Wellington City Council
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Wellington is a vibrant city with a thriving cultural life, talented people, and cutting-edge businesses. Known as the arts and events capital of New Zealand, the city has an abundance of recreation and leisure opportunities. It is also a compact city with a dramatic landscape and sound infrastructure.
WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington artists Lynsie Austin and Sarah Mortlock are well-accustomed to one another.
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WELLINGTON — A conference highlighting the issue of homelessness in New Zealand is being hosted by Wellington City Council at Te Papa next Monday 3 December.
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WELLINGTON — The Wellington region offers its residents a very high quality of life – but faces some challenges in achieving sustainable economic development and providing affordable housing for residents, according to a national report out today.
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WELLINGTON — The gallery at Toi Pôneke, Wellington Arts Centre will welcome art lovers and shoppers alike on 1 December, when studio artists sell their work.
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WELLINGTON — The new Mt Victoria lookout is to be officially opened by Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast at an early morning celebration on Wednesday (21 November).
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WELLINGTON — Santa is coming to town this Sunday when the Farmers Santa Parade hits Wellington! Santa and friend Wellington City Council Events Coordinator Lauren Fantham says the parade is a great way to welcome the festive season.
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WELLINGTON — A land purchase by Wellington City Council this week will protect almost a hectare of regenerating bush adjacent to Tinakori Hill in Wadestown.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington Botanic Garden is the place to head to next weekend to enjoy the city’s largest and most spectacular rose garden at its fragrant best and to let children mix with some farmyard animals.
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WELLINGTON — People who have an interest in the city-end of Adelaide Road and adjacent areas are being asked for their views as Wellington City Council looks at how the area should grow.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington’s senior citizens are the guests of honour at the annual Mayoral Day Concert in the Town Hall on Sunday 25 November, at 2.00pm.
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WELLINGTON — The LA Galaxy football team, featuring David Beckham, will hold a public training session – with free entry - at the Westpac Stadium on Friday 30 November from 11am till 1pm.
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NEWTOWN PARK — A celebrity 100m sprint will mark the opening of the revamped Newtown Park on Saturday (17 November).
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WELLINGTON CITY — Up to 80 recycling bins are to be located in busy parts of central Wellington by the Council as part of an initiative, funded by the Ministry for the Environment, announced today.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council will be installing an 8m tall Christmas tree in Midland Park on Friday 16 November (weather permitting).
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WELLINGTON — Quotable Value has released its new property valuations for the Capital City.
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WELLINGTON CITY — A shortage of land suitable for industrial use in the Capital is to be one of the focuses of a District Plan review by the Wellington City Council.
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WELLINGTON — Paintings on the straight and narrow will be on display at Toi Pôneke Gallery from 8 November, when Gill Newland opens her exhibition SurfaceWorks.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Toi Poneke Gallery will soon be covered in a plethora of “communication theory by design” by local jewellery makers, Decoy Studios.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington City Council plans to declare some of its freehold land on the South Coast as reserve and is seeking feedback on the various reserve classifications proposed.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Irish President Mary McAleese will be in the capital on Tuesday 30 October to unveil a plaque in Frank Kitts Park.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Convention Centre has embraced environmental sustainability by becoming the first conference and events venue in New Zealand to achieve the ISO 14001 series of environmental standards.
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WELLINGTON — Anyone who has walked by Waitangi Park in the last few days will have seen a new 30 tonne, seven-metre tall sculpture or pou, Te Waka Pou, by New Zealand artist Ra Vincent.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council is giving the community a chance to find out what the Indoor Community Sports Centre at Kilbirnie will look like and to hear the latest information about what impact the Centre is likely to have on traffic in the area.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council Electoral Officer Ross Bly has declared the final election results for Wellington City Council.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council Electoral Officer Ross Bly has declared the final election results for Wellington City Council.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Jump on your bike and celebrate Wellington City Council’s Cycle into Summer programme with the Bike the Bays family bike ride and a cycle into the city day.
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WELLINGTON CITY — One of Wellington’s most colourful events, the Pelorus Trust Sky Show, returns to Wellington on Monday 5 November.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Mayor Kerry Prendergast has been provisionally re-elected to serve a third term as Mayor of Wellington City Council.
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WELLINGTON — Provisional results for the election of members to the Capital & Coast District Health Board have been announced.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Voter returns for Wellington City are currently 34.48 percent, this compares to 37.49 percent at the same stage in 2004.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Motorists are advised that a section of Victoria Street in Wellington’s CBD will be closed to all traffic – except for the morning and evening rush hours today (Friday, 12 October) - to allow the erection of a large construction crane.
