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- Tākina provides huge boost to Wellington economy
  - 5 Dec 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - Wellington’s new convention and exhibition centre has injected about $24 million of spending into the city’s economy in its first six months – more than four times over the initial forecast.
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- Get your nose stuck into Wellington City Libraries' summer reading adventure
  - 4 Dec 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - From the start of December through to 31 January 2024, Wellington City Libraries’ Summer Reading Adventure is back for kids and teens.
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- Our Wellington this summer: A tribute to Thorndon Pool
  - 4 Dec 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - For Wellington artist Hannah Webster, the iconic Thorndon Pool is the epitome of summer in the capital city.
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- Not all heroes wear capes – some wear gardening gloves
  - 4 Dec 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - Local legend Campbell Maclean has been hard at work for four decades, planting over 2,500 native plants in the Town Belt section behind his home in Mount Cook - all on his own initiative.
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- CAB demolition brought forward
  - 30 Nov 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - Wellington City Council has today agreed to bring funding forward from the 2024/25 financial year to 2023/24 so the Civic Administration Building (CAB) in Te Ngākau Civic Square can be demolished sooner.
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- Friday Five: Accessible walkways in Pōneke
  - 30 Nov 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - Wellington has plenty of scenic walkways to explore – however, owing to our topography, they’re not always accessible. We’ve put together a list of five walkways around Wellington that are suitable for wheelchair and pram users and people of all abilities.
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- Newtown parking plan approved in principle
  - 30 Nov 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - Community feedback has led to some significant changes to the draft Newtown Parking Management Plan, which was considered and approved in principle by Councillors yesterday (30 November).
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- Warning of fake building inspector
  - 29 Nov 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - Wellington City Council is warning residents to be on the alert for a man knocking on doors and claiming to be a City Council building inspector.
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- Let’s talk shop with Wellington retailers
  - 29 Nov 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - Iko Iko and Twenty-Seven Names are two of the retail businesses that recently took part in the Wellington City Council pilot programme Let’s Talk Shop, which aims to help businesses become more sustainable.
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- Wellington Zoo welcomes new-born baby giraffe
  - 29 Nov 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - Wellington Zoo has welcomed its first new-born baby giraffe in nearly two decades – a calf born on Wednesday 29 November to parents Zuri and Sunny.
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- Standard & Poor's rating reaffirmed
  - 28 Nov 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - Credit-rating agency Standard & Poor’s have today confirmed Wellington City Council’s credit rating will remain at AA+/A-1+, which is the highest credit rating of any local authority in New Zealand. The credit outlook remains negative and they have advised that decisions made in adopting the 2024-34 Long-term Plan will be closely monitored.
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- Plan to revitalise Courtenay Place released
  - 28 Nov 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - Wellington City Councillors have been briefed on a plan to breathe new life into the Courtenay Place precinct.
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- Check your mailbox for our summer magazine!
  - 27 Nov 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - Get to know Wellington ‘by the numbers’ this summer with Wellington City Council’s latest quarterly magazine set to hit the streets this week.
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- Wellington Zoo and Botanic Gardens play vital role in wildlife conservation
  - 26 Nov 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has this month acknowledged the significant contributions of botanic gardens, aquariums, and zoos around the world in their mission to protect wild animals, fungi, and plants.
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- Meet the woman behind the Moa Point digestors
  - 23 Nov 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - Fresh out of school and looking for her next step, Chloe Cross took a chance on doing some construction work experience at office buildings in Moscow with her uncle. This sparked a life-long love for engineering – a passion that brought her to New Zealand, where she now works as a Project Engineer for the Moa Point sludge minimisation facility.
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- Nominations now open for Pukehīnau/Lambton Ward by-election
  - 23 Nov 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - Preparations are now under way for a by-election in Wellington City Council’s Pukehīnau/Lambton General Ward following the formal resignation of Councillor Tamatha Paul, who has been elected to Parliament.
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- Artists collaborate to bring cat sculpture up to scratch
  - 21 Nov 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - A popular sculpture outside Miramar Library is getting a much-needed repair job thanks to a collaboration between the original artists’ son and a local artist.
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- Re-framing old timber from local college
  - 21 Nov 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - Ceres Demolition recently knocked down the Wellington Girls College auditorium and was faced with the prospect of trashing great quality timber. Instead of throwing it out, they turned to a local framing business, JW Framing, to salvage it – a move that diverted 8 tonnes of wood from the landfill!
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- Community joins forces for Cuba Street clean-up
  - 20 Nov 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - About 40 people came together on Monday to give Wellington’s beloved Cuba Street a scrub-up before the busy festive season kicks off.
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- The history of Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne
  - 19 Nov 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - Wellington city is brimming with wildlife as native birds flourish in the city, adding to the vibrancy of our capital. This is largely to do with the work done by Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne, the first fully-fenced sanctuary in Aotearoa, which has been named 2023's top tourism operation in the country. But do you know how Zealandia came to be?
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- Capital Basketball comes in clutch for the community
  - 16 Nov 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - Capital Basketball General Manager and retired Saints Player Damien Ekenasio has spent the last 30 years dedicated to basketball. He is now working to give back to the community by installing hoops in places without access to equipment, including the one that lifted him up and helped him build his career.
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- Behind the scenes with a Te Matapihi Central Library worker
  - 15 Nov 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - From Tākina to Te Matapihi Central Library – Oliver Smyth had no idea that his move to the capital to study would turn into the opportunity to work on two significant buildings.
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- We're rolling up our sleeves to make Cuba Street sparkle
  - 15 Nov 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - After the success of the Courtenay Place clean-up in June, a bit of TLC is now planned for the Cuba Street area ahead of the busy festive season – and everyone’s invited to join in.
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- Doctor Who exhibition to land in Wellington
  - 14 Nov 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - Wellington City Council, WellingtonNZ and Sarner International are thrilled to announce Doctor Who Worlds of Wonder: Where Science Meets Fiction | Doctor Who Ngā Ao Mīharo: Te tūtakitanga o te Pūtaiao ki te Pakimaero exhibition opens in Wellington in June 2024.
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- Christmas time in Pōneke is ready to glow
  - 13 Nov 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - Christmas is coming, and this year’s festivities have got a new look and four times the fun with the un-four-gettable Christmas in the Quarters.
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- Friday Five: Explore Aro Valley
  - 10 Nov 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - Hidden in the hills of Pōneke lies Aro Valley, a suburb filled with rich history. In fact, Aro Street used to have a tram line that linked it to the railway station, which operated until the 1950s! Now, the suburb is full of quirky homes and colourful art, and there’s so much to check out. Here are five things to do.
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- Long-term Plan building blocks progressed by Wellington City Council
  - 9 Nov 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - The initial proposed level of Wellington City Council investment in the city over the next 10 years, to be used to develop a draft budget for public consultation, was unanimously passed today by the Council’s Kōrau Tōtōpū Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee.
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- Get ready to beat around the bush with Hidden Gardens
  - 8 Nov 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - Across the city, our horticulture apprentices are gearing up to share their carefully crafted gardens with the always popular Hidden Gardens project – if you can find them!
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- License to ride, with Wellington High
  - 7 Nov 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - “What’s the most important thing? Is it parking, or the environment?” The question is raised by one of the teens from Wellington High School, Fern, after a class trip along Wellington’s newest stretch of bike lane from the Basin Reserve to the waterfront.
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- Rehome the foam with City Archives
  - 7 Nov 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - Wellington City Archives is a place where Wellington's documents, objects, and artworks are able to live on. Now, this opportunity for preservation has been extended, with Wellington’s packaging waste finding new life and a new home at the Archives building at 28 Barker Street.  
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