Government / October 2020
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Council is all a twitter about the Bird of the Year
- Wellington City Council
- We're proudly #teamhihi for Forest and Bird’s 2020 Bird of the Year, as not only is it one of Aotearoa New Zealand's rarest birds, but the male proudly sports the Wellington colours of black and yellow.
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Spookiest things in the City Archives
- Wellington City Council
- Halloween hits the capital this Saturday in the most hair-raising weekend of the year.
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Spookiest things in the City Archives
- Wellington City Council
- Halloween hits the capital this Saturday in the most hair-raising weekend of the year.
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Greater Wellington's Amanda Cox awarded Outstanding Parks Leader
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Regional Parks Manager Amanda Cox is the recipient of the inaugural New Zealand Outstanding Parks Leader Award, which was presented at today’s Council meeting.
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Council agrees a 1.5% fare increase to maintain Metlink services following one year funding freeze
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Fares on Metlink services across the region will be increasing in line with inflation from February 2021 following a decision at council today.
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Council is all a twitter about the Bird of the Year
- Wellington City Council
- We're proudly #teamhihi for Forest and Bird’s 2020 Bird of the Year, as not only is it one of Aotearoa's rarest birds, but the male proudly sports the Wellington colours of black and yellow.
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Central Library gets strengthening vote
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington’s Mayor and City Councillors today voted to strengthen Wellington’s Central Library, based on revised preliminary design, timeframes and cost information.
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Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Cemeteries Week starts this Saturday
- Porirua City Council
- Check out the heritage walks happening for Cemeteries Week
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Local students to test ecosystems and create green data
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- A Water Catchment Health day on Tuesday 10 November works with Wainuiomata students to help map environmental and stream health to inform the protection of regional ecosystems.
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Wellington gets a pass mark in recycling survey
- Wellington City Council
- In a recent survey, Wellington city residents got a good report card on their recycling knowledge – but we could all do a bit better.
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Greater Welly Bike Fest a zooming success
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- ‘Ka mau te wehi!’ - is the sentiment as Greater Welly Bike Fest celebrates over 600 participants across the region with prizes and giveaways.
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Porirua Park ready for Lions match
- Porirua City Council
- The ground is looking mint as the biggest ever match on the ground draws near.
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Go by bike day celebrates growing pedal power
- Wellington City Council
- Go by bike day tomorrow (Wednesday 28 October) will celebrate the growing number of Wellingtonians of all ages and abilities who are choosing to go by bike.
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Cuisine, colour, and culture at Diwali
- Wellington City Council
- As you walk through the doors of Diwali, you’ll enter into a wonderful world of organised chaos.
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Work to start on new paths near Greta Point
- Wellington City Council
- Work will begin near Greta Point next week on another section of the new harbourside bike and walking paths – together providing a safer and better connection between the city and eastern suburbs.
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Heritage Week is just a matter of time
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington Heritage Week starts on Monday, showcasing the history of the city with events, tours, exhibitions, and a chance to go behind the scenes of some hidden treasures in the capital.
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Council to debate fixing or building a new Central Library
- Wellington City Council
- Next Wednesday, Wellington City Council will vote on whether to strengthen or build a new Central Library for the city.
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Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Council helps the bands play on in the capital
- Wellington City Council
- With 20,000 gigs cancelled around Aotearoa during COVID-19 restrictions, Wellington City Council’s support of local independent music venues and talent has helped the bands play on.
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Learning to love tarantulas and scorpions
- Wellington City Council
- Thankfully, tarantulas can’t jump. Which means they can’t jump from the table we’re sitting at and land right on our faces.
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Diversity the winner at the Absolutely Positively Wellingtonian awards
- Wellington City Council
- What do the Director-General of Health, a former Deputy Mayor, a drag king, a wahine toa, and an interfaith council leader have in common? They’re all recipients of the 2020 Absolutely Positively Wellingtonian (APW) awards.
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Council grants a welcome boost for community groups
- Wellington City Council
- Funding support for our community organisations is always important, but during COVID-19, it’s vital – and Wellington City Council’s grants are meeting a real need where there is high demand.
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Fostering young minds with free kai
- Wellington City Council
- A Wellington charity supporting vulnerable young people is now providing lunch to up to 1,500 tamariki every day, improving the students' engagement and school attendance rates.
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Inspiring students to explore environmental careers
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- A community planting programme is a win-win for students by helping them gain conservation industry insights and enhancing their local river knowledge.
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Building connections at Wellington Zoo
- Wellington City Council
- They come from as far as Myanmar, Syria, Colombia and Somalia, and in the holidays these mums and dads got to take their kids to meet giraffes, tigers, and capybaras.
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Wellington Zoological Gardens, Manchester Street, Melrose, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Funding available for youth projects in Porirua
- Porirua City Council
- There are several youth grants available to support bright ideas that will benefit our youth in Porirua.
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Porirua City Council will repay wage subsidy
- Porirua City Council
- Clarification of the criteria by MSD has put the Council's revenue losses just under the required threshold
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Porirua City Council releases its Covid-19 Recovery Plan
- Porirua City Council
- The plan outlines how the city will get back on its feet and deal with the effects of the pandemic.
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A world of wonder and purpose
- Wellington City Council
- For the passionate and hardworking staff at the Tip Shop, it’s much more than just a job.
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Multiparty Action Group on the Owhiro Catchment established
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Solving the water contamination issues in the Owhiro Catchment is the ambitious goal of a new multiparty working pilot group.
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New Ruru racks for e-scooter parking in central Wellington
- Wellington City Council
- New parking racks for e-scooters will start being installed in busy areas around central Wellington from next week to provide spaces where scooters can be left safely out of the way of pedestrians.
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Lawn tips from the mowing team
- Wellington City Council
- Ask the Wellington City Council mowing team for tips on looking after your home lawn, and they quickly offer up the same piece of advice – don't cut it too short.
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Wellington kererū numbers flying high
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington twitchers, give yourselves a pat on the back. The results are in from this year's Great Kererū Count, and eager bird watchers in Pōneke spotted more birds than what were seen in any other region of the country.
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Lifestyle block wetland creates a pathway for growth and opportunity
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- A Te Horo lifestyle block owner is achieving her wetland restoration vision by creating an ecological corridor for native birds, through Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Healthy Waterways programme.
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Helping hand for building owners
- Wellington City Council
- Neil Watson was delighted to discover his central Wellington apartment building was not earthquake prone – and relieved he didn’t have to pay for the seismic assessment that confirmed it.
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More green jobs for stronger environmental health
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Last week marked the successful wrap up of a trial programme which boosts job opportunities that benefit the health of the community and te taiao, an initiative funded by Ministry of Social Development (MSD), Department of Conservation (DOC) and Greater Wellington Regional Council.
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Every kererū counts – how our native bird holds the key to biodiversity
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- This year marks the 17th year that Greater Wellington Regional Council has monitored kererū in Kaitoke Regional Park to track their health, which is essential to our native bush regeneration and wider biodiversity.
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Work begins on permanent Ngaio Gorge fix
- Wellington City Council
- An $11m project to strengthen and stabilise the Ngaio Gorge slip starts on Monday 12 October.
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Have your say on the Porirua City Council Climate Change Strategy
- Porirua City Council
- We want your input into our Climate Change Strategy
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Rating Policy review underway
- Porirua City Council
- Porirua City Council is reviewing its Rating Policy and is seeking feedback.
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Volunteers needed for ‘Forest of Peace and Remembrance’ planting day
- Porirua City Council
- Volunteers needed for Plimmerton planting day
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