Next generation play important role in restoring Te Horo wetland
All TagsTwenty four tamariki from Te Horo School joined Greater Wellington on Friday 26 July for a planting day around the edges of Parahamuti, a wetland located on a dairy farm…
First photograph of elusive mātātā captured in Wellington wetland
All TagsThe elusive mātātā or fern bird has been photographed in Taupō Swamp near Plimmerton for the first time – showing the success of restoration efforts in the wetland. Endemic to Aotearoa,…
Connect with nature this Matariki at a community planting day
All TagsVolunteers are invited to join Porirua City Council, Greater Wellington, Ngāti Toa Rangatira and community-led restoration group Ngahere Korowai for a planting day in Belmont Regional Park on Saturday 29…
Going batty for conservation: Telling stories of taonga species
All TagsKāpiti kaiako and event facilitators (left to right) Sharlene Maoate-Davis, Anna Bailey, Alicia Rangi-Bloomfield, Amanda Dobson …
Greater Wellington’s Long Term Plan Committee concludes deliberations with brave and future-focused Te Taiao recommendations
All TagsAfter five weeks of public consultation and three days of public hearings, Greater Wellington’s Long Term Plan (LTP) Committee concluded its deliberations today, putting forward a range of recommendations for…
Wairarapa drought declaration supported by Greater Wellington
All TagsGreater Wellington is supporting Agriculture Minister Todd McClay’s decision this morning to declare a drought in the Wairarapa. Minister McClay says the decision to expand the medium-scale adverse event classification to…
Developers fined for sediment discharge in Porirua
All TagsDevelopers associated with the Kenepuru Landing housing development in Porirua have been convicted and fined a total of $93,625 for unauthorised earthworks during winter, breach of an abatement notice and…
