Live Wellington - a liveable city by design and Government https://wellington.gen.nz/live-wellington-a-liveable-city-by-design+government Items tagged with Live Wellington - a liveable city by design and Government. Wellington City Council spends $1.7 million on experts then rejects their findings http://www.livewellington.org/wellington_city_council_spends_1_7_million_on_experts_then_rejects_their_findings MEDIA RELEASE 22 April 2024 The Wellington City Council spent over $1.7 million on a set of experts to hear submissions on the District Plan, and then went on to ignore their key findings. wcc government draft-spatial-plan consultation lobbygroups communitygroups Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT http://www.livewellington.org/wellington_city_council_spends_1_7_million_on_experts_then_rejects_their_findings Live Wellington - a liveable city by design 2024-04-28T00:00:00Z Wellington’s new council – what does it mean for housing and planning? http://www.livewellington.org/wcc_housing_and_planning_policies With a new Wellington city council now in place, it’s time to examine the views of our new councillors on urban form, housing and a liveable city. wcc housing government issues draft-spatial-plan consultation lobbygroups communitygroups Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT http://www.livewellington.org/wcc_housing_and_planning_policies Live Wellington - a liveable city by design 2022-10-26T00:00:00Z 10 reasons to support character http://www.livewellington.org/10_reasons_to_support_character So much has changed since the Wellington City Council voted in June 2021 to strip demolition protection from more than two-thirds of the city's character areas. LIVE WELLington argues it's time for a re-think, and to strike a better balance.  We provided this letter to Wellington councillors, in the lead up to the notification of the proposed District Plan on 23 June 2022. wcc government draft-spatial-plan consultation lobbygroups communitygroups Tue, 21 Jun 2022 07:41:00 GMT http://www.livewellington.org/10_reasons_to_support_character Live Wellington - a liveable city by design 2022-06-21T07:41:00Z Wellingtonians support retention of more character areas http://www.livewellington.org/wellingtonians_support_retention_of_more_character_areas A survey of Wellingtonians has found that while there is support for increasing density in the inner city suburbs, it must be done with care, and there is considerable unease about the Wellington City Council’s plans to remove protections for pre-1930s houses in the inner city suburbs. wcc government draft-spatial-plan consultation lobbygroups communitygroups Mon, 13 Jun 2022 17:47:56 GMT http://www.livewellington.org/wellingtonians_support_retention_of_more_character_areas Live Wellington - a liveable city by design 2022-06-13T17:47:56Z