Taita College students do the hard environmental mahi
Earlier this week, Taita College students and Greater Wellington Regional Council staff got stuck in planting 1000 trees and shrubs at Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River in a positive…
Archive: 2020
Have you say on our regional parks
Greater Wellington is urging people to join a conversation about the future of its regional parks network through getting involved in consultation on its draft Toitū Te Whenua Parks Network…
Greater Wellington calls for post COVID-19 public transport protection
In a remit to the 2020 Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) Annual General Meeting, the Greater Wellington Regional Council, acknowledges the Government's strong support for public transport during the response…
Greater Wellington proposes operation to save old growth forests
An operation to save approximately 11,400 hectares of pristine old growth forest, including 3000 hectares of plantation forestry, from damage caused by predators in the Akatarawa Forest is being proposed…
Seasonal sniffing no fun
Hay fever season is here again, cunningly enough disguised as pollution to cause people to call Greater Wellingtons Pollution Hotline in the mistaken belief that discoloured water is pollution.
Park events spark night n day environmentalism
Greater Wellington Regional Council has created a series of Dark Sky events at Wainuiomata Recreation Area to celebrate and emphasise the importance of protecting our night skies and biodiversity.
Region gets $11m flood protection, resilience and jobs boost
Greater Wellington's flood protection and resilience is getting a vital $11m boost from the Government's post-Covid-19 infrastructure fund, which will lead to more jobs and better protection for flood prone…
Councils urge Kiwirail to focus on kiwis and reinvent Northern Explorer trains
Councillors from Greater Wellington appeared at Parliament's Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee today, representing 16 regional, district and city councils along the Northern Explorer route, calling on KiwiRail to reopen…
Metlink drivers and cyclists share wheels for a day
A Greater Wellington Regional Council Road User Workshop, that encourages cyclists and bus drivers to share their perspectives with the aim of improving road safety, began with smiles and laughter.
Iwi and East Harbour Regional Park celebrate partnership with planting day
Greater Wellington Regional Council, Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika iwi, MIRO and other local volunteer groups have begun planting 2000 natives plants to celebrate eight years of…