Greater Wellington Regional Council / August 2016
Greater Wellington promotes Quality for Life by ensuring our environment is protected while meeting the economic, cultural and social needs of the community. Our specific responsibilities include environment management, flood protection and land management, provision of regional parks, public transport planning and funding, and metropolitan water supply.
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Hay fever hits early – it’s nature doing its thing
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Wellingtonians are grabbing their tissues as hay fever season kicks off early this year due to the mild winter and early signs of spring.
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Porirua Harbour Restoration fund 2016 open
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Applications for Greater Wellington Regional Council’s annual fund for community groups focussed on environmental restoration around Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour catchment opens tomorrow, Thursday 1 September 2016.
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Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Waikanae will get 240 new parks for Christmas
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Waikanae train commuters will be getting 240 new parks for Christmas with the construction of the new Metlink Park and Ride facility on the site of the old Waikanae Hotel late next week.
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Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee complete mid-point community discussions
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- This week a series of face-to-face discussions hosted by the Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee (RWC) drew to a close, the last of nine meetings was held in Greytown and facilitated by local community representative, committee member, Rebecca Fox.
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Waiohine River Floodplain Management Plan hearing to be rescheduled
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- The submission hearing due to go ahead in Greytown on Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 August on the draft Waiohine River Floodplain Management Plan has been cancelled due to the unavailability of sub-committee members.
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Dazzling runway show on Saturday night
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- A new high-impact fashion trend will take to the pavement in Wellington on Saturday night in an award show for New Zealand’s first reflective fashion design competition.
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More buses for Wellington
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- Greater Wellington Regional Council is working urgently to provide more buses for the growing number of people catching buses from Karori, Wadestown, Wilton and Khandallah.
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Wadestown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellingtonians say public transport has got a lot better
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Wellingtonians have voted a big lift in their satisfaction with public transport in 2015/2016 and a steep increase in train customers over this period backs this up.
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Wairarapa economic development conference punches above its weight
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Convening local economic development professionals in the Wairarapa for regionally focussed discussion has proved a run-away success.
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Passionate about our region? Get your nomination in
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- People with a passion for the Wellington region have until next Friday to lodge their nomination to stand for Greater Wellington Regional Council.
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Dazzling runway show comes to Wellington
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- A new high-impact fashion trend will take Wellington by storm this month.
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Waingawa hub will boost economy and environment
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- Greater Wellington Regional Council Chair Chris Laidlaw has welcomed the opening of Centreport’s new Waingawa log hub, saying it will deliver benefits for the regional economy, motorists, and the environment.
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