city and picked out her favourite spots for you to visit. Ready? Sublime!
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Absolutely Pawsitively Wellington
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council’s Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic Committee agreed to go to consultation on proposed reviews to the Animal Bylaw, Domestic Animal and Dog Policy today.
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Community woodworking initiative goes from strength to strength
- Wellington City Council
- Over the past year, community woodworking initiative BenchSpace has been gaining momentum. It’s almost ready to launch to the wider community thanks to a deeply passionate and enthusiastic core team of volunteers who meet regularly to plan the next steps.
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Botanic Garden glasshouses better off without gas
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington’s Botanic Garden ki Paekākā is the first plant nursery in Aotearoa to ditch gas heaters and use heated pipes to keep their glasshouses warm.
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Capital Kiwi soar to new heights as Supreme Winner
- Wellington City Council
- The Capital Kiwi Trust Board took out the top prize at the 2023 Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards.
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