Wellington City Council / April 2021
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Friday Five : Arty sites to spot on our waterfront
- Wellington City Council
- You can’t beat Pōneke on a good day, and this weekend is forecast to be bright and sunny. If you’re making the most of this Autumnal season and taking a stroll along Wellington’s waterfront there’s more to see than just the water… here’s our top five things to keep an eye out for.
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Injured ruru ready to fly the nest
- Wellington City Council
- A baby ruru found with wounds on his feet and a fractured wing tip has been released back into the wild after some TLC from Wellington Zoo’s veterinary team.
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Family Day at City Gallery is back!
- Wellington City Council
- There will be heaps of fun, free, family-friendly activities happening this Saturday 1 May at City Gallery Wellington’s Family Day.
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Council votes to include mana whenua at the meeting table
- Wellington City Council
- Waiata, hongi, hugs and kisses followed today’s Wellington City Council vote to add mana whenua representation to Council committees later this year, with representatives both having a vote and being paid.
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Help put the kai into Kaibosh this May
- Wellington City Council
- As proud supporters of Kaibosh Food Rescue, Wellington City Council is encouraging everyone to put the kai into Kaibosh for Give a Meal in May / Haratua Takoha Kai.
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The welcome benefits of worm farming
- Wellington City Council
- Food waste makes up about a third of domestic rubbish going to Poneke’s Southern Landfill.
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Anzac Day: Honour, reflect, remember
- Wellington City Council
- Last year we commemorated Anzac Day apart. Thankfully this year, we can get together with events happening around our city on Sunday 25 April. What will you be doing this Anzac Day to commemorate those who lost their lives? Here's what's happening in the capital.
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Mayor welcomes funds for Ngauranga-Petone section of Te Ara Tupua
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington Mayor Andy Foster is delighted by the announcement of the funding and construction timetable for Ngā Ūranga ki Pito-One. We’ve been advocating for it for several years.
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Support healthy streets in WCC's LTP
- Island Bay Healthy Streets
- Wellington City Council's Long Term Plan consultation is an opportunity to make our city more liveable, healthy & inclusivePublic and active transport infrastructure is an investment in the common good.
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Capital to beat around the bush for global nature challenge
- Wellington City Council
- The global City Nature Challenge will turn Pōneke/Wellington into a giant nature playground, and its citizens into scientists as it embarks on a four-day bioblitz.
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Making a difference bay by bay
- Wellington City Council
- With the new walking and bike paths in Kio Bay nearing completion, work is getting under way on the next stretch around the point and into Weka Bay.
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Warming homes with pre-loved curtains
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Johnsonville Market applies for Resource Consent
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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North Island Robins spotted in the park
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- There have been several sightings of Robins around Mākara Peak recently which is exciting! These birds are very susceptible to predation and are usually only found on islands and in predator free areas.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Majority vote on mana whenua representation proposal
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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20 Twenty One: Celebrating our people
- 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
- 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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Decision 6 - Funding the Central Library rebuild | Kōrero mai | Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington’s much-loved Central Library was closed in March 2019 following an engineering assessment saying that the way the floor was designed presented a high level of potential failure in a significant earthquake. It has a similar floor design to one used in the now demolished Statistics House, where a floor collapsed in the Kaikoura earthquakes. In 2020, we ran a six-week consultation in which we asked for public feedback on five options for restoring a Central Library service in Te Ngākau Civic Square. The options all considered the resilience of the building, future proofing the library service, the connection to Te Ngākau, and the overall costs.
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Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington Zoo’s unbearably cute Behind the Scenes Experience
- 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
- 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
- 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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