New QEP tracks open the park to regeneration and recreation
All TagsIn great news for walkers, cyclists and horse riders formerly farmed areas of Kāpiti’s Queen Elizabeth Park have been opened to the public following the completion of 7.5 km of…
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Give your voice to Greater Wellington in the October elections
Greater Wellington is urging people to add their voices to the regional council by standing in October’s local body elections for Greater Wellington Regional Council. “We want to encourage more people…
Greater Wellington congratulates East by West Ferries on Green Gold award
All TagsEast by West Ferries’ ground-breaking electric harbour ferry picked up the Green Gold award at The Wellington Gold Awards this year. Sponsored by Greater Wellington and awarded to a business that…
Councils back Government decision on Wellington’s Mass Rapid Transport future
All TagsGreater Wellington and Wellington City Council today approved the preferred Mass Rapid Transport option for the Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) programme, the same option endorsed by Government last week. The…
Greater Wellington endorses bold investment vision for regional rail services
Greater Wellington Regional Council endorsed a bold and visionary plan for regional rail services this week. The Wellington Rail Programme Business Case, a 30-year customer-driven strategic investment plan, outlines what is…
Greater Wellington adopts 2022/23 Annual Plan progresses its long term vision
Greater Wellington has adopted its 2022/23 Annual Plan, which sets its programme of work and budget for the upcoming year. It is the first annual plan since last year’s adoption…
Government announces preferred option for Wellington’s Mass Rapid Transport future
All TagsGreater Wellington welcomed an announcement by Transport Minister Michael Wood and Infrastructure Minister Grant Robertson this morning which outlined the Government’s preferred Mass Rapid Transport (MRT) option for the Let’s…
Greater Wellington calls for community views on public transport fares
Public consultation on the Future Fares Review is open and Greater Wellington wants the community’s views on changes to our region’s public transport fares. Greater Wellington’s Transport Committee Chair Roger Blakeley…
Continued vigilance urged as poisoned possums found
Recent discoveries by Greater Wellington staff of possum carcasses contaminated by 1080 in popular dog walking areas along key waterways and beach areas has led to renewed calls by the…
New report highlights human impacts on Wellington Harbour health
All TagsA comprehensive report from Greater Wellington, in partnership with Wellington Water, on the ecological health of the region’s largest harbour, Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington Harbour) has just been published. Every four years,…
