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 — Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast has welcomed the decision by independent commissioners to recommend that the City Council adopt Variation 11 - the proposed change to the District Plan that would set the rules for the size and height of new buildings on the north Kumutoto area of the waterfront.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The widely admired Green Islands sculpture, consisting of native tree look-a-likes made of No.8 fencing wire, and located on the Four Plinths outside Te Papa, is to be moved to a permanent site near the Lady Norwood Rose Garden in the Botanic Garden.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Ideas for revitalising Newlands town centre, and creating quality parks and reserves in Newlands and surrounding suburbs, are being sought in two consultations that open today.
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TAWA — By early next week, Tawa residents should have received their voting papers for the Tawa Community Board by-election and electors are encouraged to send their votes in before Saturday 21 November.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Quotable Value has released its new property valuations for Wellington City.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The sky over Wellington will light up this Guy Fawkes night with the Pelorus Trust Sky Show - which promises to be even bigger, better and brighter.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Is your pooch running riot, do the words 'sit', 'stay' and 'fetch' fall on deaf dog ears? The Council and DSS Animal Management are sponsoring free classes providing professional advice on basic dog control and owner responsibilities.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Fifty years old and still 'Wild at Heart', Wellington Airport is celebrating with a public open day this Sunday 1 November.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The Law for Lunch series is coming back to the Central Library.
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WELLINGTON CITY — There's been a big rewrite of our town-planning rulebook, and you're invited to say your piece.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington City Councillors agreed at today's Strategy and Policy Committee meeting to encourage water saving initiatives for the city in order to delay, permanently if possible, the introduction of domestic water meters or construction of a dam.
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WELLINGTON — A major rewrite of Wellington's town-planning rule book - the District Plan - is now the subject of more public scrutiny.
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WELLINGTON — The earthquakes in Samoa, Indonesia and Vanuatu serve as a stark reminder to us all that we have to be prepared for a disaster.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington City Council is to embark on a lunchtime water container sale during Disaster Awareness Week (11-17 October) to help Wellingtonians kick-start their emergency preparedness.
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WELLINGTON — Have you started your spring cleaning or planted your tubers yet? Or has the recent cold snap put spring-related duties on the back burner? Maybe that’s a good thing - the City Council can help get your garden off to a good start.
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WELLINGTON CITY — This summer young biking enthusiasts will be able to 'push off the berms' and 'pump the rollers' at three of the city's newest purpose-built biking skills areas.
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WELLINGTON — Work is due to start in October on a $600,000 project to upgrade and divert a stormwater main to alleviate flooding in Newtown.
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WELLINGTON — In celebration of International Day of the Older Person a Health, Wealth and Wellbeing Expo for seniors is being held at the Wellington Town Hall this Thursday, 1 October.
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WELLINGTON — Consultation begins today (Tuesday 29 September) on Wellington City Council's proposal to open Manners Mall to buses and compensate for the loss of public space by creating a new shared space in lower Cuba Street.
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WELLINGTON — The city's gearing up for an another season of Montana World of WearableArt Awards Show and to get everyone into the swing of things, Wellington City Council and WOW have brought back the Montana WearableArt Wander for its second year.
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WELLINGTON — Six Wellington community organisations and their volunteers were honoured at the 2009 Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards last night.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council is to trial its new city-safety CCTV cameras in Courtenay Place to see if such cameras can be used for traffic enforcement.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The Monet and the Impressionists exhibition held at Te Papa earlier this year brought in a huge cash injection for Wellington.
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WELLINGTON — Scuba divers are to take the plunge into Wellington Harbour just off Taranaki Street Wharf on Saturday 19 September to do their bit to help clean up coastal and harbour waters as part of Conservation Week (13 - 20 September).
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WELLINGTON — Shake off the recession blues and the long winter by immersing your senses in the glorious spring flowers, colour and fragrance of Wellington's annual Spring Festival.
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WELLINGTON CITY — WELLINGTON Phoenix skipper Andrew Durante says he and his teammates have put the disappointment of last weekend’s 1-1 draw with Adelaide United behind them and are focusing on their next match against Melbourne Victory on Sunday.
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WELLINGTON CITY — On 9 September 2011 - just two years from now - the spotlight will turn to New Zealand for the opening match of the Rugby World Cup 2011.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington’s City Council's new Emergency Preparedness Manager says this morning’s magnitude-5.2 earthquake was a “very suitable wake-up call” for Wellingtonians to be prepared for a very large quake or other big emergency.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington City Council is encouraging people of all ages, shapes and sizes to put on their leotards and hit the dance floor for the 13th annual Dance Your Socks Off! Festival.
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WELLINGTON — The 'tricks' are coming thick and fast at two Wellington skate parks.
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WELLINGTON — On any day, people all across Wellington are volunteering their time and expertise to help protect our environment and restore our native plants and wildlife.
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WELLINGTON CITY — A plan to breathe new life into Kilbirnie is on the drawing boards - and locals aren’t short of ideas about how to make their town a better place to live.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Toi Poneke's next exhibition, entitled Thought and Memory, will delight gallery visitors with a stunning array of work - and it'll also be a great opportunity to pick up some fabulous jewellery designed and made by locals.
