Nominations for the Greater Wellington Regional Council by-election in the Wairarapa General Constituency will open Thursday May 14. The by-election follows an extraordinary vacancy created by the recent passing of Councillor…
Greater Wellington has today released the Request for Tender (RFT) for the first tranche of future Metlink bus service contracts via the Government Electronic Tender Service (GETS) – a milestone…
When heavy rain and rising river levels make the news, people want to know what it means for them and how serious the situation could get. Recent weather events have…
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Universal half price fares will be temporarily extended on the Metlink public transport network from 1 July until the government’s age-based discounts can be applied. Greater Wellington regional councillors agreed to…
A South Wairarapa farmer has been convicted and fined for taking groundwater from a bore in breach of resource consent conditions, and for breaching an abatement notice requiring him to…
Greater Wellington will consider extending half price fares while it works towards implementing age-based public transport discounts announced on 18 May in Budget 2023. The discounts, which let children under-13 ride…
Communities keen to restore our region’s biodiversity are invited to get out their green thumbs. Greater Wellington’s winter planting season is underway, with a goal as lofty as the treetops:…
A marine exclusion zone has been established around the area where a Shelly Bay wharf building caught fire early Wednesday morning. This exclusion zone was established by a Direction from the Wellington Harbourmaster,…
Councillor Yadana Saw in front of the Metlink bus decal at the Bikespace workshop. …
Greater Wellington is inviting people to learn about restoration and connect with conservationists for the first ever Restoration Week, from Sunday 21 – Saturday 27 May. For over 20 years, Restoration…
Greater Wellington Regional Council welcomed news today that free fares for under 13-year-olds and half-price fares for anyone 25 and under, will be funded as part of the Government’s Budget 2023…
Greater Wellington has been awarded $3.6 million from the Ministry for Primary Industry’s (MPI) Hill Country Erosion Fund for the regional council’s Wellington Erosion Control Initiative (WRECI). “This is great news…