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Your region, your say

Greater Wellington has prepared a draft Long Term Plan 2012-22 for consultation. The draft plan sets out what we propose to do and how much we propose to spend over the next 10 years. We are keen to hear your feedback.

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Greater Wellington a finalist for two IPANZ excellence awards

Greater Wellington Regional Council has been selected as a finalist in two of the Institute of Public Administration in New Zealand’s (IPANZ) annual excellence awards. “It’s great for some of Greater Wellington’s initiatives to be recognised in this manner,&...

Your guide to Wellington's best & brightest bike lights

If you think all bicycle lights are much of a muchness, you may need to think again. A test of more than 50 front and rear bicycle lights has found a substantial difference in their effectiveness, especially at various angles.  Simon Kennett, Greater Wellington’s Active...

 

Possum control in the Rimutaka Ranges

The Animal Health Board (AHB) and Greater Wellington Regional Council (GW) will be joining forces later this month to put nearly 30,000 hectares of the Rimutaka Range under possum control. The pest control operation – scheduled to begin later this month – will help...

Region’s success at “use a bit less”

Greater Wellington is hailing the efforts of water users across Lower Hutt, Porirua, Upper Hutt and Wellington, with summer water use hitting its lowest level in over 15 years. Water supplied by Greater Wellington to the region’s four cities averaged 144 million litres per day...

 

Slideshow

20 May

Wainuiomata Walking Tour

Come and see some of the best lowland forest in...

26 May

Salute 70

*70th Anniversary celebrations to commemorate the “friendly invasion” of New Zealand...

27 May

Whitireia Park Restoration Group Planting Day

*Join us to help restore native species to Whitireia Park.  Meet...