Government / August 2019
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August 2019 – We can get Welly actually moving on transport – if we get back on track now.
- Diane Calvert
- Three years ago we had visionary thinking on our transport needs but it was not grounded in realistic and achievable plansThe problems we face now is that we can’t afford it all.
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Biking numbers booming
- Wellington City Council
- The number of Wellingtonians biking is continuing to grow with count data showing more people than ever riding in to the central city from every direction during the busy morning peak.
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Work to upgrade Happy Valley Bridge set to start
- Wellington City Council
- Construction work to upgrade the Happy Valley Bridge in Owhiro Bay starts next week as part of the Wellington City Council’s latest stage in a progression of works designed to strengthen key transport routes and structures.
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New plan for Outer Green Belt
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington has an updated plan to manage the green backdrop to the city.
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Harbour sediment rates too high for healthy habitats
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- A recent survey of Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour shows sedimentation rates have more than doubled in the last five years, undermining animal and plant habitats and the healthy functioning of this estuary.
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Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wheels on Te Pahi keep going ‘round and ‘round
- Porirua City Council
- More Porirua schools are utilising Te Pahi, the free community bus.
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Greater Wellington carbon neutrality underway with new native forest planting system
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- A new native forest planting system is helping Greater Wellington Regional Council achieve its biodiversity and climate change goals.
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Public get chance to dob in mobility parking cheats
- Porirua City Council
- The Council has joined a scheme run by CCS Disability Action, where the public can notify us about people abusing mobility parking.
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Mayor pays tribute to Ray Henwood
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington Mayor Justin Lester has paid tribute to Ray Henwood, following the actor’s death at the age of 82.
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Porirua City Council retains AA credit rating
- Porirua City Council
- Porirua City Council has maintained a stable credit rating with financial services company Standard & Poor's.
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Room for rubbish is running out
- Wellington City Council
- With only four years left until the Southern Landfill is full, it’s time to talk about what we do with our waste next.
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Environment fund helps support community groups
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Applications for Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Community Environment Fund are open with the aim of supporting community groups to restore, maintain and protect our native ecosystems.
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Hutt Road bridge work to start
- Wellington City Council
- Work starts on Hutt Road next week to widen and upgrade the bridge over the Kaiwharawhara Stream – which will mean some traffic changes at off-peak times.
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Women empowered with cycle workshops
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Cycling workshops for migrant, former refugee and low income women are coming to local communities with an aim to empower people with a safe, low cost form of transport.
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Building consents aim for paper-free future
- Porirua City Council
- Building consents have gone digital, and from next month we’re beginning a drive to get all applications paper-free.
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Exhibition highlights Kupe to Cook
- Porirua City Council
- Pātaka’s newest exhibition, Here: From Kupe to Cook, has opened at Pātaka to plenty of fanfare.
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Who gets your vote?
- Porirua City Council
- This year is your chance to decide who you want to make the big decisions for our city.
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Greater Wellington announces package to tackle climate change
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council agreed unanimously on an ambitious package to tackle climate change, combatting the impacts already being felt across the region, at its Council meeting on August 21.
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Mission Impossible?
- Diane Calvert
- Yes, I’m campaigning for Mayor of Wellington city.
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Metlink welcomes purchase of Mana Coach Services
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Metlink welcomes news today that Transdev Australasia have agreed terms to acquire Mana Coach Services.
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5000 new trees thanks to Spade Aid
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Hundreds of planters of all ages flooded into Queen Elizabeth Park on Sunday, putting 5000 trees in the ground for this year’s Spade Aid event.
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New CBD library space named
- Wellington City Council
- The new central city library service being developed in the National Library has been given the name He Matapihi Molesworth Library.
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Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Children learn to ‘cross with care’ during Rail Safety Week
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- 13-year-old Nichola from Avalon Intermediate pulls a train into Wellington Station on Metlink’s train simulator.
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Kaiwharawhara proposed as preferred site for multi-user terminal for Cook Strait Ferries
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- A plan for a more resilient Cook Strait ferry network has taken a step forward with the announcement that Kaiwharawhara is being considered as the preferred site for a potential new multi-user ferry terminal, pending further detailed investigation into its resilience.