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MAKARA — A series of large fires are to be lit in the Takarau Gorge area – between Johnsonville and Makara Beach – in the next few weeks to burn waste wood left after the logging of a pine forest in the area.
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WELLINGTON CITY — It’s not too late to have your say in the city’s local body elections but if you miss the post tomorrow, you’ll need to hand-deliver your voting papers to make sure they are included in the count.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington dives into summer soon with the opening of the Thorndon Summer Swimming Pool at Labour Weekend.
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WELLINGTON CITY — It’s Disaster Awareness Week until Saturday 13 October – and as part of its programme to encourage emergency preparedness, Wellington City Council is holding a sale of purpose-built water containers in Civic Square.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Organisations have just three more weeks to get in their applications for the Betty Campbell Accommodation Assistance fund.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council has honoured individuals and organisations for their contribution to safety in the city.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City’s local body election is off to a steady start with 15.3 percent of votes returned in the first eight days of voting.
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WELLINGTON CITY — People biting their nails over what to do for their company’s Christmas event or which caterer to choose for that upcoming conference should get down to the TSB Bank Arena on Wednesday 17 October.
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WELLINGTON CITY — A life-size bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi, the major Indian spiritual and political figure noted for his commitment to non-violence, will be unveiled tomorrow on the front lawn at Wellington Railway Station, Bunny Street, by Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington photographer Alison Jones is both ecstatic and relieved that the culmination of a year’s work is finally going on display at Toi Pôneke Gallery next Thursday 11 October.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Two competitions were held as part of IntensCITY Week (a celebration of Wellington urban design), a schools art competition and an ideas competition for the route from the city to the airport, via the Basin Reserve.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Do we have an IntensCITY, one whose centre is bustling with people and whose streets, parks, plazas, and waterfront invoke an immense sense of loyalty and pride of place? Wellington City Council's inaugural IntensCITY Week, which launches this Thursday, aims to answer that with a resounding Yes! IntensCITY Week celebrates Wellington's urban spaces and how the city's investment in quality urban design contributes to the cosmopolitan nature of life here.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Four thousand hardy native plants will be planted on the summit of Mt Victoria tomorrow, thanks in part to generous contributions from the trusts of Wellingtonians whose legacies are continuing to beautify the city.
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WELLINGTON — The completion of the first city-to-city link in the national Te Araroa Walkway means it is now possible to get off the beaten track and walk from Kelburn in central Wellington to Porirua.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington Botanic Garden’s renowned tulip display has an exciting new dimension this year with the Spring Festival Sculpture Showcase exhibition.
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WELLINGTON — Dave Bennett and Deb Compton have been elected as the two community representatives on the Project West Wind Community Liaison Group.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington City voters will be able to cast their votes in the 2007 local authority elections from tomorrow (Friday 21 September).
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WELLINGTON CITY — The random placement of seven steel shipping containers dotted around central Wellington is not so much an elaborate public art stunt, but an effort to get people thinking about the urban design processes that shape this city.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council has withdrawn its resource consent to install a further 125 bus shelters in residential parts of Wellington City.
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WELLINGTON — Not content with dazzling local and international audiences with her performance and costume arts, Stiltdancer Emily Buttle will exhibit some of her paintings at Toi Pôneke Gallery from 2 October.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh have bought the historic Stella Maris Retreat Centre and Star of the Sea Chapel in Seatoun.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellingtonians: whether you're attending the Montana World of WearableArt Awards Show this year or not, you can get into the spirit of the occasion with a series of suitably quirky and energetic - free - lunchtime performances in the central city.
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WELLINGTON — An election will be held for the two community seats on the Project West Wind Community Liaison Group after three Makara residents expressed interest in the positions.
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WELLINGTON — Wanted: Youth Council members to get involved in decision making and promoting the needs of Wellington city's young people.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington’s Town Hall is certain to resound with the combined foot-tapping of a cheerful audience at the next organ recital (9 September), by renowned organist, Kemp English.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council last night approved two appointments to the board of Wellington Waterfront Limited.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Celebrated Canadian essayist John Ralston Saul and futurist Richard Neville will be in Wellington next week to lead a high-powered line-up of speakers at the annual conference of New Zealand's top Council managers. John Ralston Saul and Richard Neville are keynote speakers at the Society of Local Government Managers' annual conference on 26-28 August in the Town Hall.
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WELLINGTON CITY — If a dog works up a thirst while out promenading on Oriental Parade then relief is now at hand - in the shape of a large scallop shell.
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