Waitohu Stream Dune Planting Day
All TagsCommunity 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…
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Ōtaki River Planting Day: September 2025
All TagsAn 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…
Ko Tōku Waikanaetanga Tēnei: Edgewater Park Planting Day 2025
All TagsOn 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…
Kōanga AWE: Te Mauri o Wharemauku
All TagsOn 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…
Conservationists celebrate rare moment of zero possums in Wainuiomata
All TagsA recent possum control operation in the Wainuiomata/Orongorongo Water Collection Area was so successful it momentarily knocked the possum population down to zero – the lowest result recorded in the…
Greater Wellington an accredited Living Wage Employer
All TagsGreater Wellington is now an accredited Living Wage Employer, and the second public transport authority in Aotearoa New Zealand to commit to the Living Wage. The accreditation will require Greater…
Meet Peter – from model trains to Metlink bus lanes
All TagsPeter reckons Wellingtonians could win an award for how many people you can fit in a mini. The Kinetic bus driver has been behind the wheel for five years on Metlink…
Greater Wellington balances funding constraints with value for money services
All TagsGreater Wellington has delivered its wide range of services that protect the environment, connect communities and build a resilient future within the financial realities of what the region and rate…
Greater Wellington re-elects chair and deputy chair and warns of fiscal challenges of next three years
All TagsGreater Wellington welcomed seven new councillors and seven returning councillors today as part of its pōwhiri, swearing in ceremony, and inaugural meeting of the new triennium. As part of the proceedings,…
Metlink train services cancelled due to severe wind warning
All TagsAll Metlink train services between 8am and 6pm on Thursday 23 October are cancelled, following KiwiRail’s decision to close all Wellington train lines due to the Red Wind Warning issued…