What's your view about our environment?
Join us for a discussion about the future of our air, waterways, coasts, soils and biodiversity. It's vital we hear your views about their use, development and protection.
Be car-free 22 September!
Wednesday 22 September is Car-Free Day. Give your car the day off and walk, cycle, or take public transport instead. Tell us about your plans for Car-Free Day and be in to win a $200 restaurant voucher!
Matangi on show
Take a look around our brand new Matangi train. Public viewing from 1.15-3pm, Platform 9, Wellington Station, Thursday 9 September.
Go well through winter
Find out how you can stay safe, and keep others safe, as you walk, cycle or drive around the region this winter.
Encore! for environment, conservation and restoration
Greater Wellington, Department of Conservation and the Wellington Hawke's Bay Conservation Board have joined forces to offer a new awards programme, Encore.
Get prepared - it's easy
Getting prepared for an emergency is vital, and it's just got easier with our new emergency preparedness guide.
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 will support EECA's programme.
Enrol to vote in 2010
2010 local elections. Are you on the electoral roll? Enrol here
Have a look for rooks
September heralds the beginning of the nesting season for rooks and Greater Wellington is asking rural residents to be its eyes and ears to help locate breeding populations. Rooks have been in Wairarapa for about 80 years and were introduced to New Zealand in the late 1800s to control...
GW investigating new water storage options at Kaitoke
Greater Wellington has secured an option to buy land owned by AgResearch at Kaitoke, adjacent to State Highway 2, with the intention of investigating the land to find out if it’s suitable for a water storage lake. “The size of the proposed lake will be determined during...
Repeated pollution incidents in Takapu Stream cause for concern
Milky white discharges, iron oxide-coloured liquid and foam have been entering the Takapu Stream recently and Greater Wellington is keen to hear from anyone who may know more. “The Takapu Stream is receiving these pollutants from a stormwater outlet at the...
This year's final push for QEP northern wetland
Calling all Kapiti residents – this Sunday is the last Queen Elizabeth Park northern wetland planting day for this year and many helping hands are needed. Greater Wellington and the Raumati South Residents Association are having one final push to get 1,500 plants in the ground...
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Churton Park Community Association Working Bee
Join us for weeding/planting at the site sign on Middleton Road...
- Valuing our environment - Te Upoko Taiao (07 Jul 2010 - 09 Sep 2010)
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.