Regional Council related newsitems

• • Greater Wellington and Metlink welcome news of new collective agreement for NZ Bus drivers

    • 29 Jul 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Greater Wellington and Metlink have welcomed news from today’s Tramways Union stop work meeting that a new collective agreement with NZ Bus has been reached after months of tense negotiations.
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• • Waiōhine River Plan submission deadline extended

    • 28 Jul 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Consultation on a new Waiōhine River Plan has been extended to 5pm on 16 August to ensure people throughout the Wairarapa have the opportunity to get involved and have their say on the future of flood protection on the Waiōhine River.
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• • Teachers learn through new games to promote road safety to children and whānau

    • 27 Jul 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Primary school teachers recently jumped on bikes to upskill and advocate for safe active travel among students and the wider community, through a partnership with Greater Wellington, the Bike On New Zealand Charitable Trust, Waka Kotahi, and local and regional councils.
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• • Return of the giants

    • 20 Jul 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • This is a joint media release from Greater Wellington and Maclean Trust“It's great to see the return of these forest giants,” commented Daran Ponter, Chair of  Greater Wellington, as he planted the first of 300 kahikatea on the Mataihuka block at Queen Elizabeth Park.
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    Queen Elizabeth Park, Raumati, Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast District, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Keeping region safe from pest plants a team effort, says Greater Wellington

    • 18 Jul 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Dangerous pests Nassella tussock, Chilean needle grass, and Alligator weed have yet to take hold in our region, and Greater Wellington is urging the community to make use of its pest control services to help keep it that way.
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• • Keep dogs away from Hutt River and Wellington Harbour beaches

    • 17 Jul 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council is urging dog owners to keep their dogs away from the Hutt River and Wellington Harbour beaches until staff have checked these areas for dead possums poisoned with 1080.
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• • Your river, your views

    • 8 Jul 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Consultation on a new Waiōhine River Plan will close on 30 July at 5pm and people throughout the Wairarapa are being urged to get involved and have their say on the future of one of the valley’s most significant rivers.
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• • Wairarapa and Kāpiti Councillors welcome rail asset investment from Government

    • 7 Jul 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Greater Wellington Councillors from Wairarapa and Kāpiti welcomed news today that the Government is investing $1.
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• • Tamariki plant a greener future at Queen Elizabeth Park

    • 7 Jul 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Tamariki from three schools across Kāpiti took the future of our environment into their own hands by getting them dirty at Greater Wellington’s tree planting event in Queen Elizabeth Park (QEP) as part of the regional council’s winter planting programme.
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• • Greater Wellington welcomes rail asset investment from Government

    • 7 Jul 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Greater Wellington welcomed news today that the Government is investing $1.3 billion in the national rail network over the next three years. Chair of Greater Wellington Daran Ponter says the investment news comes at a crucial time with the regional council preparing its business case for new inter-regional trains. “It’s great to see the Government putting real value back into rail network assets. We need resilient rail corridors to get value out of the new rolling stock that Greater Wellington and Horizons are planning to introduce. There’s no point having fancy new trains connecting more passengers in the Lower North Island if they are being held up by the same creaking rails and signals.
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• • Greater Wellington staff raises $12,000 koha for Wellington City Mission

    • 1 Jul 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • This week Greater Wellington staff donated $12,000 to Wellington City Mission in support of the charity’s work in our region.
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• • New Regional Partnership to accelerate progress on regional growth, economic development and recovery

    • 1 Jul 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Today’s first full business meeting of the new Wellington Regional Leadership Committee marks the start of a collaborative partnership designed to shape future growth in the Wellington-Wairarapa-Horowhenua region.
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• • Greater Wellington’s 2021-31 Long Term Plan adopted

    • 29 Jun 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • A long term plan focused on meeting the challenge of climate change and building regional resilience was adopted today by Greater Wellington.
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• • Public supports Greater Wellington’s Plan for greener, more accessible public transport

    • 29 Jun 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • The Council has adopted the Greater Wellington Regional Public Transport Plan (RPTP) 2021-2031, which is a blueprint for mobilising greener, more sustainable and more customer friendly public transport in the region, after an overwhelming positive public response of 2750 submissions.
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• • Greater Wellington to adopts ambitious regional transport plan

    • 29 Jun 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • The 2021 Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP) was adopted by Greater Wellington at today’s regional council meeting.
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• • Greater Wellington walks the walk on shift to sustainable transport

    • 28 Jun 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Greater Wellington joined community members and government representatives from all walks of life at the third biennial Living Streets Aotearoa Walking Summit last week to discuss how to achieve more liveable, walkable, climate-resilient environments.
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• • Stronger focus on public transport and mode shift sought by Greater Wellington

