Wellington City Council newsitems

• • Friday Five: Your Mother’s Day Weekend sorted

    • 6 May 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Looking to spoil your mum this Mother’s Day but can’t think how? Here's are five fabulous ideas to help you…
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• • Wellington ranked most creative city for 20th year running

    • 6 May 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Wellington continues to be Aotearoa’s most creative city, according to the 2020 Infometrics Creativity Index.
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• • Moa Point animal shelter gets some TLC

    • 5 May 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Clean, comfy kennels are making life better for both pups and people following Moa Point animal shelter receiving a well-earned upgrade.
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• • 20 Twenty One: Julie Sleep

    • 4 May 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Having joined Wellington City Council just before the turn of the century, Julie Sleep has a wealth of knowledge in the public health sector and the benefits of the Pathways to Employment programme.
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• • Composting ‘just makes total sense’

    • 4 May 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Food waste makes up about a third of domestic rubbish going to Poneke’s Southern Landfill.
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• • Friday Five : Arty sites to spot on our waterfront

    • 30 Apr 2021
    • 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

    • 30 Apr 2021
    • 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!

    • 29 Apr 2021
    • 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

    • 28 Apr 2021
    • 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

    • 28 Apr 2021
    • 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

    • 27 Apr 2021
    • 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

    • 23 Apr 2021
    • 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

    • 23 Apr 2021
    • 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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• • Capital to beat around the bush for global nature challenge

    • 22 Apr 2021
    • 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

    • 21 Apr 2021
    • 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

    • 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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• • 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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