Red alert level warnings are in place for the Ruamāhanga River at Double Bridges and Te Ore Ore due to widespread toxic algae, with detached mats lifting from rocks to accumulate at…
Metlink public transport fares will increase by 3.1 percent from 15 May, with discounts applied to off peak fares being reduced from 30 to 20 percent. The decision to adjust fares…
March is shaping up to be a busy month on footpaths and cycleways, as tamariki across the Wellington region take part in the 17th annual Māehe Manawa Ora Movin’March –…
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Four intricately carved pou can now be seen at different locations around Parangarahu Lakes, an area of the East Harbour Regional Park overseen by Rōpū Tiaki, a co-governance group of…
Greater Wellington welcomes the streamlined planning system proposed by the Government to replace the Resource Management Act, but says key questions remain on Treaty obligations, governance and ensuring the system…
Chair of Greater Wellington, Councillor Daran Ponter, says that the Government’s rates cap proposal will likely increase costs, erode services and are already negatively impacting the region. Many of this government’s…
River algae on a rock …
Experienced councillors have been selected to lead a slimmed-down committee structure for the new triennium, as change looms for Greater Wellington. “We will not be daunted by the prospect of reform…
Community volunteers planted 1,200 foredune plants at Waitohu Stream in Ōtaki to help grow and protect the dunes. The event in September 2025 was led by the Waitohu Stream and…
An early dowsing of rain didn’t dampen the spirits of the crowd gathered for a morning of planting along the Ōtaki River. Everyone got stuck in, especially the grandchildren and…
On a sunny September day in Edgewater Park, under a Tangaroa moon phase, you could be forgiven for thinking there was a gala going on. Mana whenua, tamariki, community volunteers, Greater…
On a beautiful kōanga (spring) morning, on a Tangaroa-ā-mua o Mahuru (16 September 2025), 20 kaiako (teachers and educators) and haukainga (local iwi) gathered along the Wharemauku Awa, ready to…