Greater Wellington Regional Council / November 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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Getting students active, Movin’March 2021 registrations open
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- Early bird registrations for Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Movin’March are open - calling all schools to sign up to the month-long initiative that encourages students to walk, cycle and scoot to school.
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More information on water metering essential, says Greater Wellington
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council supports the decision by the Wellington Water Committee to seek further refinement and costs on the case for installing residential water meters to help reduce water consumption throughout the region.
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New Waikanae station toilets bring residents relief
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- Today a new public toilet facility opened at Waikanae Station, enhancing customer experience when opting for sustainable forms of transport, a co-funded project by Greater Wellington Regional Council and Kāpiti Coast District Council (KCDC).
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Putting the ‘heart’ in freshwater data is key to conservation
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- Greater Wellington Region Council is innovating ways to transform and humanise freshwater data to drive positive change, through CreativeHQ’s NZ GovTech Accelerator programme.
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Clever buoy measures ocean health on the Kāpiti Coast
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- A high-tech coastal buoy has been installed on the border of the Kāpiti Marine Reserve to monitor the impact of land activity on marine life – supporting conservation programmes with easily accessible data.
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Greater Wellington celebrates biodiversity champions behind Bird of the Year
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- Greater Wellington councillors are singing the same tune, announcing their top five species for Bird of the Year 2020; kākā, tūturiwhatu (banded dotterel), kererū, tīeke (North Island saddleback) and korimako (bellbird).
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Toxic algae in Waipoua River – a reminder to check before you swim
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council is urging the community to check for warnings and alerts, following the emergence of a toxic algal bloom in the Waipoua River.
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Flooding, wildfires and droughts - climate change is already affecting our region
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Our region is already seeing higher chances of droughts, wildfires, floods and sea level rises, all of which threaten our communities, infrastructure and natural resources - signals a new report released by the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) and StatsNZ.
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