Government / October 2021
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Pōhutukawa to be relocated for new playground
- Wellington City Council
- Specialist contractors are relocating four Pōhutukawa trees to different spots in Frank Kitts Park to make space for the new playground construction getting underway in January.
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Frank Kitts Park, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Annual Report marks tough 2020-21
- Wellington City Council
- Mayor Andy Foster says Wellington City Council staff should feel proud at the way they negotiated 2020-21 - one of the toughest and challenging years in the Council’s 150-year history.
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Sustainability Stimulus Grant opens
- Upper Hutt City Council
- Upper Hutt City Council’s groundbreaking Sustainability Stimulus Grant is now open.
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Friday Five: What's new at Wellington Zoo
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington Zoo has a bunch of new (and cute) arrivals, and there are more on the way!
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Rivers advisory committee seeking new member
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- A member of the Wairarapa community, who resides in the Upper Ruamāhanga area, with an interest in the health of local rivers is being sought to join the Upper Ruamāhanga River Management Advisory Committee (URRMAC) as the Waipoua Urban member.
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Tākina to host earth sciences conference
- Wellington City Council
- New Zealand has built upon its earth science strengths to win the 22nd International Sedimentological Congress (ISC) in 2026.
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Tākina - Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Tours and new app for Heritage Week
- Porirua City Council
- Technology helps bring history to life.
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Peeking into Porirua’s interesting past
- Porirua City Council
- Cemeteries Week explores the theme of 'Life 100 years ago'
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Baring Head/Ōrua-pouanui Proposed Grazing Licence
- Greater Wellington Regional Council Have Your Say
- Proposed short term grazing licence at Baring Head/Ōrua-pouanui, East Harbour Regional Park Greater Wellington is intending to grant a new short term stock grazing licence over 183 hectares of park at Baring Head/Ōrua-pouanui (Baring Head) pursuant to Section 74 (2) of the Reserves Act 1977.
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Baring Head Lighthouse, Coast Road, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Pōneke Promise gains momentum in making the city safer
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council is continuing the good mahi supporting the Pōneke Promise with numerous projects, campaigns and initiatives being rolled out to keep our community safe and sound.
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Local leaders welcome 3 Waters decision
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Source: Porirua City Council Porirua’s Mayor and the Greater Wellington Regional Council Chair welcome the Government decision on an "all in" approach to 3 Waters reforms as a positive step towards improved and consistent delivery of water services across New Zealand.
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New fund approved to tackle climate change
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council has approved criteria for its new Climate and Sustainability Fund, an initiative of Te Atakura – First to Zero.
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Local leaders welcome 3 Waters decision
- Porirua City Council
- Porirua Mayor supports the Government decision to move ahead with water reforms.
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Students encounter scooter safety lessons of the Wellington Paranormal kind
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Primary school students are learning to safely glide along Wellington’s spooky streets with practical lessons thanks to Wellington’s premier paranormal police officers and Greater Wellington’s Scooter Ready programme.
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Video: Facing conflict on the frontline
- Wellington City Council
- One of the biggest risks for our Council frontline staff is personal confrontation from members of the community.
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Wellington joins global race for climate action
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington has been welcomed into the global Cities Race to Zero initiative, joining cities around the world in a collective pledge to halve carbon emissions by 2030 – and become a net zero carbon capital by 2050.
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Tākina: costs, risks, and co-operation
- Wellington Scoop
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Tākina - Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Green and Blue
- Eye of the Fish
- The WCC sub-committees are going flat out at the moment, consulting wildly on this and that and approving all manner of things – I can...
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Tākina partnership with Te Papa proposed
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council is proposing an exciting partnership with Te Papa to deliver world-leading events and exhibitions at Tākina Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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Tākina - Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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New bridge links Riverstone Terraces to Totara Park
- Upper Hutt City Council
- Today we officially opened the new pedestrian bridge over the Whakatikei Stream.
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Volunteer help available from NZDF
- Upper Hutt City Council
- The NZDF's Defence Equipment Management Organisation unit would like to support initiatives here in Upper Hutt.
