Government / July 2019
August 2019 | June 2019-
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Good Bitches Baking wins icing on the cake at Wellington Community Awards
- Wellington City Council
- The Wellington chapter of Good Bitches Baking won the Supreme Winner award for baking things better in the capital at last night’s 2019 Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards.
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Regional council launches bold plan for environmental protection
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- After a decade of consultation with the community, decisions on an ambitious plan designed to protect and enhance the regional environment were released today by Greater Wellington Regional Council.
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ReCut Kumutoto – bringing one-of-a-kind show to the waterfront
- Wellington City Council
- ReCut Kumutoto is coming to the capital next week, showcasing some of the best emerging and established creative talent from New Zealand and beyond, over two nights of free events on the waterfront.
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Late winter on the nose for some
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Sneezing, sniffling, scratching – it’s that time for some of us.
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Prof Elwood to lead Central Library experts
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council is pleased to announce that Professor Ken Elwood, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Auckland, has agreed to lead the process of facilitating a group of construction and engineering industry experts in finding the right way forward for the Central Library building.
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Planting pays homage to ‘Aunty June’
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- June Te Raumange Jackson, known to many as ‘Aunty June’, passed away on July 26 and was remembered at a planting day on Sunday at East Harbour Regional Park’s Parangarahu Lakes.
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Local councillors share public’s concerns with Parliament’s Transport & Infrastructure committee
- Diane Calvert
- Cllrs Calvert & Woolf presenting to committee Wellington city councillors Diane Calvert and Simon Woolf were pleased to be able to provide direct customer feedback at the Transport and Infrastructure committee at Parliament today (Thurs 25th July 2019).
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Post Hotel off to a great start
- Porirua City Council
- Porirua's Post Hotel has had solid rates of occupancy in its opening two months.
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Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Celebrate Cook Islands Language Week
- Porirua City Council
- Cook Islands Language Week is coming to Porirua
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Collaborative action on biodiversity – the sum is greater than the parts
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- “This is such a powerful model of community led change, of Māori and non-Māori working hand in hand, it should be considered in all work being undertaken across government.
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Wellington mourns the passing of Whaea June Jackson
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington Mayor Justin Lester and Deputy Mayor Jill Day have paid tribute to Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika kuia June Te Raumange Jackson, who has died aged 84.
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Skilling up in cycle safety
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- This year 73 schools across the Wellington Region jumped on board with Pedal Ready, providing children with the skills to cycle safely.
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Popular Porirua track gets TLC
- Porirua City Council
- The popular Te Ara Utiwai track is getting some TLC
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Board members sought for eastern Porirua Development
- Porirua City Council
- Members of the public are being sought for an advisory board for the upcoming eastern Porirua Development.
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Porirua businesses fly the flag for safety and innovation at regional awards
- Porirua City Council
- A couple of Porirua businesses are flying the flag for the city at a major regional awards
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The Colour Aubergine
- Diane Calvert
- When I stood for Council three years ago, I was not affiliated (and still not) to any central govt political party.
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Ombudsman praises culture of openness at Greater Wellington
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- A report by the Office of the Ombudsman has praised Greater Wellington Regional Council’s “strong culture of openness” in proactively releasing official information, which is further reflected in its focus on meeting information requests within statutory deadlines, which it does almost 100 per cent of the time.
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Prominent Wellingtonian dies
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington Mayor Justin Lester has paid tribute to Ruth Gotlieb’s stellar career of community service.
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Councils share joint approach to bus priority with Committee
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- At an update to the Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee today, Greater Wellington Regional Council and Wellington City Council presented their joint plan of action for further bus priority through the city to increase reliability and reduce journey times on key bus routes.
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New pest plan targets healthy habitats and enhanced environments
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council is stepping up its efforts to keep the region’s biodiversity thriving through a targeted and systematic approach to managing threats posed to regional habitats by pest plants and animals.
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Litter survey helps shape project to tackle harbour rubbish
- Porirua City Council
- A project to to stop rubbish entering our harbour at source is entering its next phase.
