Archive: May, 2016

Restoration Day upskills and inspires community volunteers

  • Published Date 26 May 2016

"Inspiring" was the general feedback from many of the 150 volunteers attending Restoration Day 2016, Saturday 21 May. Community restoration groups and individuals from across the Greater Wellington Region converged…

We welcome new funding to improve water quality

  • Published Date 26 May 2016

Chris Laidlaw, Chair of Greater Wellington Regional Council says a new $100 million contestable fund announced in yesterday's Budget to help clean up water ways is extremely welcome. "This funding will…

Active students win wheelie great prizes

  • Published Date 20 May 2016

Greater Wellington Regional Council’s annual challenge to families to be active on their journey to school gets more popular every year. Sixty schools, compared to 49 last year, took part in…

New stream health education resource from GWRC

  • Published Date 09 May 2016

Greater Wellington Regional Council has a new, free, environmental education resource available to primary schools across the region. Stream Health Assessment Kits, and associated training, aim to support teachers to…