Council Advocacy
Greater Wellington often expresses our views to central government and others on statutory reforms, policies or general matters that affect the outcomes for our region.
Our breadth of expertise and experience; our decades-long partnerships with mana whenua; our strategic stakeholder relationships and our Wellington location means we can identify and describe the priorities of most impact for our region.
Greater Wellington advocates through a variety of ways, through kanohi ki te kanohi (face to face) meetings, sector alliances, correspondence, or through developing Council submissions on government or other councils’ policies.
Letters and position statements
Letter from Minister Bishop and Minister Brown - National Infrastructure Plan![]() ![]() date_range Published 14 Oct 2024 Download now (PDF 465 KB) get_app |
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Letter from Hon Tama Potaka - Response to Briefing to Incoming Ministers: Protecting our environment, resourcing iwi/hapū Māori in the face of climate change![]() ![]() date_range Published 12 Mar 2024 Download now (PDF 167 KB) get_app |
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Letter from Minister Brown - Response to Briefing to Incoming Minister: Transport (including Marine) and Local Government![]() ![]() date_range Published 12 Feb 2024 Download now (PDF 135 KB) get_app |
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Briefing for Incoming Minister – Transport (including Marine) and Local Government![]() ![]() date_range Published 01 Dec 2023 Download now (PDF 443 KB) get_app |
Briefing for Incoming Minister – Transport (including Marine) and Local Government – Appendix![]() ![]() date_range Published 13 Dec 2023 Download now (PDF 453 KB) get_app |
Briefing for Incoming Minister – Improving resilient infrastructure![]() ![]() date_range Published 04 Dec 2023 Download now (PDF 431 KB) get_app |
Briefing for Incoming Minister – Improving resilient infrastructure – Appendix![]() ![]() date_range Published 13 Dec 2023 Download now (PDF 252 KB) get_app |
Briefing for Incoming Minister – Agriculture, Hunting & Fishing![]() ![]() date_range Published 13 Dec 2023 Download now (PDF 273 KB) get_app |
Briefing for Incoming Minister – Agriculture, Hunting & Fishing – Appendix![]() ![]() date_range Published 13 Dec 2023 Download now (PDF 209 KB) get_app |
Briefing for Incoming Minister – Biosecurity![]() ![]() date_range Published 13 Dec 2023 Download now (PDF 292 KB) get_app |
Briefing for Incoming Minister – Biosecurity – Appendix![]() ![]() date_range Published 13 Dec 2023 Download now (PDF 177 KB) get_app |
Briefing for Incoming Minister – Delivering action on climate change![]() ![]() date_range Published 13 Dec 2023 Download now (PDF 308 KB) get_app |
Briefing for Incoming Minister – Delivering action on climate change – Appendix![]() ![]() date_range Published 13 Dec 2023 Download now (PDF 383 KB) get_app |
Briefing for Incoming Minister – Protecting our environment, resourcing iwi/hapū Māori in the face of climate change![]() ![]() date_range Published 13 Dec 2023 Download now (PDF 228 KB) get_app |
Briefing for Incoming Minister – Protecting our environment, resourcing iwi/hapū Māori in the face of climate change - Appendix![]() ![]() date_range Published 13 Dec 2023 Download now (PDF 249 KB) get_app |
Briefing for Incoming Minister – Towards a thriving environment![]() ![]() date_range Published 13 Dec 2023 Download now (PDF 202 KB) get_app |
Briefing for Incoming Minister – Towards a thriving environment – Appendix![]() ![]() date_range Published 13 Dec 2023 Download now (PDF 319 KB) get_app |
Briefing for Incoming Minister – Tourism infrastructure (ferry terminals); harbour and marine safety![]() ![]() date_range Published 13 Dec 2023 Download now (PDF 271 KB) get_app |
Briefing for Incoming Minister – Tourism infrastructure (ferry terminals); harbour and marine safety – Appendix![]() ![]() date_range Published 13 Dec 2023 Download now (PDF 322 KB) get_app |
Letter from Chris Bishop regarding Phase 3 of the Government’s RMA Reform programme


date_range Published 01 Apr 2025
Download now (PDF 189 KB) get_appLetter from Minister Bishop - RMA Reform


date_range Published 11 Oct 2024
Download now (PDF 390 KB) get_appLetter from Minister Bishop - Next steps for national direction on natural hazards under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA)


date_range Published 23 Aug 2024
Download now (PDF 78 KB) get_appLtr from Min Chris Bishop - Update on amending the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA).


