Wellington City Council and Issues
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Not all heroes wear capes – some wear gardening gloves
- 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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Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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List of the 25 buildings being checked by City Council following fatal fire
- Wellington City Council
- In the immediate aftermath of the 16 May Loafers Lodge fire, Mayor Tory Whanau asked Wellington City Council’s Building Consents and Compliance (BCC) team to urgently identify any similar buildings providing residential accommodation across Wellington City.
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Loafers Lodge, 160, Adelaide Road, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The team behind the Council's welfare response
- Wellington City Council
- When the phone rang at 1am about the fire at Loafers Lodge, the Connected Communities team at Wellington City Council kicked into gear to start helping those who had been affected with a welfare response.
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Loafers Lodge, 160, Adelaide Road, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Exhibition looks at building a better future
- Wellington City Council
- A new exhibition looks at future public spaces and housing developments in Wellington through the eyes of landscape architecture students.
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Council puts renters first with new Housing Action Plan
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council today approved its Housing Action Plan 2023-2025 with the Mayor and City Councillors approving several new actions to support better housing outcomes in the city.
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Loafers Lodge remembrance service
- Wellington City Council
- A Service of Remembrance for those who lost their lives at Loafers Lodge, and those impacted by the tragedy, will be held at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, 2 Hill St, at 5.30 pm on Thursday 15 June.
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Loafers Lodge, 160, Adelaide Road, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington’s generosity gives those impacted by the Loafers Lodge fire a real lift
- Wellington City Council
- Donations to the Mayoral Relief Fund established to support those affected by Tuesday’s fatal fire at Loafers Lodge currently sits at $245,000, including $50,000 donated by Wellington City Council.
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Loafers Lodge, 160, Adelaide Road, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Newtown Fire – Wellington City Council update, Tuesday 16 May – 2.50pm
- Wellington City Council
- An update from Wellington City Council following this morning's tragic events in Newtown.
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Loafers Lodge, 160, Adelaide Road, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Mayor announces Mayoral Relief Fund
- Wellington City Council
- Following the tragic fire at Loafers Lodge this morning, Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau has opened a Mayoral Relief Fund to accept donations from the public.
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Loafers Lodge, 160, Adelaide Road, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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New whānau-focused social housing officially opened in Brooklyn
- Wellington City Council
- Expanding and multi-generational whānau, as well as families who require accessibility features, will benefit from nine new Wellington City Council-built homes in Brooklyn.
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Harrison Street State Housing Redevelopment, Brooklyn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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74 affordable rental properties added to Council’s Te Kāinga stable
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council is pleased to announce the opening of the third building in the Te Kāinga affordable rental programme.
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New research partnership will help improve council homes
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council and the University of Otago have joined forces on a research programme that will contribute to the Council’s vision to see all Wellingtonians well housed.
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Wellington City welcomes Budget housing announcement
- Wellington City Council
- Budget announcement regarding interim Government Income-Related Rent Subsidy (IRRS) funding for new, eligible tenants of a Community Housing Provider is great news for the Capital City, says Mayor Andy Foster.
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Welly Walks: Ranger Rachel’s Town Belt highlight
- Wellington City Council
- Being responsible for Pōneke’s Town Belt is no small task, but Park Ranger Rachel McLellan takes it in her stride.
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Property valuations ready for viewing
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City property owners will soon receive a Notice of Rating Valuation in the post with an updated rating value for their property.
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Council united in commitment to increase affordable housing
- Wellington City Council
- Council’s Pūroro Rangaranga – Social, Cultural and Economic Committee met yesterday, and unanimously committed to proactive developments to increase the supply of affordable housing in Wellington.
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Council gifted land for Outer Green Belt
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council has agreed to the generous gifting of land to be used as scenic reserve, adding ecological value and more diversity to the Outer Green Belt (OGB) in Tawa.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Proposed rates rise is 5 percent
- Wellington City Council
- Today Wellington City Council agreed to seek community feedback on the proposed 2020/2021 Annual Plan, which includes increased funding for the water network, and projects such as the new central city library network and planning for Let’s Get Wellington Moving.
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Owhiro Bay wave damage debrief
- Wellington City Council
- Mayor Andy Foster says he will ask for a formal debrief on the issues relating to last week’s emergency when huge waves from Cook Strait caused havoc in Owhiro Bay.
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Big waves hit Wellington coast
- Wellington City Council
- Waves which threw debris across roads on Wellington's south coast were measured at up to 5.5 metres - but it wasn't the height of the waves that was causing the most issues.
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Shelly Bay update from Mayor Foster
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington Mayor Andy Foster says there has been no change in the situation regarding the development of Shelly Bay, and the matter will come back to Council in due course.
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Shelly Bay, Shelly Bay Road, Maupuia, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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2 million trees target nears
- Wellington City Council
- A small group of hardy volunteers clambered up a steep slope on the Town Belt above Newtown yesterday (Thursday) to do their valuable bit towards the restoration of Wellington’s native biodiversity.
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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