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    Council votes to start process to amend Long-term Plan to stop sale of airport shares

    • 10 Oct 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • Wellington City Council has voted in support of a Notice of Motion to start a process to amend its 2024-34 Long-term Plan, which may mean stopping the sale of its shareholding in Wellington International Airport Limited.
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    From the Archives: Inspector of Nuisances

    • 9 Oct 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • Before we had street cleaning teams, sewerage systems, waste and recycling services, and a Public Health team, Wellington relied on one person to monitor the sanitation for the whole city – the Inspector of Nuisances. Read on to learn more about this interesting role from back in the day!
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    Recommendation for a regional water company

    • 7 Oct 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • Nine councils in the Wellington region, along with Horowhenua District Council, have received a report outlining a recommended regional approach to joint water services delivery.
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    Water Whirler ready to return to waterfront

    • 3 Oct 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • Len Lye's Water Whirler will return to its spiritual home on the Wellington waterfront this weekend after an 18-month hiatus.
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    Water Whirler, Queens Wharf, Lambton, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Speedy kiwi races Mākara Peak Mountain biker

    • 1 Oct 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • Earlier this month a Mākara Peak Mountain biker got to meet a new type of trail runner – a large female kiwi!
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    Makara Peak Information Centre, Koru, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    New Manager appointed for iconic Hannah Playhouse

    • 1 Oct 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • With Isobel MacKinnon heading overseas, Wellington City Council is pleased to announce Eleanor Strathern as the new General Manager of the Hannah Playhouse.
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    Wellington Airport shares sale, explained

    • 1 Oct 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • As part of the 2024-34 Long-term Plan (LTP), Wellingtonians were given the chance to have their say on a proposal to sell the Council’s minority airport shareholding and invest the proceeds into a new public asset, a perpetual investment fund. Here is a list of commonly asked questions about the airport shares.
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    Wellington International Airport, Coutts Street, Rongotai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    New Hot Rot compost system to save 50 tonnes of food scraps

    • 29 Sep 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • For nine years, Kaicycle has been helping communities recycle their food waste and grow nutrient dense food. Now, with help from Wellington City Council Waste Minimisation Seed funding, they have set up a new Hot Rot composting machine and developed an app to continue to support local composting, including the Council’s community composting hubs trial.
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    Let’s crow about soaring bird numbers in the capital

    • 27 Sep 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • The eagerly anticipated annual bird monitoring survey results are in, and our native species are flying high in the capital thanks to years of collaboration, volunteer work and decreasing predator activity.
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    A different type of planter box: A chat with Gardener Tom

    • 26 Sep 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • If you’ve ever seen a photo of our gardeners in action, chances are it was taken by our resident gardener Tom Box.
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    Harvard Bloomberg Report investigates online abuse

    • 25 Sep 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • As part of the wider Harvard University Centre for Cities initiative, the Wellington City Council had a report commissioned by Harvard-Bloomberg which investigated online violence and harassment towards female politicians in New Zealand.
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    Researcher’s report investigates online abuse

    • 25 Sep 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • The Wellington City Council commissioned a report by the city’s Bloomberg Harvard Summer Fellow which investigated online violence and harassment towards female politicians in New Zealand.
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    Foveaux strait to the frontline: Meet librarian Corrina Connor

    • 24 Sep 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • Be it the beaches or pools, libraries or music, Te Awe librarian Corrina makes the most of the opportunities Pōneke provides, in both work and play.
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    Te Awe Library, Brandon Street, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    How people have been using the Newtown to city bike route

    • 24 Sep 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • We’ve crunched the numbers and now have a comprehensive report about how people have been using the completed Newtown to city bike route. Check out some of the findings below.
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    Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Jenny Chetwynd is new City Council CIO

    • 23 Sep 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • Wellington City Council has appointed Jenny Chetwynd, a highly experienced senior leader in the infrastructure sector, as its new Chief Infrastructure Officer, Tatai Heke Waihanga.
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    Wellington winds up for a winning weekend of WOW and Wallabies