date_range Published 07 May 2024
Download now (PDF 170 KB) get_appWaka Kotahi Official Information Act Response on Pest Control - Kapiti Expressway and Transmission Gully


date_range Published 04 Apr 2024
Download now (PDF 172 KB) get_appLetter from Hon Chris Bishop - Inviting views on Resource Management Act Reform


date_range Published 02 Apr 2024
Download now (PDF 86 KB) get_appLetter from Hon Chris Bishop - Development of fast-track consenting legislation and changes to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management


date_range Published 01 Feb 2024
Download now (PDF 161 KB) get_appLetter from Minister Responsible for RMA Reform Hon. Bishop - re: Intention to repeal the Natural and Built Environment Act 2023 and the Spatial Planning Act 2023 and replace the National Policy Statement for Freshwater 2020


date_range Published 14 Dec 2023
Download now (PDF 213 KB) get_appLetter from Minister: Hon David Parker re: Freshwaters Management 2020 (NPS-FM)


date_range Published 09 Oct 2023
Download now (PDF 495 KB) get_appLetter to Minister: Providing for vegetable production when implementing the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM)


date_range Published 15 May 2023
Download now (PDF 252 KB) get_appLetter from Minister: Information request – Greater Wellington Regional Council intentions to provide for vegetable production when implementing the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM)


date_range Published 04 Apr 2023
Download now (PDF 203 KB) get_appCorrespondence from the Minister of Local Government - Hon Kieran McAnulty


date_range Published 29 Jun 2023
Download now (PDF 131 KB) get_appLetter to Minister. Assurance of retaining ownership of the water collection areas, 1 Sept 2022


date_range Published 06 Sep 2022
Download now (PDF 156 KB) get_appLetter to Minister. New resource management planning regime 19 Aug 2022


date_range Published 29 Aug 2022
Download now (PDF 305 KB) get_appLetter to Minister. Pest Management - Canada geese 5 Nov 2021

The Wellington Mayoral Forum requests Government leadership to address the significant pest challenge now posed by Canada geese nationwide. Here in the Wellington region, populations are now creating a public… Read more here

date_range Published 05 Nov 2021
Download now (PDF 270 KB) get_appGreater Wellington Riverlink Implementation


date_range Published 25 Nov 2024
Download now (PDF 410 KB) get_appLetter from Minister Jones - Second tranche of river management projects


date_range Published 05 Nov 2024
Download now (PDF 175 KB) get_appLetter to Minister Jones - Second tranche of river management projects


date_range Published 03 Oct 2024
Download now (PDF 235 KB) get_appLtr to Ministers Jones, Bishop and Patterson - Cost-benefit of flood management infrastructure projects![]() ![]() date_range Published 13 May 2024 Download now (PDF 294 KB) get_app |
NZEIR Economic Assessment of Climate Resilience Flood Risk Mitigation![]() ![]() date_range Published 13 May 2024 Download now (PDF 1.1 MB) get_app |
Letter from Hon Mark Mitchell regarding recovery from the North Island weather events.


date_range Published 28 Mar 2024
Download now (PDF 129 KB) get_appLetter from Hon Nicola Willis in response to Before the Deluge 2.0 report


date_range Published 08 Feb 2024
Download now (PDF 362 KB) get_appLetter from Hutt City Mayor Barry to Ministers Bishop and Brown - Te Wai Takamori o Te Awa Kairangi (RiverLink)


date_range Published 19 Jan 2024
Download now (PDF 152 KB) get_appLetter to Ministers - Before the deluge 2.0: the case to co-invest in New Zealand’s resilience to flooding


date_range Published 20 Dec 2023
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Letter from Minister of Local Govt. Hon McAnulty - re: Regional Sector's support for building New Zealand's flood risk resilience through co-investment


date_range Published 25 Sep 2023
Download now (PDF 82 KB) get_appLetter to Minister of Local Govt from Northland Regional Council - re: Co-investment in Flood Resilience - Expression of Chair and Mayoral support


date_range Published 15 Sep 2023
Download now (PDF 228 KB) get_appLetter to Minister of Local Govt from Malborough District Council - re: Co-investment in flood resilience - Mayoral Support


date_range Published 13 Sep 2023
Download now (PDF 133 KB) get_appLetter from Minister of Local Govt. Hon McAnulty - re: Mayoral support for co-investment in flood resilience from the Wellington region


date_range Published 25 Sep 2023
Download now (PDF 67 KB) get_appLetter to Minister: CO-INVESTMENT IN FLOOD RESILENCE – EXPRESSION OF MAYORAL SUPPORT


date_range Published 07 Sep 2023
Download now (PDF 259 KB) get_appCo-investment in flood resilience - expression of Mayoral support


date_range Published 28 Aug 2023
Download now (PDF 429 KB) get_appLetter to Minister: Hon McAnulty. re: Co-investment in flood resilience – expression of Mayoral support


date_range Published 25 Aug 2023
Download now (PDF 314 KB) get_appLetter to Minister: Building New Zealand's flood risk resilience through co-investment - Mayor Tania Tapsell


date_range Published 25 Aug 2023
Download now (PDF 55 KB) get_appMinister Response. Building community resilience against flood risks.


