Wellington City Council / April 2020
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Mayoral update for 30 April
- Wellington City Council
- Good evening Wellington. Today we agreed a draft 2020/2021 Annual Plan.
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Proposed rates rise is 5 percent
- Wellington City Council
- Today Wellington City Council agreed to seek community feedback on the proposed 2020/2021 Annual Plan, which includes increased funding for the water network, and projects such as the new central city library network and planning for Let’s Get Wellington Moving.
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Wellington City Council offers support to local hospitality sector
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council is doing its bit to #LoveLocal by providing partial fee refunds to the hospitality sector.
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Capturing the capital under lockdown
- Wellington City Council
- Life changed for everyone at 11.59pm on 25 March as the country entered Alert Level 4 of our Covid-19 pandemic response.
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Technology at hand to help victims of abuse
- Wellington City Council
- When in an unsafe situation it’s not always easy to access help quickly and discreetly, but Wellington City Council’s green shield website status and other services offer support and advise where and when it’s needed.
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Getting your foodie fix at Alert Level 3
- Wellington City Council
- Slowly but surely the Wellington buzz is starting to return to our city, starting with the hospitality industry, which is now operating on a click and collect/contactless delivery basis.
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Mayoral update for 28 April
- Wellington City Council
- Kia ora Wellington. Day one of Alert Level 3 - we got there! I wanted to start today by saying well done everyone, even though we all know the job is a long way from done.
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Coffee (and everything else) to go in the Capital
- Wellington City Council
- With the announcement that some food businesses can operate under Alert Level 3, Wellington City Council’s Public Health team has been working with owners of food trucks, cafes, restaurants, and coffee carts to get these operations up and running in accordance with the new guidelines.
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Mayoral update for 26 April
- Wellington City Council
- Kia ora Wellington, I hope you all are having a great Anzac weekend. Like many other Kiwis, yesterday my family and I were up before dawn to remember all those who have served our country.
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Capital works to start up again
- Wellington City Council
- With New Zealand moving to Alert Level 3 on Tuesday, work on roads, transport projects, construction and general maintenance will start up again – providing jobs, boosting the economic recovery, and improving the appearance, appeal and resilience of our capital.
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Near-misses on south coast prompt call for everyone to slow down, take care
- Wellington City Council
- The call has gone out for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians to slow down and take care on the roads around Wellington’s south coast – ahead of a City Council move to introduce a temporary 30kmh speed limit on sections of the road between Breaker Bay and Owhiro Bay
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Virtual doors open a world of culture for the capital
- Wellington City Council
- Arts and events have been severely affected by the Covid-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown, but many have adapted by virtually opening doors to old audiences – and new.
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Wellington City Council services and facilities at Level 3
- Wellington City Council
- Following Monday’s announcement by the Government, Wellington City Council can confirm the status of its services and facilities as the country moves into Alert Level 3 on Tuesday 28 April.
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Airport support underwrite approved
- Wellington City Council
- Today Wellington City Council considered a proposal from Wellington International Airport Limited (WIAL) to, alongside the other shareholder Infratil, provide shareholder support to the airport as it deals with the impacts of Covid-19.
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Wellington International Airport, Coutts Street, Rongotai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Mayoral update for 23 April
- Wellington City Council
- Kia ora Wellington, I hope you are all staying well, staying safe, staying separate, and staying local.
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Honouring the Anzac spirit
- Wellington City Council
- This Anzac Day will be like no other. We’ll stand together apart to remember those who served our country, forgoing public commemorations to ensure the health and safety of the nation.
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Karori Event Centre fit-out approved
- Wellington City Council
- Mayor Andy Foster and Wellington City councillors voted unanimously at today’s Council meeting to approve $1.22 million of expenditure to complete the fit-out of the Karori Event Centre.
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Helping the arts community find its feet
- Wellington City Council
- While it’s been a tough time for Wellington’s creative scene, the arts community has been given a funding boost. And despite the disruption caused by Covid-19, Wellington City Council continues to welcome grant applications for funding from arts and culture, recreation, building, and waste minimisation funds.
