Government / June 2019
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Parking fee increase following adoption of Annual Plan
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council has adopted its Annual Plan/Mahere ā-Tau for 2019/20, with changes to fees and user charges coming into effect 1 July 2019.
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Council focuses on the environment, housing, transport and sustainable growth
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council has adopted its Annual Plan/Mahere ā-Tau for 2019/20.
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Four further Measles cases in Wellington
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Regional Public Health (RPH) Wellington has been notified of four confirmed cases of measles, one of which was from a person who had travelled on the Johnsonville train line last week.
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Porirua moves with the changing world
- Porirua City Council
- Porirua City Council has declared a climate change emergency, and is developing its climate change strategy, Te Ao Hurihuri.
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Porirua report to help transform lives of young people
- Porirua City Council
- The latest report on the status of our young people shows issues remain.
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Porirua's Annual Plan signals significant growth
- Porirua City Council
- Porirua City Council has adopted its 2019/20 Annual Plan.
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Council tackling remaining bus challenges in city
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Progress on stabilising Wellington’s bus network was reported to the Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee at an update at Parliament today.
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City Councillors vote unanimously to get Wellington moving
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Councillors have unanimously voted to support the Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) Indicative Package at a full Council meeting today.
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Regional Council votes to get Wellington moving
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council yesterday endorsed a $6.
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Right plants, right place thanks to Akura Nursery
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- A keen planter from Upper Hutt went in the draw recently to win native plants thanks to Akura Nursery’s giveaway in celebration of World Environment Day.
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Council adopts Kilbirnie alcohol ban
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Councillors have adopted a plan to implement an alcohol ban in Kilbirnie following a review and public consultation – effective immediately.
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Police volunteer recognised for 25 years' service
- Porirua City Council
- Terry Roche was recognised for his 25 years' service as a volunteer with Porirua Police with a Mayoral Award.
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Greater Wellington targets climate change, natural resources and public transport in annual plan
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council will target climate change, natural resources and public transport challenges across the region as it adopted its annual plan for 2019/20 today.
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Locals meet ‘fish beneath their feet’ at Matariki celebration
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Wellingtonians enjoyed Matariki celebrations on the Waterfront while also getting to know the friends beneath their feet.
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Wellingtonians step up for their communities
- Wellington City Council
- The character shown by Wellington’s Muslim community in response to the Christchurch mosque massacres has played a large part in this year’s Absolutely Positively Wellingtonian (APW) awards.
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Plastic is rubbish
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council is supporting numerous events, organisations and initiatives this Plastic Free July to help change plastic habits for good.
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Onzo bikes will continue to roll in Wellington
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council has extended the licence for Onzo to continue operating their ‘dockless’ bike hire system in the capital until the end of 2020.
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Council aiming to inspire young leaders with green message
- Porirua City Council
- A project to further regenerate Porirua's harbour is about to get underway.
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Bay Drive - What's the story?
- Porirua City Council
- From Chief Executive, Wendy Walker
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Matariki set to shine in Porirua
- Porirua City Council
- Music, movies, markets and more will help mark Matariki 2019 in Porirua City.
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Recycling reminders - please rinse!
- Porirua City Council
- As the first anniversary of wheelie bins rolls around, here's a checklist for great recycling.
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Porirua celebrates Civic Award winners
- Porirua City Council
- The 2019 Porirua Civic Awards were handed out at Pātaka on June 17.
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Matariki Sky Show set to go off – whale permitting
- Wellington City Council
- Last year we had a whale of a time as a tohorā/southern right whale visited the harbour, causing the inaugural Matariki ki Poneke Sky Show to be postponed for a week – but the coast looks clear for this year.
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Councils to approve next steps to get Wellington moving
- Wellington City Council
- Both Greater Wellington Regional Council and Wellington City Council will vote on the recently announced Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) Indicative Package at Council meetings next week.
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Wellington declares ecological and climate emergency
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council has declared an ecological and climate emergency as it adopts a blueprint for becoming a zero carbon city.
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Appreciating volunteers’ restoration efforts
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- CVNZ volunteers getting stuck in at Wainuiomata It is national volunteer week and Greater Wellington Regional Council is celebrating by giving a shout out to all those people putting time into Wainuiomata River Restoration at Baring Head.