date_range Published 10 May 2023
Download now (PDF 40 KB) get_appMinister Response. Building flood resilience in Aotearoa - A proposal for government co-investment
date_range Published 22 Mar 2023
Download now (PDF 47 KB) get_appRiver flood risk resilience - Lessons from Cyclone Gabrielle


date_range Published 03 Mar 2023
Download now (PDF 697 KB) get_appLetter to Minister. “After the Deluge” – building New Zealand’s resilience to floods


date_range Published 09 Mar 2023
Download now (PDF 668 KB) get_appLetter to Minister James Shaw - Building community resilience against flood risks


date_range Published 17 Feb 2023
Download now (PDF 221 KB) get_appLetter to Minister Grant Robertson - Building community resilience against flood risks


date_range Published 17 Feb 2023
Download now (PDF 192 KB) get_appLetter to Minister Kieran McAnulty - Building community resilience against flood risks


date_range Published 17 Feb 2023
Download now (PDF 188 KB) get_appLetter to Minister - Building community resilience against flood risks


date_range Published 17 Feb 2023
Download now (PDF 247 KB) get_appBefore the deluge: Building flood resilience in Aotearoa - A proposal for government co-investment Dec 2022


date_range Published 08 Dec 2022
Download now (PDF 14 MB) get_appLetter to Minister. Building community resilience against flood risks – follow up


date_range Published 09 Dec 2022
Download now (PDF 234 KB) get_appMinister response. Climate change investment and flood protection, 26 Apr 2022


date_range Published 26 Apr 2022
Download now (PDF 422 KB) get_appLetter to Minsters. Central Government co-investment in flood protection schemes, 30 Mar 2022


date_range Published 30 Mar 2022
Download now (PDF 216 KB) get_appLetter to Minister Watts - Invitation to submit a Regional Deal “light-touch” proposal


date_range Published 11 Mar 2025
Download now (PDF 232 KB) get_appInvitation to submit a regional deal light-touch proposal - Letter from Minister of Local Government


date_range Published 22 Nov 2024
Download now (PDF 225 KB) get_appLetter to Minister. Application of the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003 to Greater Wellington Regional’s Council Voluntary Targeted Rate Scheme, 3 Feb 2022


date_range Published 03 Feb 2022
Download now (PDF 349 KB) get_appLetter from Hon David Seymour, Associate Minister of Education


date_range Published 10 Apr 2025
Download now (PDF 103 KB) get_appLetter from Minster of Local Government - Regional Deals


date_range Published 11 Mar 2025
Download now (PDF 64 KB) get_appLetter from Minister Brown - Representation for Greater Wellington Regional Council


date_range Published 14 Oct 2024
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letter from Minister of Local Government to Mayors and Chairs![]() ![]() date_range Published 22 Aug 2024 Download now (PDF 161 KB) get_app |
Final publicly facing regional deals strategic framework from Minister![]() ![]() date_range Published 22 Aug 2024 Download now (PDF 3 MB) get_app |
Letter to Minister of Local Government regarding a second Wairarapa member


date_range Published 11 Sep 2024
Download now (PDF 147 KB) get_appLetter from Minister of Local Government to councils that have resolved to establish Māori wards


date_range Published 04 Apr 2024
Download now (PDF 114 KB) get_appLetter from Minister of Local Government: Local Government Electoral Legislation Bill received the Royal assent. - 30 August 2023


date_range Published 01 Sep 2023
Download now (PDF 166 KB) get_appLetter from Minister for Treaty of Waitrangi Negotiations - re: Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-a-Rua: Historical Treaty of Waitangi Settlement


date_range Published 31 Aug 2023
Download now (PDF 566 KB) get_appWairarapa Moana Statutory Board


date_range Published 10 Jul 2023
Download now (PDF 390 KB) get_appCorrespondence from the Minister of Local Government - Hon Kieran McAnulty


date_range Published 29 Jun 2023
Download now (PDF 131 KB) get_appLetter from Minister Willis - Blue Connection investment proposal


date_range Published 23 Oct 2024
Download now (PDF 363 KB) get_appLetter to Min Willis and Min Brown - Emergency Response Provision


date_range Published 09 Oct 2024
Download now (PDF 176 KB) get_appLetter to Minister Willis - Blue Connection Co-Investment Opportunity


date_range Published 09 Oct 2024
Download now (PDF 432 KB) get_appLetter from Minister Willis - Wellington Ferry Terminal


