Greater Wellington Regional Council / October 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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Greater Wellington's Amanda Cox awarded Outstanding Parks Leader
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- Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Regional Parks Manager Amanda Cox is the recipient of the inaugural New Zealand Outstanding Parks Leader Award, which was presented at today’s Council meeting.
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Council agrees a 1.5% fare increase to maintain Metlink services following one year funding freeze
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- Fares on Metlink services across the region will be increasing in line with inflation from February 2021 following a decision at council today.
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Local students to test ecosystems and create green data
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- A Water Catchment Health day on Tuesday 10 November works with Wainuiomata students to help map environmental and stream health to inform the protection of regional ecosystems.
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Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Greater Welly Bike Fest a zooming success
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- ‘Ka mau te wehi!’ - is the sentiment as Greater Welly Bike Fest celebrates over 600 participants across the region with prizes and giveaways.
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Inspiring students to explore environmental careers
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- A community planting programme is a win-win for students by helping them gain conservation industry insights and enhancing their local river knowledge.
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Multiparty Action Group on the Owhiro Catchment established
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- Solving the water contamination issues in the Owhiro Catchment is the ambitious goal of a new multiparty working pilot group.
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Lifestyle block wetland creates a pathway for growth and opportunity
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- A Te Horo lifestyle block owner is achieving her wetland restoration vision by creating an ecological corridor for native birds, through Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Healthy Waterways programme.
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More green jobs for stronger environmental health
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- Last week marked the successful wrap up of a trial programme which boosts job opportunities that benefit the health of the community and te taiao, an initiative funded by Ministry of Social Development (MSD), Department of Conservation (DOC) and Greater Wellington Regional Council.
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Every kererū counts – how our native bird holds the key to biodiversity
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- This year marks the 17th year that Greater Wellington Regional Council has monitored kererū in Kaitoke Regional Park to track their health, which is essential to our native bush regeneration and wider biodiversity.
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