Greater Wellington moves to the sounds of silence
They're whisper quiet, the stealth bombers of the pest management world designed to spring a nasty surprise on the critters that daily degrade our environment and undermine our biodiversity.
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It's Spade Aid speed planting day in QEP coming up on 29 July
The transformation of Queen Elizabeth Park will continue next weekend (Sunday 29 July) with a mass planting by volunteers from the community, families, corporate teams and Greater Wellington Regional Council…
QEP restoration project one step closer with new approach to native planting.
A long-held dream to return large parts of Queen Elizabeth Park to a forest of native plants and animals will be one step closer this week when a ground breaking…
Public transport the winner in regional plan review
Public transport, walking and cycling and resilience have been prioritised in the mid-term update of the 2015 Regional Land Transport Plan, which has just been endorsed by Greater Wellington Regional…
Pest Management Plan targets healthy environment
Smothering, strangling, displacing, infecting, browsing, killing.
Proposed new floodplain management plan ticks all boxes
Free flowing rivers contained within vegetated buffers offering both a more natural environment and greater security from flooding are the twin objectives of the draft Te Kāuru Upper Ruamāhanga Floodplain…
Greater Wellington invests to thrive
Public transport, water supply, flood protection and the environment are the big winners following Greater Wellington Regional Council's unanimous adoption of its Long Term Plan.
Park and Ride terms and conditions introduced by Greater Wellington Regional Council
The Greater Wellington Regional Council is introducing terms and conditions to Park and Ride carparks in an effort to bring these facilities under control.
Miramar Peninsula out of favour with native birds- for now
While the halo effect of Zealandia may be responsible for the rising number and variety of native birds in many Wellington suburbs, they've been slow to wing their way to…
E-bike revolution is a hit in regional parks as council plans for the future
Wellington Electric Bikes Limited's Cushla Donovan and Cliff Randall discuss e-biking routes in Belmont Regional Park with Park Ranger Jeremy Paterson.