Environment fund helps support community groups
Applications for Greater Wellington Regional Council's Community Environment Fund are open with the aim of supporting community groups to restore, maintain and protect our native ecosystems.
Archive: 2019
Women empowered with cycle workshops
Cycling workshops for migrant, former refugee and low income women are coming to local communities with an aim to empower people with a safe, low cost form of transport.
Greater Wellington announces package to tackle climate change
Greater Wellington Regional Council agreed unanimously on an ambitious package to tackle climate change, combatting the impacts already being felt across the region, at its Council meeting on August 21.
Metlink welcomes purchase of Mana Coach Services
Metlink welcomes news today that Transdev Australasia have agreed terms to acquire Mana Coach Services.
5000 new trees thanks to Spade Aid
Hundreds of planters of all ages flooded into Queen Elizabeth Park on Sunday, putting 5000 trees in the ground for this years Spade Aid event.
Children learn to "cross with care" during Rail Safety Week
13-year-old Nichola from Avalon Intermediate pulls a train into Wellington Station on Metlink's train simulator.
Kaiwharawhara proposed as preferred site for multi-user terminal for Cook Strait Ferries
A plan for a more resilient Cook Strait ferry network has taken a step forward with the announcement that Kaiwharawhara is being considered as the preferred site for a potential…
Temporary peak bus changes to provide customer certainty during Tranzurban driver shortage
Metlink has released details on a range of temporary peak bus changes as part of measures to provide customers with certainty over the next six months, while Tranzurban addresses its…
Planting empowers potential for Porirua waterway
Students from Natone, Porirua and Windley schools got digging this week, planting over 600 trees at Bothamley Park thanks to a collaboration between Greater Wellington Regional Council, Sustainable Coastlines and…
Greater Wellington seeks funding for new trains
Greater Wellington Regional Council plans to improve the region's rail network with new longer distance rolling stock upgrading the Wairarapa and Capital Connection fleets are underway.