Wellington City Council / October 2020
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Council is all a twitter about the Bird of the Year
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- We're proudly #teamhihi for Forest and Bird’s 2020 Bird of the Year, as not only is it one of Aotearoa New Zealand's rarest birds, but the male proudly sports the Wellington colours of black and yellow.
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Spookiest things in the City Archives
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- Halloween hits the capital this Saturday in the most hair-raising weekend of the year.
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Spookiest things in the City Archives
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- Halloween hits the capital this Saturday in the most hair-raising weekend of the year.
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Council is all a twitter about the Bird of the Year
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- We're proudly #teamhihi for Forest and Bird’s 2020 Bird of the Year, as not only is it one of Aotearoa's rarest birds, but the male proudly sports the Wellington colours of black and yellow.
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Central Library gets strengthening vote
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- Wellington’s Mayor and City Councillors today voted to strengthen Wellington’s Central Library, based on revised preliminary design, timeframes and cost information.
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Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington gets a pass mark in recycling survey
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- In a recent survey, Wellington city residents got a good report card on their recycling knowledge – but we could all do a bit better.
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Go by bike day celebrates growing pedal power
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- Go by bike day tomorrow (Wednesday 28 October) will celebrate the growing number of Wellingtonians of all ages and abilities who are choosing to go by bike.
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Cuisine, colour, and culture at Diwali
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- As you walk through the doors of Diwali, you’ll enter into a wonderful world of organised chaos.
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Work to start on new paths near Greta Point
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- Work will begin near Greta Point next week on another section of the new harbourside bike and walking paths – together providing a safer and better connection between the city and eastern suburbs.
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Heritage Week is just a matter of time
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- Wellington Heritage Week starts on Monday, showcasing the history of the city with events, tours, exhibitions, and a chance to go behind the scenes of some hidden treasures in the capital.
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Council to debate fixing or building a new Central Library
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- Next Wednesday, Wellington City Council will vote on whether to strengthen or build a new Central Library for the city.
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Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Council helps the bands play on in the capital
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- With 20,000 gigs cancelled around Aotearoa during COVID-19 restrictions, Wellington City Council’s support of local independent music venues and talent has helped the bands play on.
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Learning to love tarantulas and scorpions
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- Thankfully, tarantulas can’t jump. Which means they can’t jump from the table we’re sitting at and land right on our faces.
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Diversity the winner at the Absolutely Positively Wellingtonian awards
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- What do the Director-General of Health, a former Deputy Mayor, a drag king, a wahine toa, and an interfaith council leader have in common? They’re all recipients of the 2020 Absolutely Positively Wellingtonian (APW) awards.
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Council grants a welcome boost for community groups
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- Funding support for our community organisations is always important, but during COVID-19, it’s vital – and Wellington City Council’s grants are meeting a real need where there is high demand.
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Fostering young minds with free kai
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- A Wellington charity supporting vulnerable young people is now providing lunch to up to 1,500 tamariki every day, improving the students' engagement and school attendance rates.
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Building connections at Wellington Zoo
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- They come from as far as Myanmar, Syria, Colombia and Somalia, and in the holidays these mums and dads got to take their kids to meet giraffes, tigers, and capybaras.
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Wellington Zoological Gardens, Manchester Street, Melrose, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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A world of wonder and purpose
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- For the passionate and hardworking staff at the Tip Shop, it’s much more than just a job.
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New Ruru racks for e-scooter parking in central Wellington
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- New parking racks for e-scooters will start being installed in busy areas around central Wellington from next week to provide spaces where scooters can be left safely out of the way of pedestrians.
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Lawn tips from the mowing team
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- Ask the Wellington City Council mowing team for tips on looking after your home lawn, and they quickly offer up the same piece of advice – don't cut it too short.
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Wellington kererū numbers flying high
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- Wellington twitchers, give yourselves a pat on the back. The results are in from this year's Great Kererū Count, and eager bird watchers in Pōneke spotted more birds than what were seen in any other region of the country.
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Helping hand for building owners
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- Neil Watson was delighted to discover his central Wellington apartment building was not earthquake prone – and relieved he didn’t have to pay for the seismic assessment that confirmed it.
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Work begins on permanent Ngaio Gorge fix
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- An $11m project to strengthen and stabilise the Ngaio Gorge slip starts on Monday 12 October.
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Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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