    • 25 Jun 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • A significant shift in policies, institutional arrangements and planned investment is required to accelerate the change needed to reduce transport emissions, says Greater Wellington in its submission to the Government on Hīkina te Kohupara – Kia mauri ora ai te iwi - Transport Emissions: Pathways to Net Zero by 2050 “We strongly support the Government’s zero emission by 2050 target,” says Climate Committee chair Cr Thomas Nash, “we need to end the era of dependence on fossil fuels and introduce more options for how we move ourselves and our goods around.” “Let’s open up our streets to more people, allocate public road space more equitably and break the cycle of car dependence.” Greater Wellington believes that a shift to electric vehicles by itself will not be sufficient and that mode shift, rather than electrification of private vehicles, should be the government’s main transport priority. “We need a step change in transport, rather than simply replacing the current fossil fuel fleet with an electric fleet. Of course we need to transition to electric vehicles, but focusing on this as a priority risks undermining the urgent mode shift required away from investment in motorways and towards energy efficient transport infrastructure that will actually carry the number of people we need to carry. “Instead, we should focus on giving people more options to move around in ways that will meet the needs of our rapidly growing cities and are consistent with our climate targets. This means providing walking and cycling infrastructure, much better, cheaper, accessible and more frequent public transport. “We need to design our transport systems within the basic geographic constraints of our cities as well as the planetary boundaries of climate and the social needs of all of us, in particular people not currently well served by transport system including people with disabilities and people who are less well off.” “Greater Wellington recommends the inclusion in Hīkina te Kohupara of bold national and regional targets for mode share shift”, says Cr Roger Blakeley, chair of Greater Wellington’s Transport Committee. “For example, Greater Wellington’s Regional Land Transport Plan includes a target of ‘40 percent increase in active travel and public transport mode share by 2030’ ”. Cr Blakeley said that Greater Wellington has developed scenarios to meet the regional target based on census data for Jouney to Work trips to the Wellington CBD, which have mode share changes by 2030 of: walking trips to the central city would increase by 60%, cycling trips by 130%, public transport trips would increase by 45%, and car trips would reduce by 60%. “A precondition for mode share shift programmes, such as congestion charging and parking policies, would be the provision of safe, reliable, frequent  and convenient alternatives to cars. “Significant investment is required in public and sustainable transport, from further decarbonisation of our buses and electrification of the rail fleet for services on the Manawatu and Wairarapa lines, through to the development of overdue cycling and pedestrian infrastructure,” “Unfortunately, as three quarters of the National Land Transport Fund (NLTF) is already allocated for the decade ahead, a review of the NLTF’s scope and priorities as well as additional funding will be required to redirect investment towards public transport. “That’s where the big gains will be made both for our climate and ultimately our way of life.” Download the release and submission
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• • Waiōhine River Plan

    • 25 Jun 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council Have Your Say
    • The Waiōhine River Plan is the first plan produced for the Wellington Region that views the river as a holistic, living, changing entity.
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• • Snapper and Metlink win "Most Innovative Customer Serving Operator" at world's largest Transport Ticketing forum

    • 25 Jun 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • At the TT2021 Digital Forum, the world’s largest transport ticketing forum, broadcast from London, Snapper and Metlink have won "Most Innovative Customer Serving Operator".
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• • Wellington Tramway Museum volunteer calls for the preservation of heritage and community hub

    • 22 Jun 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Greater Wellington is proposing to grant the Wellington Tramway Museum a 30-year lease to support the volunteer’s ongoing operations and preserve an important regional heritage site.
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• • Project Contractor held to account for illegal works

    • 22 Jun 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • CPB HEB Joint Venture (the JV), the contractor building the Transmission Gully Motorway for Waka Kotahi (NZTA), has been convicted and fined for unconsented earthworks and sediment discharges in Belmont Regional Park.
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• • Restoration Day celebrates region’s conservation community

    • 18 Jun 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Birds, bugs and lizards was the theme of the Restoration Day 2021, an event that brings together dedicated volunteers, experts, iwi and community to celebrate their efforts to protect and restore our region’s natural environment.
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• • Greater Wellington urges government to back regional ownership of transport assets

    • 17 Jun 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Greater Wellington is urging significant change to the Public Transport Operating Model (PTOM) to bring transport assets under the control of regional councils to create greater certainty in delivering quality public transport services.
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• • Greater Wellington appoints new Chief Executive

    • 14 Jun 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Greater Wellington has ended its search for a new Chief Executive, with the Council appointing Nigel Corry as Chief Executive for a five-year term.
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• • Operators report due diligence on China source EV buses

    • 9 Jun 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Wellington bus operators Tranzurban and NZ Bus have responded to questions from Greater Wellington about sourcing electric buses from Chinese manufacturer CRRC Corporation Limited (CRRC), both reporting that their due diligence revealed no evidence of the company using forced labour.
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• • Get your hands dirty for a clean green future with Greater Wellington's planting days

    • 9 Jun 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Environmentally-minded folks can get their hands dirty at one of the dozens of planting events the council will host this winter, as part of a programme to green up our region by 400,000 trees.
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• • Tramway Museum proposed new long term lease at Queen Elizabeth Park

    • 7 Jun 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council Have Your Say
    • The Wellington Tramway Museum has operated in Queen Elizabeth Park since 1965 after the closure of Wellington's last tram route. Volunteers restore tram cars and other items and run a museum and tourist tramline for park visitors to enjoy. Greater Wellington intends to grant a lease to the Wellington Tramway Museum for a period of 30 years pursuant to Section 59A of the Reserves Act 1977 and Part 3B of the Conservation Act 1987. The consultation closes at 3pm, Monday 5 July 2021.
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    Wellington Tramway Museum, Whareroa Road, Raumati, Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast District, Wellington, 5034, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Greater Wellington praises Government’s “far-sighted” infrastructure investment

    • 4 Jun 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Greater Wellington Chair Daran Ponter has warmly welcomed today’s Government announcement on infrastructure funding, saying it removes any lingering doubts over the future of RiverLink, Wairarapa rail upgrades and new rolling stock for the Capital Connection.
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• • Greater Wellington praises Government’s “far-sighted” infrastructure investment

    • 4 Jun 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Greater Wellington Chair Daran Ponter has warmly welcomed today’s Government announcement on infrastructure funding, saying it removes any lingering doubts over the future of RiverLink, Wairarapa rail upgrades and new rolling stock for the Capital Connection.
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• • Baring Head/Ōrua-pouanui lizard numbers grow as hedgehogs are targeted

    • 2 Jun 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Lizard numbers are growing in Baring Head/Ōrua-pouanui, signaling the success of Greater Wellington’s and Friends of Baring Head’s (FOBH) efforts to protect one of our Key Native Ecosystems (KNE) by doubling down on hedgehog and other pest control.
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    Baring Head, Coast Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5014, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)