News releases
First Matangi heads to Wellington
The first new Matangi train has left on a ship from South Korea and is expected to arrive in Wellington in about three or four weeks.
Submissions due on regional parks
Greater Wellington is reminding the public that only a couple of weeks are left to make a submission on the Greater Wellington Parks Network Plan – Draft.
Masterton air pollution breaches national standard
Last Sunday [4 July] air quality in the Wairarapa failed to meet the national standard for the fourth time this winter.
GW and Community Max deliver for Upper Hutt group
Most of the eight Upper Hutt trainees in a Community Max scheme are moving into employment now the scheme is finishing.
Wainuiomata bus services monitored
Greater Wellington Regional Council and Valley Flyer are working to improve the reliability of some Wainuiomata bus services following complaints by passengers and concerns from drivers.
Our environment - what's your view?
What’s your view on how we should look after the region’s air, waterways, coasts, soils and biodiversity? It’s a question that Greater Wellington is asking the community in a two-month series of workshops around the region, starting this week.
Baring Head public access and management considerations
Greater Wellington Regional Council recently led a successful consortium bid to procure Baring Head Station, a 284ha property at the end of the Wainuiomata Coast Road that contains the Baring Head lighthouse.
Warm Greater Wellington scheme reaches half million dollar mark
After three months of operation, Greater Wellington Regional Council’s “Warm Greater Wellington” home insulation and clean heat appliance scheme has reached the half-million-dollar mark.