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Planting is nature’s best medicine

• date_range Published Date 29 Oct 2021

A medicinal plant garden, or rongoā, has been established as part of Greater Wellington’s flood protection work on the Ōtaki River.

Local leaders welcome 3 Waters decision

• date_range Published Date 28 Oct 2021

Source: Porirua City Council Porirua’s Mayor and the Greater Wellington Regional Council Chair welcome the Government decision on an "all in" approach to 3 Waters reforms as a positive step towards…

Students encounter scooter safety lessons of the Wellington Paranormal kind

• date_range Published Date 27 Oct 2021

Primary school students are learning to safely glide along Wellington’s spooky streets with practical lessons thanks to Wellington’s premier paranormal police officers and Greater Wellington’s Scooter Ready programme.

Updated flood protection policy puts climate change at the fore

• date_range Published Date 19 Oct 2021

• News article topic newspaper Climate change
• News article topic newspaper Flood protection

Working with nature by allowing rivers natural movement is among the key points from Greater Wellington’s updated climate change flood protection policy put before Greater Wellington’s Climate Committee today.

Time to scrub up on toxic algae urges Greater Wellington

• date_range Published Date 18 Oct 2021

• News article topic newspaper Water quality

Summer swimmers, dog owners and the community should be scrubbing up on spotting toxic algae as we approach the warmer months and our refreshing rivers beckon.

Greater Wellington wants action on the Emissions Reduction Plan

• date_range Published Date 13 Oct 2021

• News article topic newspaper Climate change

Greater Wellington is urging the regional team of half a million people to actively respond to the Government’s just-released National Emissions Reduction Plan, which outlines a proposed framework to meet…