It’s hoped a population of about 25 tītipounamu/rifleman, translocated to Waterfall Road Bush near Paraparaumu, will fill a tītipounamu-sized hole in the ecosystem and spread to other important ecological areas…
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…
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An innovative, nature-based approach to fire protection is being conducted in East Harbour Regional Park using native trees with low flammability as green fire breaks, as Greater Wellington prepares for…
A Happy Valley site has been purchased by Greater Wellington for the development of a bus depot as part of the regional council’s Public Transport Asset Control Strategy …
A mobile air quality monitoring station has been installed at Carterton swimming pool for the winter to measure air pollution levels when there is an increase in wood burned for…
Te pua o te Rēinga, the only parasitic plant endemic to Aotearoa, has been rediscovered in the Wainuiomata water collection area after wild populations of the species were thought to…
Changes to Greater Wellington’s predator control programme will achieve greater environmental outcomes and better value for money, the environment committee heard today. Previously known as the Regional Possum Predator Control Programme,…
A preferred option to protect areas in Masterton at risk of flooding from the Waipoua River has been proposed by Greater Wellington in collaboration with the local community and mana…
A new strategy that aligns public transport improvements with urban development is a key feature of the Regional Public Transport Plan 2025-35, recommended by the Greater Wellington Transport Committee. After hearing…
The completion of five Wairarapa flood protection projects has been marked by a visit of the Regional Development Minister, Shane Jones, to a Greater Wellington project site near Greytown. The five…
Greater Wellington has purchased Gollan’s Valley Station for $9 million, a 1366-hectare block of land in the hills above Eastbourne that borders two separate sections of East Harbour Regional Park. Chair…