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…
A fallen 900-year-old Tōtara tree extracted from Wakamoekau Creek will be used for whakairo (traditional Māori carving) by Wairarapa artists to be displayed at Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre's education building. Thanks…
Greater Wellington and Horizons Regional Councils have secured $5m in funding from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency to pursue a detailed business case, and commence procurement for regional trains which…
A high-level discussion document on the most likely impacts of COVID-19 suggests that Wellington may be in a better position to ride out the coming economic downturn and could emerge…
At this week's Council meeting, Greater Wellington Regional Council appointed 17 members to the Public Transport Advisory Group to help shape the region's transport. The Advisory Group was established to provide…
The Wellington Region Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Group, alongside the District Health Boards, and Regional Public Health, has been working hard to support the pandemic response since the State of National Emergency…
A collective of Rongoā Māori practitioners recently harvested from plants across the Wellington region to produce traditional medicines for whānau, hapū, iwi and the broader community. Iwi Rongoā practitioner Sharlene Maoate-Davis,…
Chair of Wellington's Mayoral Forum and Upper Hutt City Council Mayor Wayne Guppy says the region's Councils are pulling together to respond to the unprecedented impacts of COVID-19 and developing…