News releases
Your say on draft GW parks network plan
The key principles underpinning the management of Greater Wellington’s parks network, and maps outlining future changes to parks are key features of the Greater Wellington Parks Network Plan – Draft.
Encore awards honour region’s environmental champions
Greater Wellington Regional Council, the Wellington Hawke’s Bay Conservation Board and the Department of Conservation are joining forces to recognise and reward the groups, businesses and individuals going the extra mile for environmental restoration and conservation in the Wellington region
Council approves changes to proposed Regional Policy Statement
Greater Wellington Regional Councillors have approved changes to the proposed new Regional Policy Statement (RPS) – the highest level planning tool in the region. The changes in the RPS were recommended by a council committee that heard submissions on the original proposed plan at the end of last year.
Which Wairarapa landscapes are important?
What landscapes make Wairarapa special and why? How should they be recognised and managed?
Waiu Street enforcement decision
Greater Wellington’s Environmental Regulation Department will issue a formal warning to the Council’s Flood Protection Department following an investigation into the discharge of contaminated material from the Waiwhetu Stream Remediation Project to the Waiu Street cleanfill in Wainuiomata last year.
Douglas Park School keeps road safety real
Children at Douglas Park School in Masterton are about to have “feet on” road safety lessons, with the transformation of part of their playground into a road, with its very own roundabout, give way signs and pedestrian crossings.
Waiwhetu Stream flows naturally again
After 18 months spent excavating 56,000 tonnes of contaminated silt, a cleaner, deeper and wider Waiwhetu Stream is about to start flowing naturally again.