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No change to recycling collections at Level 3 for Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council’s kerbside recycling collection will remain on hold when the country moves into the new Alert Level 3 phase proposed for next week by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
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Mayoral update for 22 April
- Wellington City Council
- Kia ora Wellington. Today we had just six new Covid cases reported across our whole country.
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Key construction sites back to work
- Wellington City Council
- Picking up the shovels and getting stuck back into exciting infrastructure builds is top of the list for Wellington City Council now that the Government has eased the lockdown restrictions.
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Owhiro Bay wave damage debrief
- Wellington City Council
- Mayor Andy Foster says he will ask for a formal debrief on the issues relating to last week’s emergency when huge waves from Cook Strait caused havoc in Owhiro Bay.
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Mayoral update for April 20
- Wellington City Council
- Kia ora Wellington. Fantastic news this afternoon everyone. In fact, it’s the news we’ve all been waiting for.
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Cutting costs is about values - a response to Kerry Prendergast
- Councillor Jenny Condie
- As WCC has worked through the effect of the pandemic on your rates bill many people have been asking us to cut wasteful, “nice-to-have”...
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Doing the lockdown dance at Zealandia
- Wellington City Council
- Even though the majority of the country has shut down, Zealandia and its many native and unique species have not been forgotten.
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Stand apart together this Anzac Day
- Wellington City Council
- In response to Covid-19, there will be no public events to commemorate Anzac Day this Saturday 25 April – instead the nation will mark the anniversary by standing together apart with virtual services and online events.
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Working to keep our coastline beautiful
- Wellington City Council
- Cleaning up dumped rubbish and clearing away burnt-out vehicles in an effort to keep Wellington’s unique coastline beautiful, is just one aspect of Philip Otto’s job.
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Waitohi named as one of Wellington's best spaces
- Wellington City Council
- The Waitohi Library and Community Hub, designed by Athfield Architects, is one of 45 finalists named in the 2020 Local Architecture Awards.
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Mayoral update for April 16
- Wellington City Council
- Kia ora Wellington. More hints from Government today about what Level 3 might look like, and when that might happen. We will see what comes out of Cabinet on Monday.
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South Coast evacuees return home
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington residents who were evacuated yesterday when powerful waves pummelled the south coast were able to return to their homes this morning, with one evacuee saying she was thankful for the support she received.
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Deadline extended for Building Resilience Fund
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council is calling on owners of earthquake-prone non-heritage buildings to apply for the Building Resilience Fund (BRF) – made easier with an extended deadline, newly approved eligibility criteria, and help connecting with engineers working from home.
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Mayoral update for 15 April
- Wellington City Council
- Kia ora Wellington. What a day it's been on the South Coast.
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Big waves hit Wellington coast
- Wellington City Council
- Waves which threw debris across roads on Wellington's south coast were measured at up to 5.5 metres - but it wasn't the height of the waves that was causing the most issues.
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$650 million ‘shovel ready’ project list submitted to Government
- Wellington City Council
- A list of 10 ‘shovel ready’ construction projects, totalling almost $650 million and potentially generating more than 2200 jobs, has been compiled by Wellington City Council in response to a Government call for initiatives that can be funded to help the country’s economic bounce-back from Covid-19.
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Mayoral update for 14 April
- Wellington City Council
- Kia ora Wellington. Today I want to tell you about Council’s comprehensive response to Government’s request for ‘shovel ready’, job-creating infrastructure projects.
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Arborist saves the day for two nurses
- Wellington City Council
- Removing a tree that had fallen on the cars of two nurses so they could get to work at the hospital was all in a day’s work for Senior Arborist Ryan Hopps.
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Mayoral update for 13 April
- Wellington City Council
- Kia ora Wellington. I hope you’ve enjoyed the Easter weekend – though it has certainly been a very different one.
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Working for Wellington under lockdown
- Wellington City Council
- Council staff are having to think quickly and adapt to provide services during the lockdown - here are two examples of how they're getting the job done.
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Help at hand for hospo industry
- Wellington City Council
- Mayor Andy Foster says Wellington City Council is working hard to soften the blow of the pandemic for all Wellington businesses with an immediate focus on the city’s hospitality and retail sectors.
