Councils debate joint approach to bus priority for city
Greater Wellington Regional Council and Wellington City Council are working together to bring more bus priority to the city from next year in a bid make public transport faster for…
Archive: 2019
Skilling-up in oil spill response
Staff from across Greater Wellington geared up to take part in an oil spill response exercise at Island Bay. Staff from across Greater Wellington Regional Council geared up to practise protecting…
Healthy fish and bugs equal healthy waterways
(From left) Evan Harrison, Alton and Bryn Hickson-Rowden carrying on his back an electric fishing machine. Greater Wellington Regional Council takes a look at the health of our region's rivers and…
Freshwater Hui a success
Biodiversity lovers across the region gathered at a Wellington Freshwater Hui on Friday to discuss freshwater and fish monitoring with the aim of improving our regions environment. The Hui titled "Te…
Make a stand for Greater Wellington in the October elections
If fast-growing and vibrant greater Wellington is your home, then now is your opportunity to make a positive difference to its future. Nominations will soon open for local authority elections, which…
Local school awarded for getting active
St Claudine Thevenet School students Georgia O'Grady (left) and Canon Hakaraia with Greater Wellington Travel Choice Coordinator Kirsty Barr St Claudine Thevenet School scooped up a prize for the highest participation…
Town meets country at Belmont Regional Park
Belmont Regional Park farm licence holders Dion and Ali Kilmister are striving to reduce the urban-rural gap, and what better place for that than a farm that is run inside…
Childhood dream comes true
(From left): Lara Franklin, Hayden Smith, Justin Prout, Jonathan Tulitt, Lewis Otto, Sundeep Pinto, William Delaney A childhood dream has come true for one Wellingtonian who was officially signed off as Transdev's newest…
Big prizes for little movers
Lucky winners of $300 Avanti prizes drawn by selected by Greater Wellingtons Sustainable Transport Committee Chair Barbara Donaldson (left) and Travel Choice Coordinator Kirsty Barr Names have been drawn and winners…
Akura sale helps fight climate change
Greater Wellington Regional Council calls on locals to help fight climate change by planting more trees. Akura Plant Nursery based in the Wairarapa has been trialling, growing and supplying tree species…