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• • Porirua City Council maintains AA rating

    • 3 Aug 2021
    • Porirua City Council
    • Porirua City Council has again maintained its AA credit rating with Standard & Poor’s, and the outlook is stable.
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• • The Hutt City website is changing

    • 2 Aug 2021
    • Hutt City Council
    • We're working on a project to make the Hutt City website easier to use and we'd love your help.
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• • Porirua seeks to recycle construction waste

    • 2 Aug 2021
    • Porirua City Council
    • A business case could be out for consultation later in 2021.
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• • Reverend Perema Leasi recognised with laneway

    • 2 Aug 2021
    • Porirua City Council
    • Ixion Lane has been renamed to Perema Leasi Lane.
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• • Major wastewater tank project to help Porirua

    • 2 Aug 2021
    • Porirua City Council
    • The tank will be able to hold up to seven million litres of wastewater.
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• • Friday Five: Fun things to do this weekend

    • 30 Jul 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Looking for things to do in Wellington this weekend? We've got you covered.
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• • Meat trays meet their match with new optical sorter

    • 30 Jul 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Wellington’s recycling facility is now the proud owner of an optical sorter, capable of diverting over seven million meat and other clear plastic trays from the region’s landfills and overseas processors each year.
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• • Temporary facilities closures due to toxic mould

    • 29 Jul 2021
    • Hutt City Council
    • Hutt City Council Chief Executive Jo Miller has temporarily closed the Hardwick Smith Lounge in Belmont and the first floor of the Petone Library building due to the health and safety risk to staff and users from toxic mould.
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• • Greater Wellington and Metlink welcome news of new collective agreement for NZ Bus drivers

    • 29 Jul 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Greater Wellington and Metlink have welcomed news from today’s Tramways Union stop work meeting that a new collective agreement with NZ Bus has been reached after months of tense negotiations.
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• • Taita rangatahi lead the way in recycling education

    • 29 Jul 2021
    • Hutt City Council
    • Students from Taita College partnered with Hutt City Council and advertising agency VMLY&R to create street posters promoting good recycling behaviour as part of the launch of Lower Hutt’s new rubbish and recycling service.
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• • Mayor cuts ribbon on initial stage of the Beltway Cycleway

    • 28 Jul 2021
    • Hutt City Council
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• • Waiōhine River Plan submission deadline extended

    • 28 Jul 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Consultation on a new Waiōhine River Plan has been extended to 5pm on 16 August to ensure people throughout the Wairarapa have the opportunity to get involved and have their say on the future of flood protection on the Waiōhine River.
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• • Karori Cemetery still drop dead gorgeous at 130

    • 28 Jul 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Karori Cemetery is New Zealand's second largest burial ground, is the final resting place for over 83,000 people, and is still drop dead gorgeous as it turns 130 years old next month.
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    Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Teachers learn through new games to promote road safety to children and whānau

    • 27 Jul 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Primary school teachers recently jumped on bikes to upskill and advocate for safe active travel among students and the wider community, through a partnership with Greater Wellington, the Bike On New Zealand Charitable Trust, Waka Kotahi, and local and regional councils.
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• • Flood repairs to keep gorge closed

    • 27 Jul 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • The Takarau Gorge road, linking Johnsonville and Makara Beach, will remain closed to through traffic for several weeks while extensive damage from the flood on 17 July is repaired. Local residents will still have restricted access to the road.
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• • The fine art of consultation

    • 27 Jul 2021
    • Inside Wellington
    • Following years of standstill, of unending consultations, it seems Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) has now taken a different approach to deliver. A radical one. They came forward with a solution to deliver a safe crossing over Cobham Drive, and started “the consultation”, which can be summed up as: “my way or no way”.
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• • Bubble busters get down and dirty

    • 26 Jul 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • In the month of Plastic Free July, Bubble Busters collected from the sea, five glass bottles, four plastic mugs, three ID Cards, two pairs of pants, and a silicon suction cup too.
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• • Pukehuia Park opening in Newlands

    • 26 Jul 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • The newly upgraded Pukehuia Park will be officially opened on Saturday 31 July with a pre-dawn blessing and ceremony.
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• • Relocation of Club Finals Day

    • 26 Jul 2021
    • Wellington Rugby Football Union
    • Following an inspection of Petone Recreation Ground today, and in consultation with Hutt City Council and relevant Committee Chairs, Wellington Rugby...
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• • Wellington’s magical fairy village

    • 23 Jul 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • There once was a little fairy who visited the Botanic Garden and sprinkled her special fairy dust all over the Pukatea Bush Walk to create a magical village for her and her fairy whānau.
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• • Friday Five: Ways to explore the outdoors

    • 23 Jul 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Get outside this weekend with your whānau and furry friends to explore some of the best walks in Wellington. Here are our top five picks!
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• • Hataitai roundabout gets creative

    • 23 Jul 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • A bespoke piece of artwork is being inserted onto the mountable roundabout currently being installed in Hataitai.
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• • Big aspirations for a small island

    • 22 Jul 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Sitting in the heart of Wellington harbour, Matiu Somes Island is relatively small, however its history is anything but. And now, it is hoped Matiu will become a central place for all Taranaki Whānui descendants, and an education resource for the wider community.
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• • Local businesses encouraged to be part of Naenae Pool build

    • 21 Jul 2021
    • Hutt City Council
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• • Return of the giants

    • 20 Jul 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • This is a joint media release from Greater Wellington and Maclean Trust“It's great to see the return of these forest giants,” commented Daran Ponter, Chair of  Greater Wellington, as he planted the first of 300 kahikatea on the Mataihuka block at Queen Elizabeth Park.
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    Queen Elizabeth Park, Raumati, Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast District, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Seatoun Wharf to close for TLC

    • 19 Jul 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Seatoun Wharf will close to the public for up to 12 months as the 120-year-old structure gets substantial repairs to maintain safety and preserve its heritage.
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    Seatoun Wharf, Marine Parade, Seatoun, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • New bike racks help meet growing demand

    • 19 Jul 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Just over 50 new bike racks and six cycle repair stands are being installed around the central city and suburbs during the next few months to help meet growing demand.
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• • Keeping region safe from pest plants a team effort, says Greater Wellington

    • 18 Jul 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Dangerous pests Nassella tussock, Chilean needle grass, and Alligator weed have yet to take hold in our region, and Greater Wellington is urging the community to make use of its pest control services to help keep it that way.
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• • A mid-term City Council assessment and the Eastern mega developments

    • 18 Jul 2021
    • Inside Wellington
    • It’s that time of the term where we look back at the achievements of our  City Council, and the challenges that are still ahead.
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• • Keep dogs away from Hutt River and Wellington Harbour beaches

    • 17 Jul 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council is urging dog owners to keep their dogs away from the Hutt River and Wellington Harbour beaches until staff have checked these areas for dead possums poisoned with 1080.
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