News releases
Public excitement over Waiwhetu Stream clean up
People shared stories of fishing in the lower Waiwhetu Stream and excitement about its environmental prospects at a public walkover organised by Greater Wellington on March 16.
Improvements to Box Hill and Johnsonville Stations
Improvements are set to begin to Box Hill Station on the Johnsonville Line. The station will close temporarily on 3 May for up to two months while the platform is extended to the south and re-surfaced.
Dog exclusion ends
Dogs are now allowed back into Greater Wellington Regional Council (GW) managed land at the Hutt Water Collection Area, the western part of Kaitoke Regional Park and the Akatarawa Saddle area after last August’s aerial 1080 drop to control possums.
Great guided walks this weekend
Make sure you book a place on a Greater Wellington guided walk this weekend (20-21 March), taking you deep into the valleys and high on the hilltops of our regional parks and forests.
Public walkover - Waiwhetu Stream Project
Come and have a look at the progress on the Waiwhetu Stream Clean-up Project with chair of the Waiwhetu Stream Advisory Sub-Committee Prue Lamason on Tuesday, March 16 from 6 - 7pm.
Warm Greater Wellington scheme ready to go
From early April 2010, ratepayers in the Greater Wellington region can apply to the Regional Council for up to $2,600 as a top up for support offered by EECA for home insulation and clean heating for their homes. This money will be repaid through a targeted rate against the property over the following nine years.
Tsunami alert for Wellington Region
Residents and visitors to low lying coastal areas in the Wellington region are advised to take care, listen to their radios for status updates and be prepared to evacuate to higher ground if necessary to avoid tsunami following a major earthquake in Chile overnight. The quake at 8:34pm Saturday New Zealand time, registered 8.8 on the Richter Scale causing massive devastation and hundreds of deaths.
Wainuiomata water pipeline upgrade
Greater Wellington is replacing 300m of water supply pipeline along Wainuiomata’s Main Road to improve the security of our water supply in a major earthquake.
Need help with environmental restoration?
Are you working to manage, preserve or restore the region’s natural environment? If so, now’s a good time to apply for assistance from Greater Wellington’s community environmental programme, Take Care.
Toxic algae linked to dog death in Waipoua River
A dog has died after coming into contact with potentially toxic blue-green algae in the Waipoua River. The dog, a young Pointer Cross, died shortly after coming into contact with the river at Bentley St in Masterton on Monday afternoon. The symptoms experienced by the dog indicate poisoning by toxin producing blue-green algae as the most likely cause of death.