Greater Wellington Regional Council today voted to confine its increase to 2019/20 regional rates to an average of 5.9%, the amount forecast in its Long Term Plan 2018-28. The decision was…
Greater Wellington Regional Councils Great Outdoors programme was a huge success this year - drawing in over 10,000 attendees. Greater Wellington ran 43 events across ten regional parks in nine weeks…
People are being warned against swimming or entering the water in the inner harbour - particularly in the Taranaki Street Wharf area between Whairepo Lagoon and the waterfront area around…
Children were cheering for Movin'March this month with record numbers participating in this year's initiative. The month-long event run by Greater Wellington Regional Council in partnership with local councils encourages kids…
The last of three surveys of rat populations in Miramar designed to help in exterminating predators from the peninsula is taking place this week. Volunteers have been out and about placing…
There will be no rise in bus and train fares before June 2020. Greater Wellington Regional Council confirmed in today's council meeting that fares will be held at current levels. "This is…
Greater Wellington Regional Council has decided to reconsider its rates proposals for 2019-2020 in view of their potential impact on some communities in the region. Substantial rises in capital values for…
Greater Wellington Regional Council is advising people not to swim or walk dogs off-lead in and around the Waikanae River below SH1 due to high levels of toxic algae. Latest assessments…
The continuing national trend towards biodiversity decline, seen in disappearing habitats, rising numbers of threatened species and compromised fresh and coastal water poses a massive challenge to New Zealand to…
Greater Wellington Regional Council shared the first details of the second stage of its bus network review today with public consultation forming the bulk of the work. Councillor Barbara Donaldson, Chair…