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• • Warming homes with pre-loved curtains

    • 21 Apr 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • At the end of a Wellington lane able hands are busy making curtains for those in need.
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• • WCC and somebody else’s problem

    • 21 Apr 2021
    • Wellington Scoop
    • Douglas Adams wasn’t thinking of the Wellington City Council when he introduced the world to the SEP field. But he might well have been. In his book Life, The Universe, and Everything, he defined the SEP field: Somebody Else’s Problem.
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• • Council’s new committee structure agreed

    • 19 Apr 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • The Independent Wellington City Council Governance Review has produced 13 recommendations with an emphasis on supporting effective governance, says Mayor Andy Foster.
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• • 20 Twenty One: Logen Logeswaran

    • 19 Apr 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Logen Logeswaran remembers well his first day at Wellington City Council. It was 17 February, 1994, and the engineer was in for a surprise, being taken out on a site visit to a busy intersection.
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• • Work to start on new walking and biking paths through Miramar cutting

    • 19 Apr 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Work to develop new walking and biking paths along the Maupuia side of Miramar Avenue, between Shelly Bay Road and Tauhinu Road, will get under way from early May.
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• • Safer Wellington Social Contract: Police Focus on Alcohol-free Zones

    • 16 Apr 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Wellington Area Police and Wellington City Council have a spotlight on the city’s Alcohol-free Zones this month.
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• • Keith Spry Main Pool closure extension

    • 16 Apr 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • The main pool closure at Keith Spry Pool has been extended until August as the project faces COVID-19 delays with a shortage of building supplies coming into New Zealand.
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• • Friday Five: Fun free school holiday activities

    • 16 Apr 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Stuck for what to do with the kids these school holidays and don’t want to break the bank? Well look no further. Here’s five great free things to do in our city between 17 April and 2 May.
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• • Central Library design principles agreed

    • 15 Apr 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Wellington City Council has adopted four principles that will guide the design for modernising the Central Library building within the remediation plans.
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• • Johnsonville Market applies for Resource Consent

    • 14 Apr 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Organisers have confirmed they will continue with the process to obtain resource consent from Wellington City Council to keep the Johnsonville Market operating at its current site.
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• • Voting opens for the Tawa Community Board by-election

    • 14 Apr 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • As of today, enrolled voters in the Tawa region will be able to have their say in selecting a new member for the Tawa Community Board.
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• • Parking for scooters and motorbikes with new trial

    • 13 Apr 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • A trial of the white triangle road marking in Wellington has just begun, providing parking spaces for smaller vehicles and motorbikes in residential streets.
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• • Meet our Park Rangers

    • 12 Apr 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • As a rule, Katie doesn’t spend too much time on the phone at work. The 25-year-old is more likely to be out and about offering gardening advice, ensuring outdoor public events run smoothly, and chatting to community conservation volunteers.
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• • Winning ideas will help combat climate change

    • 12 Apr 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Supporting events to become more sustainable, repurposing hotel linen to those in need, and new tech that will help direct people to correct disposal methods for various materials, are some of the innovating ideas to come out of 2021’s successful Climathon challenge.
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• • Majority vote on mana whenua representation proposal

    • 8 Apr 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • A proposal to add mana whenua representation to Wellington City Council committees later this year – with the representatives having a vote and being paid – received a majority vote to go to full Council this month at yesterday’s Strategy and Policy Committee meeting.
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• • Getting your garden ready for autumn

    • 8 Apr 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Warm soil and cool air, the perfect conditions for your garden to grow, bloom and flourish this autumn. We had a chat with one of our Botanic Garden ki Paekākā gardeners, Dale Such, to get his top tips on how to prepare your gardens for our autumn weather.
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• • Friday Five: What’s new in Newtown

    • 8 Apr 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Newtown is one of Pōneke’s most vibrant, colourful communities and there is always heaps going on, from art projects to festivals to workshops. Check out what’s new in Newtown this season!
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• • 20 Twenty One: Bernice Dickie

    • 7 Apr 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • She was a key player in the aftermath of the Central Library closure and has had a rugby season ticket since the stadium opened. Get to know our loyal librarian who’s been serving the city for almost 60 years.
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• • 20 Twenty One: Celebrating our people

    • 6 Apr 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • It’s 2021, so we’re sharing stories about 21 of our people who have worked at Council for 20 years or more.
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• • Consultation now open on Wellington City Council’s 10-Year Plan

    • 6 Apr 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Wellington Mayor Andy Foster is delighted that the draft 2021-31 Long-term Plan is out for consultation.
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• • Wellington Zoo’s unbearably cute Behind the Scenes Experience

    • 5 Apr 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • We’re giving you the behind-the-scenes scoop on the new Behind the Scenes Experience at Wellington Zoo with Sasa, the 14 year old Sun Bear.
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• • Friday Five: Your Easter weekend in Welly sorted

    • 1 Apr 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Stuck for something to do this Easter weekend other than eating chocolate? There's lots of going on. Here's a list of five fun things you and the whānau can do in the capital.
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• • Online tool to help streamline resource consent process

    • 1 Apr 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Planning your residential building project is now faster and easier thanks to a new interactive online tool launched by Wellington City Council.
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• • Wellington confirmed as FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ Host City

    • 31 Mar 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • News that Wellington has been confirmed as a Host City for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ reinforces the city’s reputation as New Zealand’s home of football.
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• • Meet the man who ensures meetings run smoothly

    • 31 Mar 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • He loves wrestling, going to the gym, and speaks four languages. But Cyrus Frear is also in charge of making sure Wellington City Council meetings run smoothly and according to the law – for elected officials, Council officers, and members of the public. We sat down with him to find out what he does, how he does it, and why he loves his job.
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• • Recent survey shows Wellington is a great place to live

    • 29 Mar 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Wellingtonians stand out from their counterparts in New Zealand’s other major cities in believing their city is a great place to live according to a recent survey.
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• • Easter and Anzac Day services and facilities information

    • 29 Mar 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • With Easter and Anzac Day coming up next month, there are a number of events happening, and some changes to Wellington City Council’s services and opening hours of its facilities.
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• • Poem penned to curious pre-schooler

    • 29 Mar 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • It’s not too often that Council officers reply to queries from the public with poems about poop. In fact, it’s fair to say a recent response to 4-year-old Joshua might well be the first.
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• • Autumn Our Wellington out this week

    • 29 Mar 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • There's a lot going on right now in Wellington, with buildings going up, others being strengthened, and a whole lot of construction taking place at multiple locations across the city.
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• • Oriental Bay sea wall repairs start soon

    • 28 Mar 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • The first stage of repairs to the historic Oriental Bay sea wall will start mid-April.
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