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Tawa on-demand ride trial welcomed
- Wellington City Council
- Tawa Community Board Chair Robyn Parkinson has applauded Metlink’s announcement of a new on-demand public transport trial in the Tawa area.
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Bringing joy and inspiration with our garden beds
- Wellington City Council
- For Martin Simonlehner, our Horticulture Team Manager, “Wellington’s flower beds are all about planting beautiful plants and bright vegetables and herbs, to bring colour into our city, and joy to people walking by."
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Friday Five: Things to do this Labour weekend
- Wellington City Council
- This Monday 25 October is Labour Day which means a day off for most Wellingtonians. Check out these great ideas of things you can do during the long weekend.
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Exciting upgrade for Newtown community hub
- Wellington City Council
- Construction is set to begin on Newtown Community & Cultural Centre's long-awaited upgrade on Tuesday 26 October.
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Newtown Community & Cultural Centre, Colombo Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Ngāti Toa planters making a difference
- Porirua City Council
- Four young men are putting thousands of plants in the ground around Porirua Harbour.
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Christmas festivities reined in for COVID
- Wellington City Council
- A Very Welly Christmas festival is taking a year off due to COVID uncertainty, but in its place there’ll be lots of events and activities celebrating the festive season – and supporting local businesses.
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Wellington Water commissions independent review of wastewater treatment operations
- Porirua City Council
- The operation of the Porirua Wastewater Treatment Plant will be a big part of the review.
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Updated flood protection policy puts climate change at the fore
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Working with nature by allowing rivers natural movement is among the key points from Greater Wellington’s updated climate change flood protection policy put before Greater Wellington’s Climate Committee today.
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Heritage Week is just a matter of time
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington Heritage Week is back for its fifth year, with over 60 events, tours, exhibitions and activities showcasing the wide-ranging history of the region.
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Optimism for housing projects in Porirua
- Porirua City Council
- Three housing projects for the city have moved to the next stage for central government funding.
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Team spirit stopping weeds dead in their tracks
- Wellington City Council
- It’s amazing what a difference people can make when they work as a team – especially when it comes to conservation.
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Time to scrub up on toxic algae urges Greater Wellington
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Summer swimmers, dog owners and the community should be scrubbing up on spotting toxic algae as we approach the warmer months and our refreshing rivers beckon.
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Infrastructure Acceleration Fund applications move to next stage
- Upper Hutt City Council
- Kāinga Ora has confirmed that all four of our applications are invited to progress to the Request for Proposal (RFP) stage.
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Greater Wellington lifts the lid on its regional role and responsibilities
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- A campaign launched by Greater Wellington today is cutting through confusion, showing the value the regional council adds to communities and the importance of its role in navigating change facing the region in the coming years.
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East Harbour Regional Park Article October 2021
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- What is it? Although it looks a little bit like an alien spacecraft this NIWA wave bouy rider “landed” on the Parangarahu lakes beach after a storm on 14 October.
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Wellington first in New Zealand to join international food pact
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council will be the first city in Aotearoa to sign up to the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact next week, joining a global movement for sustainable urban food systems.
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Friday Five: Fun things to do this weekend!
- Wellington City Council
- Get your whānau and friends together and have fun in the capital with these awesome activities.
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Draft District Plan now online
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington’s Draft District Plan – the Capital City’s first completely revised planning and environmental rulebook in more than 20 years – is now online and will be considered by the City Council’s Pūroro Āmua Planning and Environment Committee on 20 October for agreement to send it for community input, starting in November.
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Birds of a feather flock together for 2021 Bird of the Year
- Wellington City Council
- We’re so egg-cited as the Te Manu Rongonui o Te Tau/Bird of The Year 2021 starts next week and we’re proud as a peacock to be supporting the titipounamu (rifleman) this year.
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Harbourside Market to reopen this Sunday
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington’s Harbourside Market will reopen this Sunday 17 October with COVID-19 Alert Level 2 restrictions in place.
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Greater Wellington wants action on the Emissions Reduction Plan
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington is urging the regional team of half a million people to actively respond to the Government’s just-released National Emissions Reduction Plan, which outlines a proposed framework to meet the emissions budgets required to limit greenhouse gases.
