Council considers community proposal for bus service improvement
Increasing the number of direct services on one of the city's key bus routes is one of the options being considered by Metlink to improve the performance of Wellington's new…
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EECA grant puts Metlink at forefront of drive to sustainable public transport
The conversion of more than 50 former Wellington trolley buses to battery power will put Metlink among world leaders in the shift to zero-carbon public transport, says Greater Wellington Regional…
Upper Hutt's Cannon Point walkway open to the public
People looking to walk Upper Hutt's Cannon Point Walkway can now do so following the re-opening to the public of its zig zag access section following its closure in December last…
Greater Wellington moves to the sounds of silence
They're whisper quiet, the stealth bombers of the pest management world designed to spring a nasty surprise on the critters that daily degrade our environment and undermine our biodiversity.
It's Spade Aid speed planting day in QEP coming up on 29 July
The transformation of Queen Elizabeth Park will continue next weekend (Sunday 29 July) with a mass planting by volunteers from the community, families, corporate teams and Greater Wellington Regional Council…
QEP restoration project one step closer with new approach to native planting.
A long-held dream to return large parts of Queen Elizabeth Park to a forest of native plants and animals will be one step closer this week when a ground breaking…
Public transport the winner in regional plan review
Public transport, walking and cycling and resilience have been prioritised in the mid-term update of the 2015 Regional Land Transport Plan, which has just been endorsed by Greater Wellington Regional…
Pest Management Plan targets healthy environment
Smothering, strangling, displacing, infecting, browsing, killing.
Proposed new floodplain management plan ticks all boxes
Free flowing rivers contained within vegetated buffers offering both a more natural environment and greater security from flooding are the twin objectives of the draft Te Kāuru Upper Ruamāhanga Floodplain…
Greater Wellington invests to thrive
Public transport, water supply, flood protection and the environment are the big winners following Greater Wellington Regional Council's unanimous adoption of its Long Term Plan.