date_range Published 01 Oct 2024
Download now (PDF 331 KB) get_appLetter to Minister of Finance - Wellington Ferry Terminal


date_range Published 03 Oct 2024
Download now (PDF 214 KB) get_appLetter to Mayors and Chairs on partnering with the Cruise Industry


date_range Published 25 Sep 2024
Download now (PDF 284 KB) get_appLetter to Minister: Support for “out of port” vessels in Cook Strait


date_range Published 26 Jul 2023
Download now (PDF 182 KB) get_appMinister Response. Support for vessels out of port areas 19 Apr 2023


date_range Published 10 May 2023
Download now (PDF 482 KB) get_appLetter to CEO. Safety and maintenance of the Cook Strait ferries 15 March 2023


date_range Published 15 Mar 2023
Download now (PDF 252 KB) get_appLetter to Minister. Support for vessels out of port areas 9 March 2023


date_range Published 09 Mar 2023
Download now (PDF 295 KB) get_appLetter to MP. East by West service cancellation, 26 January


date_range Published 27 Jan 2023
Download now (PDF 191 KB) get_appLetter to Minister. Re: Proposed review of Maritime Rule Part 91 16 Aug 2022


date_range Published 16 Aug 2022
Download now (PDF 184 KB) get_appLetter to Minister - “Wainuiwhenua” at Paekākāriki – future ownership entity


date_range Published 23 Jun 2023
Download now (PDF 945 KB) get_appResponse from Minister: “Wainuiwhenua” at Paekākāriki – future ownership entity


date_range Published 02 Aug 2023
Download now (PDF 143 KB) get_app"Wainuiwhenua" - future ownership entity - ATTACHMENT


date_range Published 07 Mar 2023
Download now (PDF 1.3 MB) get_app"Wainuiwhenua" - future ownership entity


date_range Published 07 Mar 2023
Download now (PDF 235 KB) get_appLetter to Minister. Invitation to visit: Proposed Wainuiomata Fenced EcoSanctuary 16 May 2023


date_range Published 16 May 2023
Download now (PDF 252 KB) get_appMinister Response. Funding proposal: Establishment and design of Puketahā EcoSanctuary at Wainuiomata 17 Apr 2023


date_range Published 17 Apr 2023
Download now (PDF 187 KB) get_appLetter to Minister. Funding proposal: Establishment and design of Puketahā EcoSanctuary at Wainuiomata 15 Feb 2023


date_range Published 15 Feb 2023
Download now (PDF 230 KB) get_appProposal for Establishment and design funding for the Wainuiomata/Puketahā eco-sanctuary project

Prepared by: Greater Wellington Regional Council (GW) and Taranaki Whānui (TW)
For: The Minister of Conservation to submit to the Prime Ministers Emerging Priorities Fund.
This proposal is for establishment funding to…
Read more here

date_range Published 15 May 2023
Download now (PDF 1.7 MB) get_appLetter to Ministers. “Wainuiwhenua” at Paekākāriki – invitation to visit 4 Aug 2022


date_range Published 04 Aug 2022
Download now (PDF 516 KB) get_appLetter to Ministers. Budget 2022: Puketaha - Wainuiomata EcoSanctuary Feasibility Study, 5 Apr 2022

Plus attachment: Puketahā - Wainuiomata Ecosanctuary Feasibility Study Read more here

date_range Published 05 Apr 2022
Download now (PDF 6.4 MB) get_appLetter to Ministers. Request to defer disposal of land at Paekakariki, 22 Mar 2021


date_range Published 22 Mar 2021
Download now (PDF 712 KB) get_appLetter to NZTA - Riverlink/ Melling Transport improvements


date_range Published 04 Apr 2025
Download now (PDF 198 KB) get_appLetter to WCC Regulatory Process Committee - Reinstatement of parking on Glenmore St


date_range Published 25 Mar 2025
Download now (PDF 356 KB) get_appLetter from Transdev - Wairarapa line


date_range Published 24 Mar 2025
Download now (PDF 102 KB) get_appLetter from GWRC - Wairarapa Trains


date_range Published 19 Mar 2025
Download now (PDF 216 KB) get_appLetter to Hikoi organisers![]() ![]() date_range Published 13 Jan 2025 Download now (PDF 193 KB) get_app |
Hikoi mō Te Tiriti email response![]() ![]() date_range Published 13 Jan 2025 Download now (PDF 122 KB) get_app |
Letter to Ministers re Rail Infrastructure - Wellington Metropolitan region


date_range Published 09 Jan 2025
Download now (PDF 388 KB) get_appLetter from NZTA - Transmision Gully Update


