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Things heating up at the Tip Shop
- Wellington City Council
- Over the past few years, Wellington City Council has been upgrading its heating across social housing, creating a surplus of heaters. Instead of ending up in the landfill, over 400 heaters have been diverted to the Tip Shop, where they are tested or fixed to be sold at an affordable cost so everyone can have access to warm and dry housing.
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Council announcement on Reading Cinema proposal
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council has ended negotiations with Reading Cinemas on a proposed deal aimed at reopening the cinema complex on Courtenay Place.
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Getting it write at Toi Pōneke Arts Centre
- Wellington City Council
- Entering it’s sixth year, the Write Room programme at Toi Pōneke Arts Centre has been a successful gateway for budding screenwriters to develop their feature film screenplay alongside experienced industry mentors.
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Council welcomes Love Food Hate Waste’s sticky solution to food waste
- Wellington City Council
- Love Food Hate Waste is launching the Eat Me First campaign today, a bold and innovative initiative designed to tackle food waste in Aotearoa by turning awareness into behaviour change.
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A community crossing, from Karori’s oldest residents
- Wellington City Council
- The residents and staff of Huntleigh Retirement Village in Karori are celebrating a new raised crossing, which will make it easier for them to access shops and facilities in their community.
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A collective century working at the Council
- Wellington City Council
- When Pita King and Neil Johnstone started their roles at Wellington City Council, they both had no idea they would still be working for Council half a century later – a collective 95 years in the organisation!
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Parking changes coming soon in Newtown and Berhampore
- Wellington City Council
- A new parking scheme will be rolled out from 24 June in Newtown and Berhampore to better manage existing and future parking pressures in these busy growing suburbs.
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Anzac Day 2024: Lest we forget
- Wellington City Council
- Commemorate and honour the New Zealanders who have served – and are still serving – our country, at Anzac Day events around Pōneke.
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Long-term progress: Building on our 2021 priorities
- Wellington City Council
- Did you know that our long-term plans don’t start from scratch every three years? We’re tackling long-term challenges – from water infrastructure to housing to climate action – so each plan builds on the previous one. In our 2021 Long-term Plan, we worked with the community to set six priorities, which have shaped our work for the past three years. Check out some key milestones below.
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Capital to co-host tourism summit for first time in Australasia
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington will co-host the World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) Summit next week, with around 300 delegates from over 40 countries attending the event at Tākina Convention & Exhibition Centre.
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Wellington is all action stations for the Faultline Ultra Festival
- Wellington City Council
- The mega Faultline Ultra Festival is coming to the capital this weekend – with participants experiencing the incredible trails, epic views and lush bush of the city.
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City Nature Challenge 2024 is a walk in the park
- Wellington City Council
- Every year, the City Nature Challenge brings a breath of fresh air to everyone as Wellingtonians get out and about to discover and document biodiversity across the city.
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Building an inclusive skate community in Pōneke
- Wellington City Council
- For Gala Baumfield, skating in Pōneke has been a way to make friends, build community, and even help to start a magazine. She wants to remind people that skating is for everyone.
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To feed or not to feed? Bringing birds to your backyard
- Wellington City Council
- With the urban location of Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne, manu (birds) of all kinds are visiting backyards around Wellington. They bring us joy, but with their return it is important to be aware of how we interact with them. The team at Zealandia recommend planting native trees and shrubs, rather than putting out sugar water feeders or fruit and nuts to attract manu to your gardens. Here are five reasons why.
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Wellington City Council taking over some projects from Let’s Get Wellington Moving
- Wellington City Council
- A more liveable central city, and improved ways to get around are coming to Wellington.
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Winning company announced for redevelopment in Te Ngākau Civic Square
- Wellington City Council
- After a rigorous selection process, Wellington City Council has selected Precinct Properties as its preferred developer for the Civic Administration Building (CAB) and Municipal Office Building (MOB) sites in Te Ngākau Civic Square.
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Consultation on 10-year plan and budget opens tomorrow
- Wellington City Council
- Formal consultation on Wellington City Council’s 2024-34 Long-term Plan - the city’s 10-year plan and budget - starts tomorrow (12 April) and will continue until 12 May.
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Gardens go greener with new approach to planting
- Wellington City Council
- The team at Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā is taking a more sustainable approach to planting by extending the time between plant rotations in the display gardens.
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Council leads the way so dogs can have a ball
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council’s Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic Committee adopted the proposed Animal Bylaw, Domestic Animal and Dog Policy today.
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Moving over 11,000 commuters a day? Absolutely
- Wellington City Council
- Thorndon Quay is being transformed to provide a range of reliable travel options, enhance safety and create attractive spaces for all.
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Calling all party-loving superheroes, cosplayers and sci-fi enthusiasts.
- Wellington City Council
- Fans in town for Armageddon this weekend can continue the fun at the Armageddon Scavenger Hunt and After Party in Courtenay Place.
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Friday Five: Your super Wellington weekend
- Wellington City Council
- Welly-geddon hits this weekend with a range of exciting activities to get your pop culture, games, comics, cosplay and animation fix! Here are five things to check out.
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A passion for plants, kai, and kōrero
- Wellington City Council
- Imagine heading out into the wilderness and surviving on nothing but the food you can find along your path. Food foraging – and then finding creative ways to prepare the kai – is Bart Cox’s passion.
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Hidden Welly gems: Our community gardens
- Wellington City Council
- A ripe orange pumpkin is a beautiful thing, but there’ll be more than good-looking vegetables to inspire Wellingtonians every Sunday in April.
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Wild Wellington at heart of artist’s cover-art inspiration
- Wellington City Council
- Meet Carrie Carey, the Pōneke artist behind the lovely screen print of Zealandia which adorns the cover of the latest Our Wellington – Tō Tātou Pōneke.
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Council staff stepping up to manage water distribution points
- Wellington City Council
- Thanks to the hard work of residents reducing their water use, Wellington remains at level 2 water restrictions.
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Your Wellington Easter Weekend sorted
- Wellington City Council
- Wondering what to do this Easter weekend other than eating chocolate? Here's a list of five things you and the whānau can do in the capital.
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Autumn Our Wellington in your mailbox, now!
- Wellington City Council
- Everything you need to know about life in the capital this season is in the latest issue of Our Wellington - Tō Tātou Pōneke, which is being delivered to households this week.
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Check out changes to facilities and services this Easter
- Wellington City Council
- With Easter happening this weekend there will be some changes to Wellington City Council services and facilities.
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Get to know the team at Te Wāhi Āwhina
- Wellington City Council
- Since it first opened in May 2021, Te Wāhi Āwhina has seen hundreds of people coming through its doors seeking support for a manner of things including housing, employment, mental health, and wellbeing.
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