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Greater Wellington seeks funding for new trains

  • Published Date 08 Aug 2019

Greater Wellington Regional Council plans to improve the region's rail network with new longer distance rolling stock upgrading the Wairarapa and Capital Connection fleets are underway. Council agreed to endorse a…

RiverLink shifts up a gear

  • Published Date 08 Aug 2019

After several years of planning and preliminary design, work on Lower Hutt's most ambitious transformation project is starting to ramp-up. RiverLink recently recruited a project director to oversee and coordinate the…

Cyclists and bus drivers switch places

  • Published Date 06 Aug 2019

Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Travel Choice team recently joined NZBus to run a Wellington workshop where cyclists and bus drivers switched seats to feel what it is like to ride…

Late winter on the nose for some

  • Published Date 31 Jul 2019

Sneezing, sniffling, scratching- it's that time for some of us. Reports are already coming into Greater Wellington Regional Council of signs of yellow powder or paint residue in the harbour, and…

Planting pays homage to "Aunty June"

  • Published Date 31 Jul 2019

June Te Raumange Jackson, known to many as "Aunty June", passed away on July 26 and was remembered at a planting day on Sunday at East Harbour Regional Park's Parangarahu…

Skilling up in cycle safety

  • Published Date 25 Jul 2019

This year 73 schools across the Wellington Region jumped on board with Pedal Ready, providing children with the skills to cycle safely. Greater Wellington Regional Council Pedal Ready Coordinator Tessa Coppard…

Ombudsman praises culture of openness at Greater Wellington

  • Published Date 23 Jul 2019

A report by the Office of the Ombudsman has praised Greater Wellington Regional Council's "strong culture of openness" in proactively releasing official information, which is further reflected in its focus…

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