date_range Published 17 Dec 2024
Download now (PDF 106 KB) get_appLetter from Daran to Minister Brown re Private share funding targets for public transport![]() ![]() date_range Published 28 Nov 2024 Download now (PDF 322 KB) get_app |
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Increasing the private share of public transport operating expenditure – proposed regional targets for Greater Wellington![]() ![]() date_range Published 29 Nov 2024 Download now (PDF 139 KB) get_app |
Increasing the private share document![]() ![]() date_range Published 29 Nov 2024 Download now (PDF 1.4 MB) get_app |
Letter to Ministers Brown & Bishop from Mayor Whanau & Wgtn Regional Council Chair Daran Ponter


date_range Published 27 Nov 2024
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Letter from Min Willis - Kotahitanga Hikoi to Parliament 19 November![]() ![]() date_range Published 19 Nov 2024 Download now (PDF 42 KB) get_app |
Letter from Simon Bridges - Kotahitanga Hikoi to Parliament 19 November![]() ![]() date_range Published 19 Nov 2024 Download now (PDF 120 KB) get_app |
Letter to Min Willis - Kotahitanga Hikoi to Parliament 19 November![]() ![]() date_range Published 19 Nov 2024 Download now (PDF 248 KB) get_app |
Letter to Simon Bridges - Kotahitanga Hikoi to Parliament 19 November![]() ![]() date_range Published 19 Nov 2024 Download now (PDF 670 KB) get_app |
Letter to Min Willis - Kotahitanga Hikoi to Parliament 19 November


date_range Published 19 Nov 2024
Download now (PDF 248 KB) get_appLetter to WCC Mayor - Long Term Plan Transport Projects


date_range Published 14 Nov 2024
Download now (PDF 313 KB) get_appLetter from NZTA - Public transport and infrastructure funding for Wellington under the 2024-27 NLTP


date_range Published 18 Oct 2024
Download now (PDF 135 KB) get_appLetter to Mayor Holborrow re Paraparaumu Station NLTP


date_range Published 08 Oct 2024
Download now (PDF 251 KB) get_appLetter from Minister - RCA


date_range Published 01 Oct 2024
Download now (PDF 63 KB) get_appLetter to MPs, Mayors and Mana whenua - $134m Shortfall in NLTF funding


date_range Published 11 Sep 2024
Download now (PDF 334 KB) get_appLetter to Immigration Minister - Bus drivers and immigration settings


date_range Published 05 Sep 2024
Download now (PDF 126 KB) get_app2024-27 National Land Transport Programme Final Decisions


date_range Published 04 Sep 2024
Download now (PDF 204 KB) get_appLetter to Minister of Transport - Lower North Island Rail Integrated Mobility Programme


date_range Published 09 Aug 2024
Download now (PDF 216 KB) get_app Letter to Auckland Council - Regional Trains Feasibility Study![]() ![]() date_range Published 08 Aug 2024 Download now (PDF 222 KB) get_app |
Letter to Waikato Regional Council - Regional Trains Feasibility Study![]() ![]() date_range Published 08 Aug 2024 Download now (PDF 191 KB) get_app |
Letter to Canterbury, Otago and Southland Regional Councils - Regional Trains Feasibility Study![]() ![]() date_range Published 08 Aug 2024 Download now (PDF 198 KB) get_app |
Letter from AT in response to Regional Trains Feasibility Study![]() ![]() date_range Published 19 Sep 2024 Download now (PDF 102 KB) get_app |
Letter from WRC in response to Regional Trains Feasibility Study![]() ![]() date_range Published 19 Sep 2024 Download now (PDF 136 KB) get_app |
Letters to Mayors: Funding confirmed – Lower North Island regional trains![]() ![]() date_range Published 25 Jul 2024 Download now (PDF 207 KB) get_app |
Letters to Mana Whenua Chairs: Funding confirmed – Lower North Island regional trains![]() ![]() date_range Published 25 Jul 2024 Download now (PDF 206 KB) get_app |
Lower NI Rail Integrated Mobility (LNIRIM) A3 Handout![]() ![]() date_range Published 25 Jul 2024 Download now (PDF 1.1 MB) get_app |
Response Letter from WRC Chair - Regional Trains


date_range Published 22 Aug 2024
Download now (PDF 136 KB) get_appLetter to Chair from Auckland transport - Regional Trains and Feasibility Study for the Auckland region


date_range Published 20 Aug 2024
Download now (PDF 102 KB) get_appGreater Wellington Regional Council Indicative Allocations Continuous Programmes


date_range Published 06 Aug 2024
Download now (PDF 83 KB) get_appLetter to Mayor Barry, Hutt City Council re Wellington Airport Shares


date_range Published 10 Jul 2024
Download now (PDF 255 KB) get_appMetropolitan Rail Funding - Letter to Minister July 2024


date_range Published 02 Jul 2024
Download now (PDF 257 KB) get_appLetter to Chair from Mayor Barry - Wellington Airport Shares


