http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/ News releases from the Wellington City Council Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:23:32 +1200 en-nzhttp://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3251http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3251Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:55:50 +1200Wellington City Council’s Performance Review Committee has completed its annual review of the performance of Council Chief Executive Garry Poole.http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3250http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3250Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:43:10 +1200Don't move house, be sure to feed hungry ghosts and keep your sugar bowl full next month. August is the month of the Ghost Festival (15 August) or 'Chinese Halloween' - the time when spirits of the dead visit the living. http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3249http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3249Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:07:16 +1200Scotland lays claim to the Loch Ness monster, however Wellington can truthfully claim to be home to a nautical dinosaur – the heavy lifting floating steam-crane, Hikitia. http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3248http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3248Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:43:52 +1200Wellington City Council is undertaking a series of measures to tackle the large numbers of ducks that have recently flocked in to Johnsonville and Tawa.http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3247http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3247Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:02:41 +1200Wellington City Council is now providing $300 grants to homeowners and developers who wish to install ‘green’ technology – including solar heaters and small wind turbines - in and around new and retrofitted homes. The Council has set aside a total of $90,000 over the next three years to fund the new grants.http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3246http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3246Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:43:41 +1200Wellington City Council has been undertaking substantial strengthening and flood-protection work on rural roads on the west side of the city. http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3245http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3245Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:52:36 +1200Four of the City Council’s Walkwise staff have received official Police commendations for their key roles in apprehending an alleged serial arsonist and robber in two separate incidents in central Wellington this year.http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3244http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3244Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:30:04 +1200Chinese artist Ding Jie is looking forward to a big change of scene when she moves from Beijing to Bolton Street Cottage for a couple of months.http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3243http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3243Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:35:27 +1200Not got a ticket for the game this weekend? You can still join the crowd at Queens Wharf for live action on the big screen. http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3242http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3242Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:34:01 +1200Wellington City Council has approved the extension of the existing Liquor Control bylaw to include a 24-hour liquor ban in the central city. The amended bylaw will take effect from Thursday 31 July.http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3241http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3241Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:26:19 +1200Wellington City Council today approved its Annual Plan for the coming financial year, which will result in an average real rates increase of 5.18 percent, after allowing for growth in the ratepayer base.http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3240http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3240Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:22:50 +1200Supergrans might not have x-ray vision or the ability to fly, but they are making a world of difference to many people throughout New Zealand. http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3239http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3239Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:44:01 +1200Lambton ward residents will have an opportunity to discuss any concerns or issues they have with Mayor Kerry Prendergast and their ward Councillors this coming Saturday (28.06.08).http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3236http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3236Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:38:22 +1200Wellington’s 8500 dog owners are reminded that this year’s dog registration fees are due by 1 July. All dogs aged over three months must be registered. This year’s fee is unchanged from previous years at $147.50 for ‘entire’ dogs, $107.50 for neutered or spayed dogs, and $42.50 for working dogs.http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3235http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3235Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:31:48 +1200Wellington City Council's Strategy and Policy Committee yesterday approved a range of initiatives and changes for the coming financial year that will result in an average real rates increase of 5.18 percent, after allowing for growth in the ratepayer base.http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3234http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3234Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:17:36 +1200The winter months are well and truly here, and many cyclists are commuting to and from work in the dark. Unfortunately not all cyclists are using adequate lighting and reflective gear – placing themselves and other road users in danger.http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3233http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3233Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:51:40 +1200Wellington City Council’s Strategy and Policy Committee yesterday (12.06.08) agreed to seek public feedback on a range of options to make it easier and faster for buses to get through Courtenay Place, as well as other changes to improve the way the area operates at night.http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3232http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3232Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:49:53 +1200Anyone with rose bushes in their garden and no idea what to do with them, should head to the Botanic Garden on Sunday 22 June for some free advice.http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3231http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3231Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:24:13 +1200The old single-lane Rangoon Street Bridge in Khandallah is to be closed on Monday 23 June so construction of a modern two-lane replacement bridge can get under way.http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3230http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3230Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:27:24 +1200From Sunday on, visitors making the trek to Red Rocks and the seals at Sinclair Head will be able to find out more about the South Coast by checking out the displays in the new purpose-built shelter adjacent to the car park, which is to be officially opened this weekend.