Greater Wellington Regional Council / March 2020
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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Fertiliser application at Battle Hill and Belmont Regional Parks
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- The grazed areas at Battle Hill Farm Forest Park and the western side of Belmont Regional Park will undergo fertiliser application from Wednesday, April 2 as part of the essential services which are permitted to continue during the COVID-19 Level 4 lockdown.
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COVID-19: Regional park campsites and facilities to close
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- In accordance with the Prime Minister’s announcement today on raised COVID-19 alert levels, Greater Wellington Regional Council is closing all regional park campgrounds and facilities.
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Waikanae River catchment restoration programme Waikanae ki Uta ki Tai unfolds
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- The long-awaited ‘mountains to sea’ project to restore the Waikanae River has appointed its Governance Group and Steering Committee, and will be moving next to develop an Action Plan in collaboration with the Waikanae community.
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COVID-19: Greater Wellington closes offices
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- In line with advice from the Wellington Region Emergency Management Group (WREMO) and the Ministry of Health, Greater Wellington Regional Council is closing its offices to the public and encouraging all office based staff to work from home.
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COVID-19: Greater Wellington Regional Council cancels committee meetings
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- The next cycle of Greater Wellington Regional Council committee meetings will be cancelled due to COVID-19, with more regular full Council meetings taking place.
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COVID-19: Metlink removes cash sales from buses, trains, and stations
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- To stay one step ahead of COVID-19 and give our passengers and staff more peace of mind, Metlink will be removing all cash sales from trains, buses and stations as of Monday, March 23.
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COVID-19: Greater Wellington’s final three Great Outdoors events cancelled
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- In light of recent Covid-19 developments, the Greater Wellington Regional Council Crisis Management Team has decided to cancel the remaining events in the Great Outdoors summer programme that have been taking place in regional parks, forests and river trails.
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COVID-19: Metlink rolls out precautionary cleaning measures across rail, bus and ferry
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Metlink is rolling out new precautionary cleaning measures across rail, bus, and ferry today to give passengers further peace of mind as they travel across the region.
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Leading the way for community talks on climate change
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Over 250 locals got involved in the weekend’s Takutai Kāpiti Summit – a Climate Change Summit run by Kāpiti Coast District Council.
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Totara log from the Ōtaki River to be carved for Māoriland Film Festival
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Māoriland Film Festival will run from March 18-22 in Ōtaki, and this year the annual indigenous storytelling event will feature special carvings from a totara log pulled from the Ōtaki River.
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Parks Week in full swing
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council is celebrating Parks Week with an abundance of events and activities to encourage people to get out and about and explore nature.
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Community voice to be heard at climate change summit
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council is pleased to take part in this weekend’s Takutai Kāpiti Summit – a Climate Change Summit run by Kāpiti Coast District Council.
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Roving crew to help fix water quality issues
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Porirua City Council is the first council in the Wellington region to implement a Wellington Water proposal to establish a roving crew, taking a proactive approach to the health of local waterways and timely action when water quality issues arise.
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Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Greater Wellington forecasts patronage highs for March
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Patronage on Public Transport is set to reach new highs across the region as Wellingtonians brace themselves for what is colloquially known as March Madness.
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