date_range Published 24 Jun 2024
Download now (PDF 106 KB) get_appLetter from Minister of Trasport re Wellington Metro Rail


date_range Published 04 Jun 2024
Download now (PDF 115 KB) get_appOn board bus announcements - Letter to Unions


date_range Published 17 May 2024
Download now (PDF 188 KB) get_appResponse from MBIE to Ltr from Chair on use of Airport Express
date_range Published 07 May 2024
Download now ( ) get_appResponse from LINZ to Ltr from Chair on use of Airport Express


date_range Published 07 May 2024
Download now (PDF 468 KB) get_appLetter to public sector CEs - Snapper on-board the Airport Express


date_range Published 07 May 2024
Download now (PDF 198 KB) get_appResponse to Mayor Whanau - Golden Mile Development


date_range Published 19 Mar 2024
Download now (PDF 404 KB) get_appLetter from Min Brown - response to Funding Prioritisation for Key Wellington Transport Corridors letter from Chair Ponter


date_range Published 10 May 2024
Download now (PDF 64 KB) get_appLetter to Ministers Brown and Bishop - Funding Prioritisation for Key Wellington Transport Corridors


date_range Published 13 Feb 2024
Download now (PDF 283 KB) get_appLetter from Minister Brown to Chair Ponter - Let's Get Wellington Moving


date_range Published 24 Jan 2024
Download now (PDF 170 KB) get_appLetter from Minister of Transport Hon. Brown - Transport Choices programme


date_range Published 20 Dec 2023
Download now (PDF 48 KB) get_appBriefing for Incoming Minister – Improving resilient infrastructure


date_range Published 04 Dec 2023
Download now (PDF 431 KB) get_appBriefing for Incoming Minister – Transport (including Marine) and Local Government


date_range Published 01 Dec 2023
Download now (PDF 443 KB) get_appLETTER TO ALL NZ MP's in the 54th Parliament | Snapper on-board the Airport Express


date_range Published 16 Nov 2023
Download now (PDF 213 KB) get_appLetter of response from Hon Damien O'Connor - re: Support for "out of port" vessels in Cook Strait


date_range Published 17 Oct 2023
Download now (PDF 72 KB) get_appLetter from Minister - Hon David Parker - Rapid Review into KiwiRail


date_range Published 02 Oct 2023
Download now (PDF 339 KB) get_appLetter from Minister of Transport: Accelerating implementation of Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM)


date_range Published 13 Sep 2023
Download now (PDF 238 KB) get_appLetter to Minister: Accelerating implementation of Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM)


date_range Published 19 Jul 2023
Download now (PDF 283 KB) get_appLetter from Acting Chair, Auckland Transport - RE Lower North Island Rail Integrated Mobility (LNIRIM) Funding Announcement


date_range Published 12 Jul 2023
Download now (PDF 95 KB) get_appBudget 2023 - Expanding the Community Connect Initiative


date_range Published 15 Jun 2023
Download now (PDF 165 KB) get_appLocal Authority Elected Member Travel Allowances


date_range Published 14 Jun 2023
Download now (PDF 188 KB) get_appLetter to Minister. Lower North Island Rail Integrated Mobility (LNIRIM) – Funding through Budget 2023 19 May 2023

This letter was delivered to Hon Michael Wood and Hon Grant Robertson with a packet of chocolate sardines. Read more here

date_range Published 19 May 2023
Download now (PDF 218 KB) get_appResponse letter from Chairman, KiwiRail - Wellington Rail Network Issues 3 May 2023


date_range Published 03 May 2023
Download now (PDF 257 KB) get_appLetter to Ministers - Chair KiwiRail Board - Wellington Rail Network issues 2 May 2023


date_range Published 02 May 2023
Download now (PDF 194 KB) get_appKiwiRail Response to GWRC - Wellington Commuter Disruption - 28 Apr 2023


date_range Published 28 Apr 2023
Download now (PDF 222 KB) get_appKiwiRail response to Daran Ponter - Wellington Commuter Disruption


date_range Published 28 Apr 2023
Download now (PDF 286 KB) get_appMinister Response - Support of Lower North Island Rail - 10 Mar 2023


date_range Published 10 Mar 2023
Download now (PDF 188 KB) get_appMinister Response - Wellington Rail Programme Apr 21 2023


date_range Published 21 Apr 2023
Download now (PDF 60 KB) get_appLetter to Minster. Lower North Island Rail Integrated Mobility (LNIRIM) - Enabling continuation and growth of regional passenger rail services


date_range Published 08 Mar 2023
Download now (PDF 336 KB) get_appResponse to Minister. Overseas bus drivers hired in breach of current / existing employment agreements


