Getting students active - Movin’March registrations continue to roll in
Early bird registrations are now open for Movin’March, Greater Wellington’s month long initiative encouraging students to wheel, walk or scoot to school.
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Signs of progress in regional land transport strategy report
The first annual monitoring report 2021, which charts progress against the Wellington Regional Land Transport Plan 2021, was presented to Greater Wellington’s Regional Transport Committee today.
Fallen falcons spark changes to park’s power poles
A pair of native kārearea (New Zealand falcons) found dead in Whitireia Park have evoked a significant infrastructure adjustment to the park’s power poles.
Prison’s bike recycling initiative donates 30 bikes to local school
Source: Upper Hutt City Council Students at Fergusson Intermediate are the latest recipients of Rimutaka Prison’s community bike recycling partnership with Upper Hutt City Council, Greater Wellington Regional Council, and the…
WELA offers a lifeline for Wairarapa
The increasing volatility of climate-change driven weather has thrown the spotlight on maintaining lifeline services following disruption and potential threats to people and assets from the consequences of natural disasters.
Fine among the negative legacy of dumped tyres
Kevin Anderson and his company Combined Projects (2016) Limited have been convicted and fined for the illegal disposal of waste tyres at a Castlepoint property in Wairarapa.
Planting is nature’s best medicine
A medicinal plant garden, or rongoā, has been established as part of Greater Wellington’s flood protection work on the Ōtaki River.
Rivers advisory committee seeking new member
A member of the Wairarapa community, who resides in the Upper Ruamāhanga area, with an interest in the health of local rivers is being sought to join the Upper Ruamāhanga…
Local leaders welcome 3 Waters decision
Source: Porirua City Council Porirua’s Mayor and the Greater Wellington Regional Council Chair welcome the Government decision on an "all in" approach to 3 Waters reforms as a positive step towards…
Students encounter scooter safety lessons of the Wellington Paranormal kind
Primary school students are learning to safely glide along Wellington’s spooky streets with practical lessons thanks to Wellington’s premier paranormal police officers and Greater Wellington’s Scooter Ready programme.