Nine new community groups have received funding of $129,000 over three years through a Greater Wellington Regional Council contestable fund to help restore and protect local biodiversity. This brings the…
The Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has commenced the next group of self-initiated investigations into the official information practices of the public sector. These investigations aim to establish whether the agencies have…
Wellington's summer attractions just got better with the launch of the Greater Wellington Great Outdoors (GWGO) programme, adding to the astonishing line-up of things to do in the region right…
Lifts in the performance of Wellingtons bus network were reported to the Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee at an update at Parliament today. Greater Wellington Regional Council Chief Executive Greg Campbell…
Residents' views are being sought on development of effective flood management options for Masterton being prepared by Greater Wellington and Masterton District Council. Three public drop-in sessions will take place on…
A new whaitua committee - Whaitua te Whanganui-a-Tara - has been established by Greater Wellington Regional Council to work with communities in the Hutt Valley and Wellington to develop proposals…
Kaiwharawhara and Kings Wharf have been shortlisted in a search for a site for a potential new multi-user terminal for the Cook Strait Ferries. A joint programme has been established by…
A survey of the rat population in Kilbirnie begins today (Friday 23 November) to gain an understanding of the size of the population that could impact Miramar Peninsula when it…
Photo credit: Brendon Doran Yet another nationally endangered bird has returned to the spectacular Pauatahanui Inlet, adding to two other species now also calling the inlet home thanks to the intensive…
Rare native mistletoe (Peraxilla tetrapetala), known as beech mistletoe, has been spotted lately on a number of tracks in Kaitoke Regional Park and Pakuratahi Forest. "We are seeing more and more…