Taita College students revive natural wetland
Taita College students and teachers teamed up with Greater Wellington Regional Council's River Ranger Travis Moody recently in a bid to rejuvenate the natural wetland at the back of the…
Archive: January, 2020
Bus network timetables to be refreshed
Metlink is refreshing its Wellington City bus timetables from Sunday 26 January to improve reliability and better match customer demand with available driver and bus resources amid ongoing national driver…
Fun in the country with Battle Hill Farm Day
This year's Battle Hill Farm Day drew in a crowd of around 2000 people who enjoyed farming activities, patting pet lambs and getting competitive with sack races, gumboot throw and…
Teaming up to tackle sea level rise
Sea level rise is an imminent threat to certain areas of the Wellington Region, so how will locals adapt to changing landscapes - four university students from the US are…
Customer confidence in Metlink buses and trains on the rise
The results of a recent Passenger Satisfaction Survey show customer confidence in the Wellington region's public transport network is growing.
Greater Wellington welcomes water resilience support in light of potential climate threats to Wairarapa
A second round of financial support for the development of a sustainable water supply for Wairarapa, seven million dollars in loan funding for regional water storage, has been strongly endorsed…
Banded dotterel make a comeback in the Wellington Region
While some of our precious native coastal birds are declining, a survey of 460 kilometres of coastline highlights how banded dotterel are thriving in the Wellington region.
Reef heron declining to a critical degree, survey shows
While some of our precious native coastal birds are thriving in the Wellington region, a survey of 460 kilometres of coastline highlights how some species, including the reef heron, are…
Get outdoors with Greater Wellington's summer events
Wellingtonians will have the opportunity to get into the great outdoors and explore their region with the Greater Wellington Regional Council annual summer events programme kicking off this week.