Wellington City Council / March 2024
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Get to know the team at Te Wāhi Āwhina
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- Since it first opened in May 2021, Te Wāhi Āwhina has seen hundreds of people coming through its doors seeking support for a manner of things including housing, employment, mental health, and wellbeing.
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Check out changes to facilities and services this Easter
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- With Easter happening this weekend there will be some changes to Wellington City Council services and facilities.
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Your Wellington Easter Weekend sorted
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- Wondering what to do this Easter weekend other than eating chocolate? Here's a list of five things you and the whānau can do in the capital.
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Autumn Our Wellington in your mailbox, now!
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- Everything you need to know about life in the capital this season is in the latest issue of Our Wellington - Tō Tātou Pōneke, which is being delivered to households this week.
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We Skate: Ramping up skating in Pōneke
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- Being a skateboarder is like being in the matrix.
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New Courtenay Place exhibition reflects history of area
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- The new Courtenay Place light boxes exhibition Swamped by artist Turumeke Harrington addresses the complex history of whenua on the site where it sits.
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Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Parking PayWave surcharge changing to 30 cents in Wellington
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- From Tuesday 2 April 2024, the PayWave surcharge for Wellington City Council-run car parking will be 30 cents per transaction.
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101: Understanding the District Plan
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- For the first time since 2000, Wellington City Council is rewriting its District Plan – the rulebook on how land-use and housing is managed in Pōneke.
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Get on board with Skate Pōneke 2024
- Wellington City Council
- Skate Pōneke is back for 2024 with three pop-up skate installations to celebrate and encourage skating in the city.
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Demolition of Civic Administration Building starts soon
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- Demolition of the Civic Administration Building (CAB) in Te Ngākau Civic Square starts in April with hoardings going up tomorrow (26 March).
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Te Ngākau Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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After a large earthquake, are you prepared to walk home?
- Wellington City Council
- Blisters, sunburn, and exhaustion are real when you’ve faced a 30-kilometre journey on foot. But what about walking 50kms, or even 80kms?
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All you need to know about Fred Again
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- International DJ Fred Again performs at a sell-out show tonight in Waitangi Park – here’s what you need to know.
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Friday Five: After-work Welly activities that won’t break the bank
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- Don’t break the bank on your next night out. Check out some ideas for after work activities in the capital that can be done without blowing your budget.
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Fun facts about Te Matapihi Central Library
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- We are about a third of the way through the strengthening and modernising of Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui, our Central Library, with the project tracking on time and within budget. Read on to discover interesting facts about this iconic building and how it will be a space for everyone when it opens in early 2026.
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Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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CubaDupa gets the show on the road this weekend
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- It has been a summer of fun in the capital, and it’s ending with a bang, a strum, a drum and some beats as CubaDupa hits town.
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Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The timeless tale of the Courtenay Place clock
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- While London has the Big Ben, Wellington has the Courtenay Place Clock. It may not be 96-metres tall, but at a modest 4-metres it has it's own unique history.
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Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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District Plan decisions will allow Wellington to grow and thrive
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- Wellington City Council has today made significant decisions on the city’s proposed District Plan that aim to greatly increase the construction of new housing around the city, paving the way for a more resilient city.
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Wellington City votes to support urgent regional water reform
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- Wellington City Council has today voted to work with other Wellington region councils on a plan to reform the region’s water services.
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Keeping Wellington businesses calf-inated
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- Got milk? Roger and Amber Duncum sure do.
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Restoring Wellington’s vital organ
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- The year was 1906. The most intricate technologies of the time were pipe organs, steam engines, and clocks. Yet, 15 years before we had radio in New Zealand, Wellington had music from the Town Hall organ.
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Wellington Town Hall, 109, Wakefield Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Rock along to Jim Beam Homegrown this weekend
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- Jim Beam Homegrown 2024 is coming to town this Saturday 16 March, and there’ll be a few changes along the waterfront to make way for this popular event.
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Twenty-five years of Mākara Peak Mountain Bike Park
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- With over 45-kilometres of mountain biking tracks hand-built by volunteers since the 1990s, the popular Mākara Peak Mountain Bike Park is turning 25 thanks to years of community work, ecological restoration and volunteers working in partnership with Wellington City Council. Read more about how the world-class bike park came to be.
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Friday Five: Celebrate the great parks of Pōneke
- Wellington City Council
- Celebrate the vital role parks play in creating liveable cities and thriving communities, and boy are we lucky to have great spaces to visit in Pōneke. Our Rangers spend a lot of their time outdoors, and have shared their favourite parks to visit.
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Council celebrates pride with joy in the city
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- Wellington City Council has proudly supported the rainbow community and various iterations of the Pride Festival and Parade for decades through funding, hosting activities, logistical support, venue subsidies and promotion – and this year is no different.
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Rates increase of 16.4% for 2024/25 proposed for community consultation
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- Wellington City Councillors will next week agree the draft 2024-34 Long-term Plan Consultation Document for auditing prior to community consultation in April. This includes a proposed rates increase for the 2024/2025 year of 16.4% (after growth in the ratepayer base). This excludes the levy for the Moa Point Sludge Minimisation Facility, which will add a further 1.6%.
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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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Walk, bike, explore at Shelly Play open streets day
- Wellington City Council
- Wellingtonians are invited to put their crocs in comfort or sport-mode, pump up their tyres, pack a picnic, and roll down to Te Motu Kairangi/Miramar Peninsula coast for Shelly Play open day.
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Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Safer pathways for students in Pōneke
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- With over 30,000 first year students coming to study in Wellington and travelling between their university campus and the CBD, Wellington City Council has partnered with the Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association (VUWSA) to support student-led initiatives, including making some of the most used walkways into town safer.
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Wellington City residents free day for Te Papa’s Dinosaurs of Patagonia exhibition
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- Wellington City residents will be able to enjoy a free day at Te Papa’s Ngā Taniwha o Rūpapa | Dinosaurs of Patagonia exhibition next week.
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Back to work: Your ideal Welly lunch break
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- How often do you find yourself skipping your lunch break or eating at your desk while the sun is shining? Don't waste Welly on a good day – spend your time out and about in our creative capital where people and nature thrive. Here are some ideas to make the most of your lunch break in Pōneke.
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Redwoods get the chop – and the chopper
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- Some areas of the Botanic Garden ki Paekākā will be restricted to the public on Wednesday as two large decaying redwood trees are removed from the area by helicopter.
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Wellington Botanic Garden, Salmont Place, Paekaka, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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