The following joint statement on congestion charging was issued by Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau and Greater Wellington chair Daran Ponter on Sunday 25 August. Statement from Tory Whanau, Mayor of Wellington. "Earlier…
Greater Wellington’s Te Tiriti o Waitangi Komiti has today recommended that the regional council affirm its commitment to establish a Māori constituency. The commitment was made in October 2023 for…
Today the Court of Appeal released its decision on costs and sentencing in relation to a Kāpiti Coast environmental damage case that Greater Wellington began investigating in 2019. The case related…
Sixteen flood protection projects in the Wellington Region will soon be underway following the release of $101m of Government co-funding committed in Budget 2024. Greater Wellington deputy chair and Wairarapa councillor…
Plans for an electric bus depot in Wellington are on the move with Metlink leasing a new site in Miramar from Wellington Airport. The site, between Kauri and Miro streets, is…
Twenty four tamariki from Te Horo School joined Greater Wellington on Friday 26 July for a planting day around the edges of Parahamuti, a wetland located on a dairy farm…
Projects to enable more frequent trains and a reliable rail network top a list of transport activities, each costing over $2 million, put forward for government co-funding by the Wellington…
A co-funding agreement to purchase 18 four-car trains and associated infrastructure for the lower North Island has been welcomed by Greater Wellington and Horizons regional councils. The deal announced today between…
The cost benefits of urban intensification have been revealed in a proof-of-concept report commissioned by Greater Wellington. With the national conversation about urban density, including granny flats, heating up, the ‘Infrastructure…
The elusive mātātā or fern bird has been photographed in Taupō Swamp near Plimmerton for the first time – showing the success of restoration efforts in the wetland. Endemic to Aotearoa,…
