28 May 2019
Library services returned to central Wellington today with the opening of a new combined pop-up library and Council Service Centre at 12 Manners Stree...
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27 June 2019
Wellington City Council has adopted its Annual Plan/Mahere ā-Tau for 2019/20.
26 June 2019
Wellington City Councillors have unanimously voted to support the Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) Indicative Package at a full Council meeting toda...
Wellington City Councillors have adopted a plan to implement an alcohol ban in Kilbirnie following a review and public consultation – effective immedi...
25 June 2019
The character shown by Wellington’s Muslim community in response to the Christchurch mosque massacres has played a large part in this year’s Absolutel...
24 June 2019
Wellington City Council is supporting numerous events, organisations and initiatives this Plastic Free July to help change plastic habits for good.
Wellington City Council has extended the licence for Onzo to continue operating their ‘dockless’ bike hire system in the capital until the end of 2020...
21 June 2019
Last year we had a whale of a time as a tohorā/southern right whale visited the harbour, causing the inaugural Matariki ki Poneke Sky Show to be postp...
Both Greater Wellington Regional Council and Wellington City Council will vote on the recently announced Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) Indicative...
20 June 2019
Wellington City Council has declared an ecological and climate emergency as it adopts a blueprint for becoming a zero carbon city.
18 June 2019
Following recent media stories around what’s compostable and what’s not, Wellington City Council wanted to get the facts straight and clear up any con...
17 June 2019
Wellington City Council, Victoria University of Wellington, and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) have taken a major step in the establishment...
Electric scooters for hire will start appearing on Wellington’s streets from tomorrow (Tuesday 18 June) as the trial of the city’s e-scooter share sch...
14 June 2019
Next week (Thursday 20 June), Wellington City Councillors will be asked to agree a preferred direction for intensification of the city centre and subu...
The Wellington Waterfront will be set alight Friday 21 June with ahi (fire), kai (food), and entertainment from over 30 musical groups, artists and pe...
13 June 2019
Wellington City Council’s LeisureCard scheme is set to get a refresh to ensure it reaches the people who need it most – those in vulnerable positions ...
12 June 2019
Wellington City Council’s social housing sites will now be serviced by the city’s first fully electric rubbish truck.
Wellington City Council is seeking proposals for the development of the site on the corner of Campbell Street and Karori Road – which include the site...
7 June 2019
Wellington Mayor Justin Lester will host a forum on Monday (10 June) to discuss issues the city, and others, face with insurance industry changes and ...
5 June 2019
Wellington is about to embark on its largest community-led tree-planting programme with a $490,000 boost from the Government’s One Billion Trees Progr...
4 June 2019
The dancers of the Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) now have a new home in a prime spot in the Wellington CBD with the blessing of their new rehearsal ...