Greater Wellington Regional Council / June 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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Four further Measles cases in Wellington
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- 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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Council tackling remaining bus challenges in city
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- 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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Right plants, right place thanks to Akura Nursery
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- 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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Regional Council votes to get Wellington moving
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- Greater Wellington Regional Council yesterday endorsed a $6.
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Greater Wellington targets climate change, natural resources and public transport in annual plan
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- 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
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- Wellingtonians enjoyed Matariki celebrations on the Waterfront while also getting to know the friends beneath their feet.
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Appreciating volunteers’ restoration efforts
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- 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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Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Rare birds take flight in wildlife reserve
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- Adult North Island Fernbird, image by Adam Clarke.
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New regional biodiversity group gathers
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- ‘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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You don’t know what you’ve got ‘till it’s (almost) gone
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- 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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Sustainable thinking for future generations
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- “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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School students muck in for Arbor Day
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- 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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Councils debate joint approach to bus priority for city
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- 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
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- Staff from across Greater Wellington geared up to take part in an oil spill response exercise at Island Bay.
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Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Freshwater Hui a success
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- 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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Healthy fish and bugs equal healthy waterways
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- (From left) Evan Harrison, Alton and Bryn Hickson-Rowden carrying on his back an electric fishing machine.
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Make a stand for Greater Wellington in the October elections
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- 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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