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WELLINGTON — It's been decided - the winner of the City Council's Accessible Wellington Design Competition is Nelson-based architect, Richard Carver.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Work has begun on the construction of 10 off-field practice pitches at the Allied Nationwide Finance Basin Reserve that are expected to be completed in time for next year's Australian test match.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council is calling on local community groups to get their applications in for the next round of General Grants which closes on Friday 31 July.
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WELLINGTON CITY — You don't need to be an expert to come up with a great idea for revitalising Queens Wharf.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council has made a number of appointments, and reappointments, to key organisations in the city.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast has paid tribute to Te Papa Chief Executive Seddon Bennington, who died while tramping over the weekend.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast says Canada’s big Rugby World Cup qualifying win over the United States today means another piece has fallen into place for what is shaping up to be a fantastic few weeks of competition in Wellington in 2011.
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WELLINGTON CITY — New Zealand's greatest writer, Katherine Mansfield, is to have her position in world literature further recognised with a sculpture in her home city of Wellington.
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WELLINGTON — The weather might be beyond our control, but we are doing our best to bail out the city's waterlogged sportsfields with a plan to build more pitches with artificial turf.
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WELLINGTON CITY — After causing a stir with a series of public photographic installations throughout Christchurch, Wellington-based artist James Voller will exhibit the results with 'Forgotten Space Remembered' at Toi Poneke Gallery from 17 July.
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WELLINGTON CITY — After causing a stir with a series of public photographic installations throughout Christchurch, Wellington-based artist James Voller will exhibit the results with 'Forgotten Space Remembered' at Toi Poneke Gallery from 17 July.
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WELLINGTON — Police are investigating two separate incidents over night where a firearm was presented at members of the public.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington City Council's Owhiro Bay entrance upgrade has won its third award - a Merit award in the Special Purpose category at the Property Council New Zealand Awards.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington City Council's new 10-year budget includes $4,750,000 to invest in a strategic cycling and walking network - including the proposed 'Great Harbour Way' and a cycle-walkway alongside the Porirua Stream through Tawa and along Middleton Road to Glenside.
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WELLINGTON — Chill out to the sound of Japanese classical music, take the children to see Japan's famous Clown Loto or take part in a sushi rolling competition at next month's inaugural Japan Festival of Wellington.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council finalised its Long-Term Council Community Plan last night - agreeing on a plan that will mean an average real rates increase for 2009/10 of 3.27 percent.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council's Strategy and Policy Committee last week considered its draft Long-Term Council Community Plan in light of community feedback and recent funding requests - agreeing on a plan that is likely to mean an average real rates increase for 2009/10 of 3.24 percent.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellingtonians should be thinking about family, friends and neighbours - and making a few commonsense preparations - as the prospect of swine flu spreading through the population increases.
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WELLINGTON — The remaining appellant to the Environment Court concerning the granting of resource consent to construct and operate the Indoor Community Sports Centre on Cobham Park, Kilbirnie, Mike Mellor, has reached agreement with the Council and the New Zealand Transport Agency on measures to address the concerns raised in his appeal.
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WELLINGTON — Visits to swimming pools and recreation centres just got cheaper for Wellington City's superannuitants.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast has welcomed the Environment Court's decision, released today, that gives the go-ahead for the redevelopment of the Overseas Passenger Terminal (OPT) on Wellington's waterfront.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington City residents driven to distraction by unwanted drawings on their fences, or tormented by tags on their walls can now do something about it, thanks to the Council's new free graffiti removal kits.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington City Councillors will lace up their football boots and join an invitational team for a football match to mark the start of Refugee Awareness Week next Sunday 14 June.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast says new efforts will be made to bolster emergency preparedness in the Capital - including working to raise the profile of civil defence "and make it a bit more sexy".
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Councillors today voted to open Manners Mall to buses and extend Cuba Mall down to Wakefield Street - a proposal that will improve bus services, create new public spaces and better pedestrian links with the Lambton Quay area, Civic Square and the waterfront.
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WELLINGTON — More than half of Wellingtonians showed their concern for the planet and switched off their lights for Earth Hour, according to survey results made public today.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington City Council has sold a piece of reserve land at Churton Park to the Ministry of Education.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council is reviewing the rules in the District Plan (the city's rule book for planning) that manage telecommunication structures - the cell towers, antennae and cabinets that keep mobile phone and broadband connections working.
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KARORI SANCTUARY — Wellington City Council has appointed two new trustees, Professor Paul Callaghan and Russell Ballard, to the Karori Sanctuary Trust Board.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington City Council has agreed to rename the Miramar Rangers' football ground, at Centennial Park, David Farrington Park - as a mark of respect to the local football stalwart who passed away last year.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Councillors will next week consider opening Manners Mall to buses and extending Cuba Mall down to Wakefield Street - a proposal that would improve bus services, create new public spaces and better pedestrian links with Civic Square.
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It's that time of year again - the chill winds are blowing and snow is fast becoming a common fixture on the Tararuas.
