Government / December 2019
January 2020 | November 2019-
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St James Theatre on track for NZ Festival return
- Wellington City Council
- Work on Wellington’s historic St James Theatre is progressing well and is on track to be ready for the 2022 New Zealand Festival.
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Meri Kirihimete from your Mayor and Councillors
- Porirua City Council
- Wishing you all safe and happy holidays.
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See in 2020 with New Year celebrations
- Wellington City Council
- Come down to Whairepo Lagoon on Tuesday 31 December and get ready to see in the New Year with a night of entertainment, kai and activities for all to enjoy.
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Naming of Wellington’s newest CBD library caps off busy year for city library services
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington’s third CBD library has been gifted the name Te Awe (meaning white feathers or plumes) which caps off an eventful but productive year for the city’s library service.
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Willis Street to be closed to traffic from 3pm today for urgent work
- Wellington City Council
- Urgent work to stop sewage overflowing into Wellington Harbour means upper Willis Street will be closed to through traffic from 3pm today until late tonight.
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Harbour wastewater overflow
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Update from Wellington Water: Posted at 11.
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Mums can now breastfeed in Wellington pools
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council has confirmed mums can now breastfeed their babies in Wellington pools.
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Cockle count indicates health of Pāuatahanui Inlet
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- About 90 people of all ages gathered at the Pāuatahanui Inlet recently, donning gumboots in preparation to take part in the tenth cockle count in the area.
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Smart sign for safety-savvy students
- Porirua City Council
- A class project of year 3 &4 students at Paremata Primary school brought about a partnership with Porirua City Council and the Paremata Residents Association and led to Porirua’s first ‘smart’ school road sign.
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Care urged for swimmers and dog walkers as toxic algae blooms in Waipoua River
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- A severe toxic algal bloom has developed along the whole of the Waipoua River in Wairarapa, with algae and detached mats building up at the river margins.
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A taste of the Pacific is coming to the capital – with Annie Crummer
- Wellington City Council
- The annual Wellington Pasifika Festival will be showcasing the sights, sounds, and flavours of the Pacific – with Kiwi legend Annie Crummer MNZM leading the exciting line-up.
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Pathways to Employment programme works at Council
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council is proud to announce it’s about to accept its 100th cadet for the He Ara Whai Mahi - Pathways to Employment programme – giving valuable work experience and skills to young adults on jobseeker support.
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Summer holidays mean road crews will be busy
- Wellington City Council
- The summer break and warmer temperatures mean crews will be busy during this quieter period to do maintenance and resurfacing work to ensure our roads are safe and in good condition in our busy and growing city.
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Greater Wellington boosts climate change committee
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Following its declaration of a climate emergency, Greater Wellington Regional Council will further sharpen its focus on addressing climate issues by appointing a climate specialist to advise its newly-formed climate change committee.
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New property values for Porirua released
- Porirua City Council
- Property valuations will be sent to homeowners from 16 December.
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Climate change impacts accelerating in the Wellington region
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- A new report on emerging climate extremes points to a potential future for the region of increasingly warmer days and nights, more drought driven by extreme heatwaves and more frequent downpours, potentially leading to severe social and environmental impacts.
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A wee reminder to Drive Safe, Drive Sober
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council has teamed up with the Police to remind people to Drive Safe, Drive Sober this festive time by using a creative campaign which includes branded sweets, air freshners, and urinal stickers!
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Need funding for a youth project in Porirua? Grants process now open.
- Porirua City Council
- Need funding for a youth project in Porirua? Grants process now open.
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4WD Clubs fined for damaging a stream and discharging sediment
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Valley 4WD Club and the NZ Four Wheel Drive Association (NZFWDA) have both been convicted and fined for damaging a tributary of the Mangaroa River and discharging sediment.
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Waterloo Park & Ride opening provides an extra 160 spaces
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Waterloo Park & Ride officially opened on Friday 13, combatting the growing demand for more parking spaces as more people opt to leave their cars at the station and train to work.
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Wellington Gardens become CarbonZero certified organisation
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council is proud to announce that the Wellington Gardens have achieved certification to be a Toitū CarbonZero organisation – businesses working together to sustain the future of our environment and economy.
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Councils vote to fund LGWM
- Wellington City Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council has voted in favour of a new relationship and funding agreement with Wellington City Council and the New Zealand Transport Agency to take the next phase of the $6.4 billion Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) programme forward.