    • 23 Sep 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • This weekend is one of the capital’s busiest of the year with the opening of this year’s World of WearableArt (WOW) coinciding with an All Blacks v Australia Bledisloe Cup rugby game at Sky Stadium.
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    Parking infringements to increase following Government announcement

    • 23 Sep 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • From Tuesday 1 October, parking infringements will increase in line with the Government announcement about regulatory changes.
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    Touching base with the Town Hall project

    • 22 Sep 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • One of the most important parts of making sure Te Whare Whakarauiki, the Wellington Town Hall is resilient to earthquakes has been completed, a huge milestone for the redevelopment of the 120-year-old building.
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    Council prepares to take the field at Alex Moore Park

    • 19 Sep 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • Upgrade work is starting on Alex Moore Park in Johnsonville next month, with sections of the park temporarily unavailable until January next year.
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    Arapaki to close

    • 19 Sep 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • The Council’s temporary Arapaki Library and Service Centre on Manners Street will close permanently at 5pm on Friday 27 September.
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    Arapaki Manners Library and Service Centre, 12, Manners Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Cranes, concrete, and construction at Moa Point

    • 17 Sep 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • You might’ve spotted some large cranes and a pretty impressive construction site down at Moa Point recently. That’s where we are building Te Whare Wai Para Nuku, the Moa Point sludge minimisation facility.
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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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    Te Wiki Kaumātua Seniors’ Week celebrates the chronologically gifted

    • 17 Sep 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • This year’s Te Wiki Kaumātua Seniors’ Week starts next week to coincide with International Day of Older Persons – and there’s something for all vintages.
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    How to start learning the Forever Language

    • 15 Sep 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • Te Wiki o te Reo Māori celebrates te reo Māori as an official language of Aotearoa. Here are some ways to start or strengthen your journey with te reo Māori this week, and beyond!
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    The job with the best view in the city

    • 15 Sep 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • Dylan Keene is the LT McGuinness crane operator for the strengthening of Te Matapihi. Despite the challenging nature of controlling a crane in the world’s windiest city, he always finds time to appreciate the view.
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    Te Papa debuts spectacular jewellery retrospective of punk fashion pioneer, Vivienne Westwood

    • 13 Sep 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • This summer, Te Papa will be the first venue to kick-off the global tour of Vivienne Westwood & Jewellery, a retrospective exhibition celebrating the iconic jewellery of renowned British fashion house Vivienne Westwood.
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    Te Papa, 55, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Meet the team at Te Tai Ohinga Central City Youth Hub

    • 13 Sep 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • Wellington’s new youth hub in the CBD has officially opened its doors. The space has been designed by rangatahi for rangatahi to be relaxing, welcoming, and full of possibility. Behind the scenes, a team from Wellington City Council and The Y – the hosts of Te Tai Ohinga – worked hard to get the space ready for the capital’s 13 to 18-year-olds to experience.
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    Wellington City Council cancels Beam’s e-scooter licence

    • 13 Sep 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • Wellington City Council has cancelled micromobility operator Beam’s e-scooter licence following an investigation into allegations regarding the operator’s compliance with licence and code of practice conditions.
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    Island Bay bike lane data helping improve the city's bike network

    • 13 Sep 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • Island Bay’s bike lanes were some of the first in Pōneke and the data they’ve provided us about usage and safety have helped us update and improve our designs as we roll out the network across the city.
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    Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Wadestown parking scheme and parking safety changes approved

    • 12 Sep 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • Community feedback has led to some changes to the draft Wadestown parking scheme, which was considered and approved by Wellington City Councillors yesterday (11 September).
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    Wadestown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Victoria Street closing for crane removal at Te Matapihi

    • 12 Sep 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • As part of Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui (central library) strengthening and refurbishment project, L.T. McGuinness is removing the tower crane from the Victoria Street site.
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    Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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