date_range Published 10 Feb 2023
Download now (PDF 396 KB) get_appLetter to Minister. Support of Lower North Island Rail Integrated Mobility - Budget 23 Bid


date_range Published 02 Feb 2023
Download now (PDF 379 KB) get_appLetter to Minister. Support of Lower North Island Rail Integrated Mobility - Budget 23 Bid - Kapiti Coast


date_range Published 31 Jan 2023
Download now (PDF 350 KB) get_appLetter to MP. East by West service cancellation, 26 January


date_range Published 27 Jan 2023
Download now (PDF 191 KB) get_appMinister Response. Bus driver shortages, fair pay and immigration settings 29 Aug 2022


date_range Published 29 Aug 2022
Download now (PDF 80 KB) get_appLetter to Minister. Bus driver shortages, fair pay and immigration settings 28 Jul 2022


date_range Published 28 Jul 2022
Download now (PDF 160 KB) get_appMinister response. Budget 2022 – Regional trains for Lower North Island 30 May 2022

Thank you for your letter of 20 May 2022 to Hon Grant Robertson and myself regarding the Budget 2022 funding request from Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) and Horizons Regional… Read more here

date_range Published 30 May 2022
Download now (PDF 422 KB) get_appLetter to Minister. Budget 2022: Regional trains for Lower North Island 20 May 2022


date_range Published 20 May 2022
Download now (PDF 396 KB) get_appLetter. Let’s Get Wellington Moving 27 Apr 2022

Chair, LGWM Board and Chair, Waka Kotahi and Mayor Andy Foster, WCC
As we build towards the preferred option for the transformational programme component of LGWM in June, there are a…
Read more here

date_range Published 27 Apr 2022
Download now (PDF 184 KB) get_appLetter to Mayor. Urban intensification and Let’s Get Wellington Moving 3 Dec 2021

Clarification regarding Wellington City Council’s position on a critical aspect of the LGWM programme – the scale of urban development along the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) spine over the next… Read more here

date_range Published 03 Dec 2021
Download now (PDF 182 KB) get_appLetter to Minister. Accelerating implementation of Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) 1 Dec 2021


date_range Published 01 Dec 2021
Download now (PDF 209 KB) get_appLetter to Minister. Support of Lower North Island Rail Integrated Mobility Detailed Business Case 29 Nov 2021

The Mayors in the Lower North Island of New Zealand are excited to support the Lower North Island Rail Integrated Mobility investment proposal prepared by Greater Wellington Regional Council and… Read more here

date_range Published 29 Nov 2021
Download now (PDF 404 KB) get_appInitial Business Case. Lower North Island Longer-Distance Rolling Stock 2019

Business case that assesses the case for replacing the rolling stock fleets that provide longer-distance rail passenger services on the Wairarapa and Manawatu lines, and using the replacement fleet to… Read more here

date_range Published 02 Dec 2019
Download now (PDF 2.5 MB) get_appDetailed business case. Lower North Island Rail Integrated Mobility 2021

The Lower North Island Rail Integrated Mobility (LNIRIM) project explores options to deliver critical passenger transport services as the aged locomotive-hauled trains of the Wairarapa and Manawatū Lines reach the… Read more here

date_range Published 19 May 2022
Download now (PDF 7.7 MB) get_appLetter to Minister. Lower North Island Rail Integrated Mobility 29 Nov 2021

We have now completed the Detailed Business Case for the Lower North Island Rail Integrated Mobility, which details the opportunity to decarbonise passenger transport in the Lower North Island by… Read more here

date_range Published 29 Nov 2021
Download now (PDF 180 KB) get_appWallace St bus stop safety improvement


date_range Published 30 Jun 2021
Download now (PDF 383 KB) get_appLetter to Ministers: re: Wellington Ferry Terminal - Hon Parker; Hon Robertson; Hon Clark


date_range Published 23 Dec 2020
Download now (PDF 580 KB) get_appLetter to Ministers: Wellington Ferry Terminal - Rt Hon Winston Peters & Hon Grant Robertson


date_range Published 09 Apr 2020
Download now (PDF 208 KB) get_appLetter to Bluebridge: re: Wellington Ferry Terminal


date_range Published 09 Apr 2020
Download now (PDF 209 KB) get_appLetter from the Minister of Local Government and the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs


date_range Published 28 Mar 2025
Download now (PDF 113 KB) get_appLetter to WWC Chair


date_range Published 18 Mar 2025
Download now (PDF 230 KB) get_appLetter from Minister Brown - Local Government (Water Services) Bill


date_range Published 12 Dec 2024
Download now (PDF 172 KB) get_appLetter to Kerry Prendergast - Regional Collaboration of Water Services Delivery Plan