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WELLINGTON CITY — One of Oriental Bay's most popular adornments, the Carter Fountain, is now ready to cascade water again after being out of action for nearly six months.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council is seeking public views and ideas on the future of one of the city's most important suburban centres - Kilbirnie.
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WELLINGTON — Six Wellington artists will soon be travelling to Xiamen for three weeks as part of the Wellington Xiamen Association's 2009 sister cities cultural exchange programme.
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WELLINGTON — A new walk to be launched at the Wellington Botanic Garden on 26 May has been designed to celebrate senses other than sight and the life of braille inventor Louis Braille.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Central Park will be awash with daffodils this spring, thanks to the efforts of more than 30 civic-minded volunteers.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Time is running out to comment on Wellington City Council's draft Long-Term Council Community Plan.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington's Civil Defence Controller, Mike Mendonca, says the Capital's emergency services would be more than able to respond to a major emergency - despite a claim by local MP Peter Dunne.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Have you got a green thumb and a flair for design? The team at the Wellington Botanic Garden is keen to hear from you.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council will use a helicopter to remove seven large, hazardous pine trees from Truby King Park in Melrose next week - an operation that will be visible from Newtown and Kilbirnie.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington Airport is set for significant growth and a consolidation of its critical role in the region's economy - and Wellington's Acting Mayor, Ian McKinnon, says the City Council will work to support the airport draft Master Plan announced today.
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WELLINGTON — Next Thursday, Wellington City residents and ratepayers will have a rare opportunity to see some of the world's finest Impressionist artworks at Te Papa for free.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington City Council is to consider a number of changes to its Dog Control Policy.
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WELLINGTON — Residents are urged to visit an information display on Thorndon's heritage streets and buildings from this Sunday 26 April in the Thorndon Village, and to give Wellington City Council their views on how best to approach heritage issues in the suburb.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast has welcomed the review report from Sir John Anderson confirming Cobham Park as the best site for the Indoor Community Sports Centre.
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A group of Wellington art teachers have found the time amid their hectic schedules to exhibit their own work at Toi Poneke Gallery from next Friday (24 April).
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We all know Wellington is a great city, but how can we keep it that way? How can we retain the special character that makes people want to live and do business here? Should we reduce some services or slow down some of our planned initiatives and developments to help keep rates down? These are just some of the questions Wellington City Council wants views on before final decisions are made on the city's draft long-term plan in June.
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WELLINGTON — An independent wide-ranging review into Wellington's proposed Indoor Community Sports Centre has confirmed Cobham Drive Park as the preferred site.
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WELLINGTON CITY — A City Council survey of apartment dwellers has, for the first time, given something of answer to the question: just who are all these people who’ve moved into central Wellington? The survey results shed more light on the makeup of the distinct community of 12,000 people who now live in the central city – and what makes them tick.
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WELLINGTON — Wellingtonians have the best quality of life in New Zealand, according to a national survey released today.
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WELLINGTON — Nairnville Park's new artificial sports turf will be officially opened by Mayor Kerry Prendergast this Saturday 4 April.
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WELLINGTON — Wellingtonians will be seeing stars this weekend, as the Central Library celebrates 100 Hours of Astronomy - part of the International Year of Astronomy - in style.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington City Council's draft long-term plan, which was finalised for consultation last night, aims to keep rates affordable while ensuring the city retains its competitive edge as a place where people want to live, visit and do business.
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WELLINGTON — A meeting of the Kilbirnie-Lyall Bay-Rongotai Progressive (Residents) Association next Tuesday 31 March will give locals a chance to discuss several developments and issues in the area.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington musicians are joining forces with local environmentalists to show their support for global action against climate change at Earth Hour Unplugged a candlelit concert in Civic Square this Saturday night (28 March).
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WELLINGTON — With four days to go to the big day, there’s plenty going on in Wellington for Earth Hour.
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WELLINGTON — Te Raekaihau Point between Houghton and Lyall bays is in for some restoration and beautification courtesy of the Plimmer Bequest, and Wellingtonians can get involved in the planning.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington City Council is urging not-for-profit community groups and organisations undertaking projects that benefit the city socially, culturally, economically or environmentally to get their applications in for the next round of general grants - which closes on Tuesday 31 March.
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WELLINGTON CITY — This May, a number of studios will become available to rent at Toi Poneke Arts Centre on Abel Smith Street.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council's Strategy and Policy Committee yesterday agreed to a draft long-term plan that if approved will result in a 3.67 percent increase in the total rates take in the coming financial year - a figure in keeping with the Council's aim to keep the increase below 4 percent.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast says she is delighted with the number and selection of matches allocated to the Capital during Rugby World Cup 2011.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Libraries around Wellington will be full of adults and children getting their hands dirty to make friendly armies of clay people next week.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wadestown residents will soon have a new place to call home for their community meetings, events and information.
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WELLINGTON CITY — When Wellington City Councillors meet next week to decide on the contents of the draft Long Term Council Community Plan, they will be working to achieve a balance that recognises the economic situation and the need to ensure Wellington is in the best possible position when the economy improves.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council is urging anyone with an artistic endeavour up their sleeve to get an application in for the next round of the Creative Communities local funding scheme - which closes on Tuesday 31 March.
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