Greater Wellington welcomes the streamlined planning system proposed by the Government to replace the Resource Management Act, but says key questions remain on Treaty obligations, governance and ensuring the system…
Chair of Greater Wellington, Councillor Daran Ponter, says that the Government’s rates cap proposal will likely increase costs, erode services and are already negatively impacting the region. Many of this government’s…
Experienced councillors have been selected to lead a slimmed-down committee structure for the new triennium, as change looms for Greater Wellington. “We will not be daunted by the prospect of reform…
Community volunteers planted 1,200 foredune plants at Waitohu Stream in Ōtaki to help grow and protect the dunes. The event in September 2025 was led by the Waitohu Stream and…
An early dowsing of rain didn’t dampen the spirits of the crowd gathered for a morning of planting along the Ōtaki River. Everyone got stuck in, especially the grandchildren and…
On a sunny September day in Edgewater Park, under a Tangaroa moon phase, you could be forgiven for thinking there was a gala going on. Mana whenua, tamariki, community volunteers, Greater…
On a beautiful kōanga (spring) morning, on a Tangaroa-ā-mua o Mahuru (16 September 2025), 20 kaiako (teachers and educators) and haukainga (local iwi) gathered along the Wharemauku Awa, ready to…
A recent possum control operation in the Wainuiomata/Orongorongo Water Collection Area was so successful it momentarily knocked the possum population down to zero – the lowest result recorded in the…
Greater Wellington is now an accredited Living Wage Employer, and the second public transport authority in Aotearoa New Zealand to commit to the Living Wage. The accreditation will require Greater…
