Reprise of the rat census
The second census of rats and stoats on the Miramar Peninsula gets under way today (19 March) as volunteer groups work with Greater Wellington Regional Council to place 281 chew…
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Have your say on Greater Wellington 10-Year Plan and proposed changes to how rates are calculated
All TagsGreater Wellington Regional Council today adopted its 10-Year Plan and proposed Revenue and Financing Policy to go out for public consultation on Monday 26 March.
GWRC Chair welcomes LGWM report
Greater Wellington Regional Council Chair, Chris Laidlaw, welcomes today's Let's Get Wellington Moving report and says he's heartened by much of the public feedback received around future transport scenarios.
Greater Wellington excels in LGNZ CouncilMark assessment
Greater Wellington Regional Council has received an AA rating in a just-published CouncilMARK assessment.
Check out how climate change may affect your place - online tools for interactive climate change maps now available
People interested in how climate change may affect the region can now use a huge range of data to drill right down to its impact on local communities.
Join us for a picnic in the park
It's Parks Week between 10-17 March and Greater Wellington is celebrating it with a Picnic in the Park at Kaitoke Regional Park.
Tunnel Gully's growing mountain bike network to feature in open day
The Wellington region's burgeoning reputation as a mountain biking hot spot is being further bolstered by track building in Upper Hutt's Tunnel Gulley, where newly opened and recently built trails…
Excellent recovery from CentrePort augers well for future
Greater Wellington Chair Chris Laidlaw has welcomed CentrePort's half-year result, which was announced today, describing the result as remarkably encouraging after the significant damage done to the port installations and…
Care urged for swimmers and dog walkers as toxic algae returns
Greater Wellington is urging swimmers and dog walkers to avoid the Hutt River/Te Awakairangi between Moonshine Park and Pomare Bridge following the reoccurrence of toxic algae in the area.
No Excuses safety boating campaign
Over 100 vessels were spoken to by GWRC, Maritime Police, and Maritime NZ staff on Saturday as part of a nationwide "No Excuses" boating safety campaign.