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Waitohi community hub opens this Saturday
- Wellington City Council
- Waitohi, Johnsonville’s new community hub, opens bright and early this Saturday.
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Dutch Ambassador trades four wheels for two by cycling to work each day
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- The Dutch Ambassador to New Zealand Mira Woldberg is walking the sustainable talk by swapping her embassy car for an e-bike and cycling to work from Wadestown each day.
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Greater Wellington buys land to manage Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt River flood risk and improve the Hutt River trail
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council has purchased the land on which Manor Park Golf Club sits and leased it back to the club in a deal which manages flood risk, provides opportunities to improve the amenities of the Hutt River Trail while enabling the club to continue operating for the foreseeable future.
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Partnership will drive LGWM programme forward
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council has voted in favour of a new relationship and funding agreement with Wellington City Council and the New Zealand Transport Agency to take the next phase of the $6.
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Busy agenda for Porirua City Council
- Porirua City Council
- Responding to the pressures of growth in Porirua were themes that arose in reports considered by the Porirua City Council last night at its final meeting for 2019.
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The environment is the big winner in latest Council funding round
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council’s Grants Subcommittee has allocated funds to recipients reflecting the diversity, creativity and vibrancy of the capital – and many projects that don’t cost the earth.
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Greater Wellington shares key initiatives for bus, rail, and ferry amid growing patronage
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- A roadmap for the region’s bus, rail and ferry network was shared with the Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee at Parliament during an update from Greater Wellington Regional Council and the NZ Transport Agency today.
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Helping hands at Hutt River
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Local groups have been out and about looking after Te Awa Kairangi/ Hutt River recently, helping care for native plants and getting involved in rubbish clean-ups.
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Waste heroes help schools clean up their act
- Wellington City Council
- Music, rap songs and singalongs, Māori mythology, tours and hands-on activities are just some of the tools used to entertain and engage students in a waste minimisation programme – and applications for 2020 are open for schools to sign up now.
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Wellington e-scooter survey starts today
- Wellington City Council
- An online survey is available from today to help gauge how Wellingtonians feel about the public share e-scooter schemes that have been operating in the city since June 2019.
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Movin’March registrations open: encourage students to get active in 2020
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Earlybird Registrations for Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Movin’March are open and schools are being encouraged to sign up to the month-long initiative to encourage students to walk, cycle and scoot to school.
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Book borrowing back in the Bay
- Porirua City Council
- New Titahi Bay Library set to open
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Minister, Mayor and Chair welcome next phase for Let’s Get Wellington Moving
- Let's Get Wellington Moving
- Both Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) and Wellington City Council (WCC) will vote on a new relationship and funding agreement, including advancing funding, for the next phase of the $6. 4 billion Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) programme at council meetings next week.
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Local developer chosen in a build/leaseback agreement on regional council’s new Masterton building
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council has agreed in principle to sell its former Masterton office to local property development company Endeavour Concepts Limited, which will develop a new building and lease it to Greater Wellington.
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Bus drivers fundraise for Samoa’s measles outbreak
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Metlink bus drivers across the region are donning colourful shirts today in a bid to raise money for those suffering from the measles outbreak in Samoa.
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Hui focuses on driving regional Māori economy
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- A series of community hui on the development of a strong and sustainable Māori economy in the greater Wellington region will conclude in Plimmerton today ahead of next year developing an economic strategy and action plan designed to boost the economic and social well-being of Māori in the region.
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Events for everyone to take a shine to this summer
- Wellington City Council
- December is upon us, which means the events calendar is filling up with festivals, fairs, parades, exhibitions, shows, and activities happening all over the capital.
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Region’s emissions growing, monitoring report shows
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- While there are more people taking public transport across the Wellington region than ever before, transport-generated emissions continue to grow, a Greater Wellington Regional Council report says.
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Care urged for swimmers and dog walkers as toxic algae returns
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Toxic algae is once again causing problems as the summer starts to take hold, and swimmers are urged to take care, especially at the Waipoua River in Wairarapa.
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WOW chief joins Council
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council has today announced the appointment of Gisella Carr – current Chief Executive of World of WearableArt – to head a new business unit for Arts, Culture and Community Services.
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Time to make a song and dance about Gardens Magic
- Wellington City Council
- With summer speeding towards us, it’s time to announce the exciting line-up for 2020’s always popular iconic Gardens Magic concert series – and with 155 performers, there’s definitely something for everyone.
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