Wellington City Council and Conservation
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Meet Neil Wilson: Wellington's litter legend
- Wellington City Council
- For over 20 years, Neil Wilson has had the 'gruelling' task of keeping Wellington’s reserves and beaches clean. As the Council’s Litter Control Specialist, he collects dumped items and litter from open spaces all the way from Miramar to Tawa, before sorting the findings into recycling.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Library sowing the seeds of love
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Libraries’ (WCL) latest service is spreading its roots in Newtown with an exciting new kākano seed library.
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Newtown Library, Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Reducing and recycling the Civic Administration Building
- Wellington City Council
- Nearly 80 percent (by weight) of the waste being created through the demolition of Wellington City Council’s Civic Administration Building (CAB) is being recycled instead of being sent to landfill.
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Te Ngākau Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Tips for recycling in Wellington
- Wellington City Council
- While recycling may initially seem daunting, when we get it right it’s an easy way to reduce our waste and negative environmental impact. Our Waste Minimisation Team have shared some things you may not know about recycling in Wellington.
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From the Archives: Inspector of Nuisances
- 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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Speedy kiwi races Mākara Peak Mountain biker
- 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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Let’s crow about soaring bird numbers in the capital
- 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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Recycling myths – busted!
- Wellington City Council
- We’re taking the guess work out of recycling by debunking some of our most common recycling myths and mistakes.
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To feed or not to feed? Bringing birds to your backyard
- Wellington City Council
- With the urban location of Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne, manu (birds) of all kinds are visiting backyards around Wellington.
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wild Wellington at heart of artist’s cover-art inspiration
- Wellington City Council
- Meet Carrie Carey, the Pōneke artist behind the lovely screen print of Zealandia which adorns the cover of the latest Our Wellington – Tō Tātou Pōneke.
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The tale of Wellington's recycling history
- Wellington City Council
- When Wellington was first settled in the 1840s, there was no public collection of rubbish so waste gathered outside homes and businesses and littered the streets.
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No change needed to recycling system in Wellington
- Wellington City Council
- The Ministry for the Environment is introducing nationwide recycling standards to make sure each council is collecting the same recyclables from homes across the motu – with no change needed in Pōneke.
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Re-framing old timber from local college
- 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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Wellington Girls' College, Pipitea Street, Pipitea, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The history of Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne
- 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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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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World-leading ecosanctuary Zealandia takes top prize at NZ Tourism Awards
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington’s ecosanctuary Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne has been named the top tourism operation in Aotearoa New Zealand as winner of the prestigious Air New Zealand Supreme Tourism Award.
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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How to talk to your flatmates about recycling
- Wellington City Council
- If you’re sick of fishing recyclables out of the flat rubbish bin but smart enough to know that passive-aggressive notes aren’t going to cut it - read on for some tips on how to talk to your flatmates about recycling.
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Fresh new trucks coming to a bin near you
- Wellington City Council
- Our rubbish and recycling trucks are workhorses and can collect up to 1,000 bins and bags a day, so we’ve revamped them to keep them in good nick.
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Council to consider revamp of recycling and rubbish systems
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council will decide next week whether options to revamp rubbish and recycling collections go to consultation as part of the city’s Long-term Plan process next year.
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99 percent of Ahi Kā event waste saved from landfill
- Wellington City Council
- During the four-day Matariki Ahi Kā event in July, a whopping 687kgs of waste was generated from the kai court as people flocked to the city to celebrate, eat, and drink. But a recent waste audit report shows that 99 percent of the event waste was able to be diverted from the landfill – meaning only 8kgs of rubbish had to go to the tip!
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Waste Auditor with the gift of the gab
- Wellington City Council
- The cat’s out of the bag – and its body was shoved into a bin. That’s one of the worst things Merv has found in a Council recycling bin in his time as a Wellington City Council Waste Auditor.
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Help fine tune climate-friendly street changes for Brooklyn
- Wellington City Council
- A safer bike connection up Brooklyn Road to the shops and lots of safer new crossings for people on foot are among the latest climate-friendly street changes open for feedback from today.
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Brooklyn Road, Fitchettown, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Friday Five: Ways to protect native birds in your backyard
- Wellington City Council
- In Pōneke, we’re lucky to see manu/birds of all shapes and sizes visiting our backyards. From the loud kākā to the iridescent kererū, it can be super exciting to see these birds but we need to be conscious of how we interact with them. Here are five tips from Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne to take care of birds in your garden.
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington gets an A for climate action
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington has been recognised by CDP as one of 122 cities across the globe that is taking bold leadership on environmental action and transparency.
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Friday Five: Tips for recycling in Wellington
- Wellington City Council
- While recycling may initially seem daunting, when we get it right it’s an easy way to reduce our waste and negative environmental impact. Our Waste Minimisation Team have shared five things you may not know about recycling in Wellington.
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Excitement for Seniors’ Week never gets old
- Wellington City Council
- Sustainability workshops, social clubs, exercise classes, Zealandia tours and improv theatre are just some of the events for Wellington’s older community during Te Wiki Kaumātua – Seniors' Week 2022.
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Glass collections resume in the capital next week
- Wellington City Council
- Glass recycling collections will resume in Wellington from Monday 18 April, but residents are asked to drip feed any stockpiles where possible.
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Delivery of free recycling bags starts in the capital
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council will be delivering free packs of recycling bags to households all over the capital from today (Friday 1 April) – and it’s no joke.
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Native bird protection soars at Wellington Cable Car
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington Cable Car is protecting the lives of native birdlife with the installation of specially designed decals to prevent birds flying into the windows of its Kelburn Terminal.
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Kelburn, City to Sea Walkway, Paekākā, Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Battery recycling trial powering ahead
- Wellington City Council
- A new recycling scheme being trialled by Wellington City Council is set to give used household batteries a new lease of life and prevent them from ending up in the landfill.
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Kete-like tiles set to be baskets of sea life
- Wellington City Council
- Special concrete tiles with a woven surface reminiscent of harakeke kete are being attached to the new rock embankment at the southern end of Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington Harbour) to help marine life establish there.
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