Winter air quality monitoring for Carterton community health
All TagsA 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…
Changes to Regional Predator Control Programme set to achieve greater environmental and economic outcomes
All TagsChanges 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,…
Land critical for conservation purchased by Greater Wellington
All TagsGreater 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…
Fund for environmental initiatives launched in Hutt Valley
All TagsApplications are now open for a new Community Environment Fund in the Hutt Valley, in which schools, community and kaitiakitanga groups can apply for up to $10,000 a year for…
Final phase for Daleton Nursery construction in progress
All TagsContractors are invited to an information day on Tuesday 18 February in Carterton, regarding the construction of facilities and compound development at Daleton Nursery, before Greater Wellington will be taking…
Clean boat hulls key to keeping invasive fanworm out of region
All TagsA recent survey conducted by Greater Wellington and Top of the South Marine Biosecurity Partnership found and removed a small number of Mediterranean fanworms attached to hulls of boats in…
Dotterel nest safety a priority during breeding season
All TagsExtra care should be taken on beaches and riverbanks to protect threatened dotterels and their nests during breeding season, says Greater Wellington Environment chair Penny Gaylor. The breeding season takes place…
Regional resource management framework updated by Greater Wellington
All TagsEnabling development in the right areas, protecting waterways and ecosystems, and responding to climate change are among the objectives of changes to Greater Wellington’s Regional Policy Statement - the framework…
Thousands of plants grown in prison to regreen Wellington Region
All TagsEco-sourced seeds from Greater Wellington’s regional parks, grown behind the wire at Rimutaka Prison, are being returned to the land in a restorative cycle, as thousands of trees are planted…
