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Whaitua Committee elects Co-chairs for Wellington/Hutt Valley water work

  • Published Date 16 May 2019

Co-chair Kara Puketapu-Dentice Co-chair Louise Askin Te Whanganui-a-Tara Whaitua Committee has elected two "Co-chairs" to reflect the Committee's commitment to taking a partnership approach with Mana Whenua. Co-chair Kara Puketapu-Dentice describes this as…

Flood protection work to go ahead on Waikanae River

  • Published Date 14 May 2019

Greater Wellington Regional Council is to extract gravel and realign the Waikanae River channel next to the El Rancho campsite in Waikanae to manage flood risks in the area caused…

Cycle skills spread countrywide

  • Published Date 10 May 2019

Greater Wellington Regional Council cycle skills programme lead Matt Shipman (front, middle) leads a BikeReady programme in Blenheim.   A keen Greater Wellington Regional Council cycle instructor has put his pedal to…

Greater Wellington lights the way for outbound shipping

  • Published Date 10 May 2019

An additional navigation light designed to help ships safely navigate their exit from Wellington Harbour will be in place by mid-year. The light, to be installed by Greater Wellington's Harbours Department…

Students encouraged to take action

  • Published Date 01 May 2019

Enviroschools and the Greater Wellington Regional Council have banded together to create a resource encouraging school students to think about sustainable travel such as walking, cycling or scooting. The online curriculum…

Riding for the disabled gets new Battle Hill arena

  • Published Date 29 Apr 2019

Wellington Riding for the Disabled officially opened the doors to its brand new arena at Battle Hill Farm Forest Regional Park on Sunday with a crowd of attendees along to…

Regional Council encourages people to have their say

  • Published Date 24 Apr 2019

Consultation on Greater Wellington Regional Council's proposed rating change in the Revenue and Financing Policy and Annual Plan 2019/20 is now open for submissions. The 2019/20 regional rates increase equates to…

Challenge champions set for bright biking

  • Published Date 18 Apr 2019

Wellington region cyclists are being encouraged to be "stars who stand out at night" following the recent Aotearoa Bike Challenge. The workplace challenge, run by Greater Wellington Regional Council in partnership…

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