Home insulation and clean heating
Greater Wellington is offering financial assistance of up to $2,600 per ratepayer to fund home insulation and clean heating. This supports EECA's programme.
Plan your car free journey online!
An innovative on-line cycling and walking journey planner is now available.
Find your carpool match
Register with Let’s Carpool to join a carpool. Carpooling is a great way to reduce your fuel and running costs and enjoy a more sociable commute. Find out what you could save today.
Lock in up to 70% more moisture
Mulching your garden is one of the best things you can do to conserve water and keep your garden looking great. Find out more about mulch and great offers on mulch products throughout November.
Groundwater resource consent application declined
A resource consent application to take groundwater for irrigation purposes at Te Kopura in south Wairarapa has been declined by a Greater Wellington Hearing Committee.The proposal was lodged by JV and LA Petrie to take groundwater from a bore for irrigation of 40 hectares of pasture....
A new plan for regional parks
Greater Wellington is developing a “one stop plan” for the management of its regional parks, and is asking for comments from the public to help it write a draft plan. At present, Greater Wellington has separate management plans for each of its parks and forests. These are...
Sunscreen your garden
There’s a great “sunscreen” for your garden that fights summer dryness by locking in moisture, and helps to suppress weeds and improve soil structure. By applying mulch, your garden can get all these benefits plus you’ll conserve water. “Using mulch is...
Region's roads 2008 - more dangerous
2008 was marked by an increase in road casualties in the Wellington region, according to Greater Wellington’s annual transport monitoring report. Twenty-one people died on the region’s roads in 2008, up from 15 the previous year, serious casualties increased from 345 in...
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Nov
Wainuiomata Water Collection Area Walking Tour
Applications are again open for a free chance to see...
22
Nov
The Hutt Valley Big Backyard Open Day
The Hutt Valley is everybody's Big Backyard; come and see what...
25
Nov
Waikanae Estuary Working Bee
Working with corporate volunteers from Housing NZ, hand releasing/weeding plants and...
- Reserving the Battle Hill native bush remnant consultation (16 Nov 2009 - 18 Dec 2009)
- Parks and forests management plan review (16 Nov 2009 - 18 Dec 2009)
Monitoring
- Bathing water quality
- Rivers and streams
- Rainfall
- Groundwater
- Wetlands
- Lakes
- Air quality
- Meteorology
- Coasts and estuaries
- Land and soil
Environmental warnings
There are currently no warnings.