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.
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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…
Vigilance vital in the war against pest plants and animals
Smothering, strangling, displacing, infecting, browsing, killing.
Cockle count shows positive results in Pāuatahanui Inlet
Pāuatahanui Inlet, north of Wellington, has recorded a 32 percent increase in its cockle population according to a three-yearly cockle count undertaken by the Guardians of Pāuatahanui Inlet with the help…
Local school's bike track ramps up community resilience
Yesterday, Evans Bay School opened a school and community funded pump track that will be available to 435 Evans Bay School students, and to the wider community outside of school…
Economic research charts sharp fall then slow growth until 2030
More information is emerging on the likely shape of the Wellington region's post-COVID-19 economy.
