Wellington City Council / May 2024
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Wellington City Council committee makes major Long-term Plan decisions
- Wellington City Council
- At today’s Koraū Tōtōpū Long-term Plan, Finance and Performance Committee meeting Mayor Tory Whanau and Wellington City Councillors made major decisions in the steps to confirming its 2024-34 Long-term Plan.
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Out of the (bus) box thinking for a more accessible city
- Wellington City Council
- When Jacob Wahry joined Wellington City Council as a project lead to deliver sustainable street changes, he wasn’t expecting his mechanical engineering background to come into play. But this proved key to helping people with visual impairments to understand proposed changes for bus stop bypasses, where bike lanes and bus stops meet.
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Wellington workplaces take on the saddle
- Wellington City Council
- New bike lanes being built as part of the bike network Paneke Pōneke are making it easier for people to move in more sustainable ways. Workplaces are also key in helping us rethink how we get to and from mahi (work).
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Get some royal treatment this King’s Birthday weekend
- Wellington City Council
- Celebrate the majesty of the capital this King’s Birthday weekend with lots of exciting events and activities happening around Pōneke.
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Meet Wellington’s Road Safety Heroes
- Wellington City Council
- Local Wellingtonians are working together with the Council to make streets across the city safer for all to enjoy.
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Have your say on proposed plans for Wadestown
- Wellington City Council
- It’s time to help shape plans for a new scheme and permit system that will manage parking pressures in some parts of Wadestown, and to complete the bike connection between Wilton, Crofton Downs, Wadestown and the central city.
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Wadestown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Over 4000 submissions on Long-term Plan, changes to suburban parking proposal
- Wellington City Council
- More than 4000 submissions on proposals relating to water, waste, investments, insurance, parking, community facilities and transport project spending were received by Wellington City Council during formal consultation on the 2024-34 Long-term Plan.
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Council provides funding boost to Pōneke projects
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council’s Pītau Pūmanawa | Grants Subcommittee has approved funding for 56 projects with grants totalling over $820K across a wide range of recipients.
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Have your say!
- Hataitai Community Website
- Help WCC shape our new Coastal Reserves Management Plan What floats your boat? The Council is developing a plan to direct how they manage, protect, and enhance Wellington’s coastal reserves, parks, and beaches.
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Let WCC know what you want: protecting our coastlines, including our inner-city beaches & coastline
- Inner-City Wellington
- From the WCC website: About the Coastal Reserves Management Plan Engagement is open.
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Public invited to have their say on coastal reserves, parks, and beaches
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council is developing a new Coastal Reserves Management Plan, and the public are invited to have their say on how we look after this taonga.
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Council projects win Public Architecture awards at regional event
- Wellington City Council
- Three Wellington City Council supported facilities were winners in their categories at the region’s Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects awards last night.
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Wellington’s Epuni Street to be corrected to properly honour ancestor
- Wellington City Council
- Epuni Street in Aro Valley will be formally renamed to Hōniana Te Puni Street this week to accurately reflect the tupuna (ancestor) the street is named after.
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Epuni Street, Fitchettown, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Ancient rimu at Ōtari-Wilton's Bush finalist for Tree of the Year
- Wellington City Council
- Moko, the celebrated grandmother of Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush, has presided over the land for more than 800 years, a guardian for the largest remaining forest remnant in Wellington city and the only public botanic garden dedicated to native plants in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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An apple a day, keeps food waste at bay
- Wellington City Council
- The Wellington waterfront will be home to a 1.4-metre fibreglass apple from Monday 20 to Friday 31 May, as part of the Love Food Hate Waste ‘Eat Me First campaign’.
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Salford Street Play Area Refresh
- Kōrero Mai | Let's Talk | Wellington City Council
- The Salford Street play area is due for a refresh and we want your feedback on the two draft designs! This engagement will give Council’s Play Spaces Specialist an idea of the needs and preferences of the Newlands community.
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Salford Street, Johnsonville East, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Biannual sand shift happening next week
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council will be shifting sand from Freyberg Beach to Oriental Bay next week for the biannual operation to maintain the size and shape of the beaches.
