Rimutaka Range Aerial Possum Control
The Animal Health Board (AHB) and Greater Wellington Regional Council (GW) are planning a joint aerial possum control operation within the Rimutaka Range in 2012.
March's Our Region out now
Check out the latest news from around the region including a heads up on the public transport fares review, the lowdown on GW's Long-Term-Plan, highlights from the Great Outdoors summer programme, and much more...
Baring Head/Ōrua-pouanui Draft Amendment
Have your say on our proposed plans to manage Baring Head/Ōrua-pouanui, the latest addition to Greater Wellington's parks network.
Special Feature
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.
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...
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May
Salute 70
*70th Anniversary celebrations to commemorate the “friendly invasion” of New Zealand...
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May
Whitireia Park Restoration Group Planting Day
*Join us to help restore native species to Whitireia Park. Meet...
- Baring Head/Ōrua-pouanui Draft Amendment (17 Mar 2012 - 18 May 2012)
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