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Bark and Ride trial (re)set for Cable Car
- Wellington City Council
- Upwardly mobile dogs and downward dogs may become a permanent fixture on the Cable Car if a trial in November is a howling success and doesn’t send us all barking mad.
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Wellington Cable Car, Salamanca Road, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Keeping Central Library's books safe
- Wellington City Council
- Powered by a bunch of passionate staff, Te Pātaka Collection and Distribution Centre is a smooth-running machine that ensures Wellingtonians have access to the books they love.
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New District Plan
- Eye of the Fish
- A new (proposed / draft / actual – who knows, really?) District Plan has dropped and it fills me with dread. Horror. Revulsion. They’ve only gone and screwed it up again, haven’t they? I’m not going to mince my words about this – what is being proposed in terms of height limits in the Central Area is a crime against humanity.
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From your Mayor - 12 October 2021
- Porirua City Council
- The latest from Mayor Anita Baker
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Surrealist Art: Wellington Free Day
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City residents will be able to enjoy a couple of free days at Te Papa’s Surrealist Art exhibition on 18-19 October 2021.
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Cars on Titahi Bay Beach? Paid parking changes? Have your say
- Porirua City Council
- We're reviewing our Transport Bylaw and want to hear what you think.
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Young People’s Fund – open now
- Porirua City Council
- Applications are open for grants to support projects that will have a significant impact on children and young people living in our city.
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Share your feedback about our natural hazards plan change
- Upper Hutt City Council
- We’re in the process of updating our District Plan and will be undertaking a plan change that addresses the risk from natural hazards.
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Super Saturday: Let's get vaccinated
- Upper Hutt City Council
- It's time to get vaccinated Upper Hutt, against COVID-19! We are currently in 31st place out of 66 cities in the country for being fully vaccinated.
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Cr Sparrow resigns from Council
- Wellington City Council
- Councillor Malcolm Sparrow has announced his resignation from Wellington City Council, Mayor Andy Foster has confirmed.
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Local arts scene gets boost from creative scheme
- Wellington City Council
- The South Coast Arts Trail, the Glamaphones Matariki show, StarJam’s end of year concert, and PARK(ing) Day 2022 are just a selection of the wide range of projects to receive funding from the recent round of the Creative Communities Scheme (CCS).
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Friday Five: Blooming good places for blossoms
- Wellington City Council
- Brighten up your weekend by visiting some of the best flower spotting desinations in Pōneke.
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Plastic in waterways criticised by regional council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- With the clean-up of plastic found in the Tauherenikau River in August nearing the halfway mark, the focus for Greater Wellington now turns to stopping rubbish being dumped in waterways across the region.
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Wellington’s 2021 Diwali Festival going online
- Wellington City Council
- The Diwali Festival of Lights is going online this year due to current COVID-19 restrictions.
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Sneak peek inside the Central Library
- Wellington City Council
- It’s been over two years now since the Central Library closed suddenly due to structural vulnerabilities, so what’s happening in there now?
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Appearance Industry Bylaw consultation
- Upper Hutt City Council
- We're considering adopting a new bylaw for Appearance Industries and we’re keen to hear your thoughts on the proposal.
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Mayor welcomes $300k EQC cap
- Wellington City Council
- The Government announcement that it will increase the amount of insurance risk taken on by the Earthquake Commission (EQC) is welcome news for Wellington homeowners and nationwide, says Wellington Mayor Andy Foster.
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Rangatahi voices to be centre stage at Youth Hub Hui
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council is developing a new Youth Hub in the central city, and is hosting a hui for the younger community to voice their views on what the space should look like.
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Summer City through the '80s
- Wellington City Council
- Relive the '80s in Pōneke with over 500 digitised photos of Summer City, thanks to the team at Wellington City Archives.
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Council feedback to Government on Three Waters Reform
- Upper Hutt City Council
- Upper Hutt City Council has submitted its feedback to Government on the proposed Three Waters Reform Programme
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