Greater Wellington Regional Council / August 2021
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 welcomes report on congestion charging as part of emissions target
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington has welcomed a report from the Transport and Infrastructure Committee on congestion charging in Auckland, describing it as a necessary enabler for mode shift and zero emissions targets.
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Regional Climate Change Forum unites leaders for climate action
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Today’s Regional Climate Change Forum brought together leaders from regional and local councils, and Minister for Climate Change, James Shaw, to discuss climate action in a Wellington regional context.
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Taranaki Whānui sign a new increased funding agreement with Greater Wellington to build partnership capacity
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Taranaki Whānui sign a new increased funding agreement with Greater Wellington, one of six revised agreements with iwi of the region, to build their capacity to partner, co-design and deliver on work programmes alongside Greater Wellington by 2023.
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Climate resilience work begins at Heretaunga in Upper Hutt
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Work has begun on stabilising the banks of Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt River at Heretaunga near the Royal Wellington Golf Club in Upper Hutt, alongside the popular Hutt River Trail.
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Grazing land out to pasture at QEP and Kaitoke, permanent carbon sink to take its place
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Major restoration work has begun at Queen Elizabeth Park (QEP) and Kaitoke Regional Park to provide a permanent carbon sink for the region that will cut Greater Wellington’s carbon footprint by 2.
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Queen Elizabeth Park, Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast District, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Greater Wellington supports banded dotterels' increasing hatching stats with new strategy
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- As tūturiwhatu/banded dotterels hatching stats rise on the Eastbourne to Wainuiomata coastline, Greater Wellington and the project partners are unifying conservation efforts under a new strategy to build on this success.
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Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Accessible suspension bridge swings into action at Kaitoke Regional Park
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- The highly anticipated suspension bridge at Kaitoke Regional Park is now open, meaning more visitors can connect with nature at one of our region’s most beloved parks.
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Kaitoke Regional Park, Swingbridge Track, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Greater Wellington is investing in navigation resources to boost accessibility in public facilities
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington is working with Blind Low Vision NZ to install tech in the office’s public facilities to enable members of our community more independent and safe access.
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Community plant nursery sprouts new life in Wainuiomata
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington, along with project partners Forest and Bird, has opened the doors to a new native plant nursery in Wainuiomata Recreation Reserve.
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Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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