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Cook Strait rescue capability compromised

  • Published Date 13 Feb 2026
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Maritime emergency rescue capability in Cook Strait has been compromised – say Greater Wellington Chair Daran Ponter and Marlborough Mayor Nadine Taylor – with open-ocean tugboat MMA Vision off contract…

Moa Point sewage discharge

  • Published Date 05 Feb 2026
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Greater Wellington is responding in a number of ways to the incident at the Moa Point Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), including undertaking a formal investigation. As the investigation is ongoing,…

Rates capping risks undermining regional services

  • Published Date 04 Feb 2026
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The delivery of critical services and infrastructure – like public transport and flood protection – will be compromised in the Wellington Region unless the Government reconsiders its proposed rates capping…

Farming Reference Group applications

  • Published Date 04 Feb 2026
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Help shape how Greater Wellington works with the rural and farming community.  We are seeking expressions of interest from people with farming experience to join Greater Wellington’s Farming Reference Group.  Greater Wellington…

An aerial view of Wairarapa farmland, north of Masterton

Ramping up fish passage for threatened species

  • Published Date 29 Jan 2026
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Threatened fish species in Wharemaukū Stream, Paraparaumu, have an improved passage up and down the stream thanks to a new “rock ramp” fishway which is the first of its kind…

The rock ramp for fish passage in Wharemaukū Stream
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