Greater Wellington Regional Council / July 2019
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Locals had stars in their eyes at Matariki celebration
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
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