date_range Published 11 Oct 2024
Download now (PDF 257 KB) get_appLetter from Minister Simeon Brown - Water Services Preliminary Arrangements


date_range Published 03 Sep 2024
Download now (PDF 174 KB) get_appLetter from Min Brown - Enduring settings for Local Water Done Well


date_range Published 08 Aug 2024
Download now (PDF 282 KB) get_appLocal Government (Water Services Preliminary Arrangements) Bill


date_range Published 06 Jun 2024
Download now (PDF 180 KB) get_appLetter from Minister Simeon Brown - Implementing Local Water Done Well


date_range Published 19 Feb 2024
Download now (PDF 222 KB) get_appMayoral Responses to Metro area water shortage letter 14 December 2023


date_range Published 08 Feb 2024
Download now (PDF 328 KB) get_appLetter to Mayors: Wellington Metro Area water shortages


date_range Published 15 Dec 2023
Download now (PDF 843 KB) get_appLetter from Minister Responsible for RMA Reform Hon. Bishop - re: Intention to repeal the Natural and Built Environment Act 2023 and the Spatial Planning Act 2023 and replace the National Policy Statement for Freshwater 2020


date_range Published 14 Dec 2023
Download now (PDF 213 KB) get_appLetter to Mayor Whanau - re: Plan Change 1 to the Natural Resources Plan for the Wellington Region


date_range Published 06 Nov 2023
Download now (PDF 217 KB) get_appLetter to Mayor Barry - re: Plan Change 1 to the Natural Resources Plan for the Wellington Region


date_range Published 06 Nov 2023
Download now (PDF 218 KB) get_appLetter to Mayor Guppy: re: Plan Change 1 to the Natural Resources Plan for the Wellington Region


date_range Published 06 Nov 2023
Download now (PDF 218 KB) get_appLetter to Chair Leggett - re: Plan Change 1 to the Natural Resources Plan for the Wellington Region


date_range Published 06 Nov 2023
Download now (PDF 208 KB) get_appLetter to Mayor Baker: re: Plan Change 1 to the Natural Resources Plan for the Wellington Region


date_range Published 06 Nov 2023
Download now (PDF 207 KB) get_appLetter to WLG Mayors: re - Reducing water use in our region’s cities


date_range Published 04 Sep 2023
Download now (PDF 193 KB) get_appLetter to Minister. Providing for vegetable production when implementing the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM) 15 May 2023


date_range Published 15 May 2023
Download now (PDF 252 KB) get_appMinister Letter to Local Government Mayors and Chief Executives. Local Government water services, 13 April 2023


date_range Published 13 Apr 2023
Download now (PDF 365 KB) get_appSubmissions
When developing policy, central government, local councils and other organisations will usually create opportunities for people to contribute their views, to inform policy development and to understand potential consequences of a proposed direction or regulation.
Like other councils, special interest groups or individuals, GW will consider whether a proposed law change or policy is relevant to what we do, and if so, we will develop a submission to reflect our Council view.
Submission on Bill 3 - Local Government (Water Services) Bill


date_range Published 26 Feb 2025
Download now (PDF 828 KB) get_appLocal Government (Water Services) Bill Submission


date_range Published 21 Feb 2025
Download now (PDF 299 KB) get_appSubmission on the Treaty Principles Bill December 2024


date_range Published 18 Dec 2024
Download now (PDF 335 KB) get_appGreater Wellington Regional Council submission to the Climate Adaptation Inquiry June 18 2024


date_range Published 01 Oct 2024
Download now (PDF 307 KB) get_appGWRC submission on ERP2


date_range Published 01 Oct 2024
Download now (PDF 253 KB) get_appETS consultation 2024 GW response letters


date_range Published 01 Oct 2024
Download now (PDF 161 KB) get_appResource Management (Freshwater and Other Matters) Amendment Bill – Greater Wellington Regional Council Submission


date_range Published 19 Jul 2024
Download now (PDF 266 KB) get_appSubmission on Wellington City Council’s Draft Long Term Plan 2024-34 - Public Transport


date_range Published 13 May 2024
Download now (PDF 137 KB) get_appGreater Wellington Regional Council Fast Track Approval Bill Submission April 2024


date_range Published 24 Apr 2024
Download now (PDF 203 KB) get_appGreater Wellington Regional Council submission to the Ministry of Transport regarding the Draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport 2024-34


date_range Published 11 Apr 2024
Download now (PDF 265 KB) get_appSubmission to Draft advice to inform the strategic direction of the Government’s second emissions reduction plan


date_range Published 26 Jun 2023
Download now (PDF 378 KB) get_appSubmission on the Natural and Built Environment Bill


date_range Published 05 Feb 2023
Download now (PDF 419 KB) get_appGet in touch
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