November 2009
Environmental honours up for grabs
*Greater Wellington Environmental Awards presentation 2009*
Evaluating Wairarapa's Landscape
Wairarapa’s varied and dramatic scenery will be the focus of a landscape assessment project jointly run by Greater Wellington and the three Wairarapa district councils.
Groundwater resource consent application declined
A resource consent application to take groundwater for irrigation purposes at Te Kopura in south Wairarapa has been declined by a Greater Wellington Hearing Committee.
A new plan for regional parks
Greater Wellington is developing a “one stop plan” for the management of its regional parks, and is asking for comments from the public to help it write a draft plan.
Sunscreen your garden
There’s a great “sunscreen” for your garden that fights summer dryness by locking in moisture, and helps to suppress weeds and improve soil structure. By applying mulch, your garden can get all these benefits plus you’ll conserve water.
Region's roads 2008 - more dangerous
2008 was marked by an increase in road casualties in the Wellington region, according to Greater Wellington’s annual transport monitoring report.