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Oriental Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Get to know sludge expert Scott Cook
- Wellington City Council
- Technical specialist Scott Cook has successfully delivered two sludge minimisation facilities and developed a further three facilities in his home country of Wales. In 2021, he and his family made the move to Aotearoa to help Wellington City Council establish its own sludge minimisation facility – the first in the city.
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Moa Point Wastewater Treatment Plant, Stewart Duff Drive, Moa Point, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Finding the balance: benefits of skating on youth mental health
- Wellington City Council
- For young skaters in Pōneke, sometimes clearing your head is as easy as a kick and a push.
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Next steps in the Long-term Plan process
- Wellington City Council
- Our vision for the future, Pōneke: A creative capital where people and nature thrive, is about creating a dynamic, sustainable and vibrant city. We need to put the building blocks in place now to lay the foundations for this future.
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Submission on the WCC LTP, 2024-34
- Newtown Residents' Association
- The key issues for the Long-term Plan for the next 10 years are described in the consultation documents as being how much to spend on the three waters network to fix the pipes, how to manage waste collection and recycling, and whether or not to sell the WCC Airport shares to set up a ‘resilience … Continue reading Submission on the WCC LTP, 2024-34 →
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Wellington City Council confirms shift to new Jervois Quay HQ
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council today announced it has signed an agreement to enter into a 25-year lease to occupy 68 Jervois Quay, the former Datacom building on the corner of Jervois Quay and Harris Street.
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Datacom House, Maning Lane, Lambton, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Homebush Road Play Area Refresh
- Kōrero Mai | Let's Talk | Wellington City Council
- The Homebush Road play area is due for a refresh and we want your feedback on the two draft designs! This engagement will give Council’s Play Spaces Specialist an idea of the needs and preferences of the local community.
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Homebush Park, Cashmere, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Holloway Road Play Area Refresh
- Kōrero Mai | Let's Talk | Wellington City Council
- The Holloway Road play area is due for a refresh and we want your feedback on the two draft designs! This engagement will give Council’s Play Spaces Specialist an idea of the needs and preferences of the Aro Valley community.
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Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Churton Park Play Area Refresh
- Kōrero Mai | Let's Talk | Wellington City Council
- The Churton Park play area is due for a refresh and we want your feedback on the two draft designs! This engagement will give Council’s Play Spaces Specialist an idea of the needs and preferences of the Churton Park community.
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Churton Park, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Join the shrub: Get to know our horticulture apprentices
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington city is full of beautiful plant displays, gardens, and green spaces, but who are the green thumbs behind them?
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Botanic Garden completed route improving pedal power
- Wellington City Council
- Street changes between Botanic Garden ki Paekākā and the waterfront show that more people are making the move to pedal power and feeling safer as they do so.
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Wellington Botanic Garden, Salmont Place, Paekaka, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington Mayor responds to Minister’s District Plan decision
- Wellington City Council
- Minister responsible for RMA Reform Chris Bishop has accepted nine out of 10 alternative zoning recommendations in Wellington City Council’s proposed District Plan.
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Tūmatakuru plants set to spike in Pōneke
- Wellington City Council
- A small native shrub with spikes so sharp they’re said to have been used as a defence mechanism in Māori pā is being given a helping hand to reestablish in Pōneke.
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Making a splash in teaching career with SwimWell
- Wellington City Council
- What started off as an after-school job at SwimWell has turned into a strong foundation for a teaching career. In four years, instructor Olive Shadbolt has taught over 600 students – even seeing some go from the infant programme right through to school age.
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Painting stories across the hallway of Wellington
- Wellington City Council
- Pōneke-based artists, Tracy Underwood (Ngati Raukawa) and Ruth Robertson-Taylor are the minds behind the three vibrant new murals in Berhampore, which can be found on the corner of Adelaide Road and Luxford Street, on the wharepaku (toilet) block, and the side of the BP station.
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Berhampore, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Enjoy the busker’s buzz on Courtenay Place this weekend
- Wellington City Council
- A line-up of Wellington’s finest talent is adding to the buzz in the Courtenay Precinct on Friday and Saturday nights.
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Courtenay Place, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Friday Five: Food for thought
- Wellington City Council
- As long-time supporters of Kaibosh Food Rescue, Wellington City Council is encouraging everyone to put the kai into Kaibosh this month for Give a Meal in May | Haratua Takoha Kai.
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