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…
March is shaping up to be a busy month on footpaths and cycleways, as tamariki across the Wellington region take part in the 17th annual Māehe Manawa Ora Movin’March –…
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Greater Wellington Regional Council agreed to reduce its 2020/21 regional rates increase from an average of 6.3% to 3% during discussions around its draft annual plan today. The decision was made…
Greater Wellington Regional Council and Wellington City Council joined forces to carry out a four-year monitoring programme of the city's streams. Greater Wellington Senior Environmental Scientist Dr Evan Harrison says there…
A just-released report from infrastructure consulting firm AECOM commissioned by the region's nine councils shows that the Wellington Region's gross greenhouse gas emissions fell by 5 per cent between 2001…
Farman Turkington Forestry Ltd, AM Forest Harvesting Ltd and the company directors (Guy Farman, Michael Johnstone and Anthony Johnstone) have all been convicted and fined for damaging a tributary of…
"Recognition of the Wairarapa Moana Wetlands under the Ramsar Convention would be a real achievement, and not just for the Moana. It will raise the profile of the value of…
For the last eight years, Greater Wellington Regional Council and Belmont Area Mountain Bike Association (BAMBA) have been restoring 24 hectares of Belmont Regional Park's native ecosystem. To date, 1685 wilding…