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Don’t shut us out: Local Government needs to be part of the Climate Change Response solution
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council is calling for the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill to be changed to allow greater input from local government.
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Our city’s bus service needs more work
- Diane Calvert
- A news release from myself and Simon WoolfWellington city councillors Diane Calvert and Simon Woolf recently ran their own online survey of bus patrons focusing on the Karori service (commuter peak period).
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Nominations open to make a stand for Greater Wellington in the October elections
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council is urging people to make a stand for their region by securing nomination as candidates in October’s local body elections.
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Work on Cobham Drive paths moves closer to the road
- Wellington City Council
- From next week, road users should take extra care heading east along Cobham Drive as work on the new walking and bike paths will be happening closer to the road.
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Airport Awards highlight community champions
- Porirua City Council
- The 2019 Wellington Airport Community Awards recognised worthy Porirua organisations this week.
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Pt Jerningham down to one lane overnight tomorrow
- Wellington City Council
- People driving east after work tomorrow night (Thursday 18 July) and into the city on Friday morning (19 July) should consider taking another route or expect some delay on Oriental Parade at Pt Jerningham.
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Bilingual signs for Porirua
- Porirua City Council
- New bilingual signs will reflect the city's commitment to te reo Māori.
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Council nominations open – why will you stand for Wellington city?
- Wellington City Council
- Nominations to stand as a Councillor or Mayor for Wellington City Council open this Friday 19 July and close on Friday 16 August.
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Guardianship at the heart of new exhibition
- Porirua City Council
- A new exhibition at Pātaka is encouraging us all to examine our relationship with our natural environment.
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Phone2Park clarification
- Wellington City Council
- The City Council provides a number of ways for people to pay for on-street parking across the city and encourages customers to make greater use of non-cash options.
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Hinau fruit indicate Mast Year underway
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- The abundance of hinau fruit in East Harbour Regional Park is indicating a significant Mast Year is underway as predicted, according to environmental scientists.
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50,000 native trees planted
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Planting numbers grew beyond expectations this year as Greater Wellington Regional Council, with the help of local communities, planted 50,000 native trees in our regional parks.
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Mixed results for Public Place Recycling bin scheme
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council introduced a Public Place Recycling bin trial to the capital last May, and now just over a year on, a recent audit show it’s doing well – but we could do better.
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Porirua Playwright latest to be celebrated on Writers' Walk
- Porirua City Council
- A scenic walk that celebrates Porirua's rich cultural heritage has a new addition.
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Porirua painter encourages artists to enter city art awards
- Porirua City Council
- An upcoming Porirua artist is challenging fellow artists to enter the city's most prestigious community arts awards.
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Baring Head transformation reaches next phase
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Two former lighthouse keeper’s cottages and an old generator building are well on the way to being transformed into accommodation and a visitor centre in East Harbour Regional Park.
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Proud to support Predator Free Wellington’s launch
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council Chair Chris Laidlaw says today’s launch of stage one of Predator Free Wellington’s project is an important step towards improving biodiversity in our region.
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Building consents now online
- Porirua City Council
- You can now apply for building consents online.
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Building consent deposits changed
- Porirua City Council
- Building consent deposit rates have changed, but this won't affect the overall consent cost.
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Seatoun Tunnel traffic signals to be tested before going live
- Wellington City Council
- Seatoun Tunnel’s new traffic signals will be tested next week (9-12 July) to check they work correctly. The new signals are at each end of the tunnel and will be used to control traffic during maintenance and improvement works and in the event of a major incident.
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Arena Aquatics go ahead with winter shutdown
- Porirua City Council
- The aquatic centre at Te Rauparaha Arena will shut down for maintenance from 22 July.
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Dog registrations now due
- Porirua City Council
- Dog registrations are now due in Porirua.
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Locals had stars in their eyes at Matariki celebration
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Credit: CGBS Photo, https://www.
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Art Project connects students to nature
- Porirua City Council
- Pātaka Educators are helping to connect local school students to nature.
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