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Candidates for Local Elections announced
- Porirua City Council
- Find out who is standing in the Local Elections.
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Drivers urged to stay alert at intersections
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington drivers are being reminded to take extra care and stay alert at intersections with a region-wide campaign now under way to help reduce crashes.
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Waitohi café contract awarded
- Wellington City Council
- The operator of one of Wellington’s most well-known cafes has been awarded the contract for the Waitohi – Johnsonville Community Hub café.
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Biodegradable matting saves money and the environment
- Porirua City Council
- New biodegradable matting for covering young plants is in use by the Parks team.
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Diane Calvert Standing for Mayor of Wellington city
- Diane Calvert
- Media Release – Diane Calvert Standing for Mayor of Wellington city Wellington City Councillor for Wharangi/Onslow-Western Ward Diane Calvert has announced her candidacy for the upcoming Wellington City Council mayoralty.
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2019 Australian State Team Championships selection
- Pirates Swim Team
- Congratulations Joseph Stewart on being named on to the Swimming New Zealand team selected to compete at the 2019 Australian State Team Championships in October this year! The post 2019 Australian State Team Championships selection appeared first on Pirates.
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Temporary peak bus changes to provide customer certainty during Tranzurban driver shortage
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Metlink has released details on a range of temporary peak bus changes as part of measures to provide customers with certainty over the next six months, while Tranzurban addresses its driver shortage.
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Porirua's young leaders celebrated
- Porirua City Council
- A group of inspiring primary school students were honoured at a ceremony in Porirua today.
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Planting empowers potential for Porirua waterway
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Students from Natone, Porirua and Windley schools got digging this week, planting over 600 trees at Bothamley Park thanks to a collaboration between Greater Wellington Regional Council, Sustainable Coastlines and Porirua City Council.
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We've heard you, Porirua
- Porirua City Council
- It's been a learning week with the "smiley face" coverage.
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Greater Wellington seeks funding for new trains
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council plans to improve the region’s rail network with new longer distance rolling stock upgrading the Wairarapa and Capital Connection fleets are underway.
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RiverLink shifts up a gear
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- After several years of planning and preliminary design, work on Lower Hutt’s most ambitious transformation project is starting to ramp-up.
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Setting the record straight on Porirua City's rebrand
- Porirua City Council
- From Porirua City Council Acting Chief Executive Roy Baker
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Boost for Browns Bay Playground
- Porirua City Council
- Fun for our tamariki at the upgraded Browns Bay playground
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A fair go for all Council candidates
- Porirua City Council
- Rules ensure a level playing field for anyone standing in this year's elections.
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Update on Whitby Lower Lake
- Porirua City Council
- A study has been carried out on the sedimentation in Whitby Lower Lake
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Cyclists and bus drivers switch places
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Travel Choice team recently joined NZBus to run a Wellington workshop where cyclists and bus drivers switched seats to feel what it is like to ride in each other’s shoes.
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Report advances knowledge on impact of climate change on coastal communities
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- A report analysing the vulnerability of coastal communities to climate change has been released by Greater Wellington Regional Council and the region’s councils.
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Council makes savings as emissions cut
- Porirua City Council
- Porirua City Council has saved more than $3 million since 2012 as greenhouse gas emissions are reduced.
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Porirua City Pre-election Report released
- Porirua City Council
- A snapshot of the Council's operational and financial performance to inform the public interested in standing for the election has been released.
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Mayor pays tribute to Raymond Boyce
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington Mayor Justin Lester today paid tribute to the contribution to the arts community made by Raymond Boyce, who died today at the age of 91.
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Capital celebrates a decade as a Fair Trade City
- Wellington City Council
- This year marks 10 years since Wellington City Council unanimously voted for Wellington to become a Fair Trade City – and there are numerous events and activities around the capital to celebrate this milestone.
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Wellington 800 freestyle boys record
- Pirates Swim Team
- Congratulations to Joseph Stewart on breaking his first Wellington record in the 16 years boys 800 Free! Great performances from the Pirates last night at the Wellington distance champs.
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