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Council clears up compost confusion
- Wellington City Council
- Following recent media stories around what’s compostable and what’s not, Wellington City Council wanted to get the facts straight and clear up any confusion.
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Māori tradition explored through new exhibition
- Porirua City Council
- A unique exhibition exploring the traditional ways Māori have worn their hair is on now at Pātaka Art + Museum.
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Music, arts and more at Pātaka for Matariki 2019
- Porirua City Council
- From art buffs to social butterflies, there is something for everyone at Pātaka Art + Museum this Matariki.
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National centre of music secures Te Ngākau Civic Square building
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council, Victoria University of Wellington, and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) have taken a major step in the establishment of a national music centre that will transform New Zealand’s arts scene and inspire future generations.
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Rare birds take flight in wildlife reserve
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Adult North Island Fernbird, image by Adam Clarke.
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E-scooter share scheme launches in Wellington
- Wellington City Council
- Electric scooters for hire will start appearing on Wellington’s streets from tomorrow (Tuesday 18 June) as the trial of the city’s e-scooter share scheme gets under way.
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New regional biodiversity group gathers
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- ‘Ki uta ki tai’ is an expression of the richness found across the Wellington Region from our mountain ranges to the sea.
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Growth planned for suburban centres and inner city
- Wellington City Council
- Next week (Thursday 20 June), Wellington City Councillors will be asked to agree a preferred direction for intensification of the city centre and suburban centres to provide for population growth over the next 30 years.
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Sustainable thinking for future generations
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- “If you were to design Wellington City again – how might you do things differently?” This question was posed to Wellington High School Year 9 students this week who have been tasked with designing sustainable, future-proof cities.
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You don’t know what you’ve got ‘till it’s (almost) gone
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Original forest cover Today's remaining forests A just-published stocktake of forests in the greater Wellington region reveals the extent of historic clearing and shows that much of what’s left is vulnerable or in danger of being lost.
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Ahi Kā reaches for the stars in Matariki celebrations
- Wellington City Council
- The Wellington Waterfront will be set alight Friday 21 June with ahi (fire), kai (food), and entertainment from over 30 musical groups, artists and performers for Ahi Kā – a celebration of Matariki, the Māori New Year.
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Review recommends changes to Council’s LeisureCard scheme
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council’s LeisureCard scheme is set to get a refresh to ensure it reaches the people who need it most – those in vulnerable positions or financial hardship.
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School students muck in for Arbor Day
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Young students turned up in spades this morning for Queen Elizabeth Park’s Arbor Day planting, donning gumboots and gardening gloves.
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Wellington welcomes first electric rubbish truck
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council’s social housing sites will now be serviced by the city’s first fully electric rubbish truck.
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Karori's old St John's site
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council is seeking proposals for the development of the site on the corner of Campbell Street and Karori Road – which include the site of St John’s church.
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Councils debate joint approach to bus priority for city
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council and Wellington City Council are working together to bring more bus priority to the city from next year in a bid make public transport faster for its users.
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Skilling-up in oil spill response
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Staff from across Greater Wellington geared up to take part in an oil spill response exercise at Island Bay.
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Healthy fish and bugs equal healthy waterways
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- (From left) Evan Harrison, Alton and Bryn Hickson-Rowden carrying on his back an electric fishing machine.
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Freshwater Hui a success
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Biodiversity lovers across the region gathered at a Wellington Freshwater Hui on Friday to discuss freshwater and fish monitoring with the aim of improving our region’s environment.
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Insurance forum to be held in Wellington
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington Mayor Justin Lester will host a forum on Monday (10 June) to discuss issues the city, and others, face with insurance industry changes and rising premiums.
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Dash Swim School makes a splash
- Porirua City Council
- Alongside its innovative learn-to-swim programme, Dash Swim School has launched a new SwimDesk system for Dash instructors to track and manage students’ progress.
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Celebrating Arbor Day by expanding forest at the heart of Wellington
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington is about to embark on its largest community-led tree-planting programme with a $490,000 boost from the Government’s One Billion Trees Programme.
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Make a stand for Greater Wellington in the October elections
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- If fast-growing and vibrant greater Wellington is your home, then now is your opportunity to make a positive difference to its future.
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Royal New Zealand Ballet finds new home in Wellington CBD
- Wellington City Council
- The dancers of the Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) now have a new home in a prime spot in the Wellington CBD with the blessing of their new rehearsal studio.
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