COVID-19: Greater Wellington closes offices
In line with advice from the Wellington Region Emergency Management Group (WREMO) and the Ministry of Health, Greater Wellington Regional Council is closing its offices to the public and encouraging…
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COVID-19: Greater Wellington Regional Council cancels committee meetings
The next cycle of Greater Wellington Regional Council committee meetings will be cancelled due to COVID-19, with more regular full Council meetings taking place.
Greater Wellington accepts charges for unconsented maintenance works
Greater Wellington has laid and accepted two charges against itself for unconsented maintenance works on the Birchville Dam in Upper Hutt which caused a discharge of sediment and damage to…
COVID-19: Metlink removes cash sales from buses, trains, and stations
To stay one step ahead of COVID-19 and give our passengers and staff more peace of mind, Metlink will be removing all cash sales from trains, buses and stations as…
COVID-19: Metlink rolls out precautionary cleaning measures across rail, bus and ferry
Metlink is rolling out new precautionary cleaning measures across rail, bus, and ferry today to give passengers further peace of mind as they travel across the region.
COVID-19: Greater Wellington's final three Great Outdoors events cancelled
In light of recent Covid-19 developments, the Greater Wellington Regional Council Crisis Management Team has decided to cancel the remaining events in the Great Outdoors summer programme that have been…
Leading the way for community talks on climate change
Over 250 locals got involved in the weekend's Takutai Kāpiti Summit - a Climate Change Summit run by Kāpiti Coast District Council.
Totara log from the Ōtaki River to be carved for Māoriland Film Festival
Māoriland Film Festival will run from March 18-22 in Ōtaki, and this year the annual indigenous storytelling event will feature special carvings from a tōtara log pulled from the Ōtaki…
Parks Week in full swing
Greater Wellington Regional Council is celebrating Parks Week with an abundance of events and activities to encourage people to get out and about and explore nature.
Roving crew to help fix water quality issues
Porirua City Council is the first council in the Wellington region to implement a Wellington Water proposal to establish a roving crew, taking a proactive approach to the health of…