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Mayoral update for 11 April
- Wellington City Council
- Kia ora Wellington. It has been a sad day for our country, with another two deaths related to Covid-19, bringing our total to four.
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Harry Potter casts a spell over the capital’s e-readers
- Wellington City Council
- The magic of words continue to delight the capital even while Wellington City Libraries (WCL) branches are closed – with Harry Potter still proving popular with kids of all ages!
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Meeting votes for rates rise
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council has today voted to recommend consultation on a 4.95% rates increase for the 2020/21 financial year.
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Mayoral update for 9 April
- Wellington City Council
- Kia ora Wellington. It’s been a big day for the Council, and a very heartening one too for our country – I’ll come back to that a bit later.
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Some great ideas for an egg-cellent Easter weekend
- Wellington City Council
- It’s the long Easter weekend coming up and we’re all excited about enjoying a few hot cross buns and a sleep in – if the little ones let you!
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Mayoral update for 8 April
- Wellington City Council
- Kia ora Wellington. As of midnight tonight, we will have been in lockdown for two weeks.
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Wellington City Council’s leaders contribute $340,000 to community groups
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council’s Mayor, Councillors, Chief Executive and Executive Leadership Team (ELT) will be taking a voluntary 10% pay reduction for the rest of 2020, and will redirect that money to those most in need.
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Covid-19 - new meetings scheduled
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council has introduced a new meetings schedule for April and May in response to the pandemic lockdown.
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Health and safety at heart of decision to put recycling on hold
- Wellington City Council
- Tens of thousands of beverage bottles that have touched people’s mouths isn’t what the average person would want to be handling during a life-threatening pandemic.
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Help is at hand with new online Support Services Map
- Wellington City Council
- Easily find support and essential services during the Covid-19 response lockdown.
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Mayoral update for 7 April
- Wellington City Council
- Kia ora Wellington, first up, I want to tell you about an excellent new initiative we’ve started to help Wellingtonians find support and essential services during the lockdown.
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Mayoral update for 6 April
- Wellington City Council
- Kia ora Wellington, I’m Mayor Andy Foster. I want to start today with the big issue that’ll be discussed by myself and my Councillors this week – and that’s how the city, and the City Council itself, will deal with the dramatic economic impacts of Covid-19.
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Making our worksites safe during lockdown
- Wellington City Council
- Ensuring more than 600 worksites around Wellington are safe is a big task being pulled off by a small but dedicated team.
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WCC Parking Policy Proposal
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- WCC are asking Wellingtonians to go online and provide feedback on the Parking Policy Proposals.
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Downtown Community Ministry helping to shelter homeless
- Wellington City Council
- At a time when Wellingtonians are told to stay home during the Covid-19 lockdown, for some of the city’s homeless home can mean a tent in the bush, a park bench or a sheltered spot at the entrance of a high-rise – and that’s where the DCM comes in.
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Food for thought in the capital
- Wellington City Council
- Organisations across the capital are working tirelessly to ensure the basic necessities are provided to those who need them – and food is one of the most critical of those.
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Mayoral update for 3 April
- Wellington City Council
- Kia ora Wellington, from what I’m seeing and hearing, you are doing a great job of staying safe, staying home, exercising locally, keeping physical separation, and following the Ministry of Health hygiene procedures.
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Rates deferral leads Covid flightback
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington Mayor Andy Foster says he is looking to fast-track a suite of City Council initiatives that aim to soften the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and get Wellington back on its feet.
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Mayoral update for 2 April
- Wellington City Council
- Hello again Wellington, I’m Mayor Andy Foster. Today is going to be a huge day for your City Council, so I wanted to give you all a special update on where we’re at.
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You and your furry bubble mates
- Wellington City Council
- The Alert Level 4 lockdown has meant we’ve had to make some major changes in our day to day life, and that goes for our furry friends too – even Mittens!
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Mayoral update for 1 April
- Wellington City Council
- Hello everyone, I’m Mayor Andy Foster.
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