5000 new trees thanks to Spade Aid
Hundreds of planters of all ages flooded into Queen Elizabeth Park on Sunday, putting 5000 trees in the ground for this years Spade Aid event. Greater Wellington Regional Council hosted the…
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Children learn to "cross with care" during Rail Safety Week
13-year-old Nichola from Avalon Intermediate pulls a train into Wellington Station on Metlink's train simulator. Local primary school students got to ride on board Metlink trains this week while learning about…
Kaiwharawhara proposed as preferred site for multi-user terminal for Cook Strait Ferries
A plan for a more resilient Cook Strait ferry network has taken a step forward with the announcement that Kaiwharawhara is being considered as the preferred site for a potential…
Temporary peak bus changes to provide customer certainty during Tranzurban driver shortage
Metlink has released details on a range of temporary peak bus changes as part of measures to provide customers with certainty over the next six months, while Tranzurban addresses its…
Planting empowers potential for Porirua waterway
Students from Natone, Porirua and Windley schools got digging this week, planting over 600 trees at Bothamley Park thanks to a collaboration between Greater Wellington Regional Council, Sustainable Coastlines and…
Greater Wellington seeks funding for new trains
Greater Wellington Regional Council plans to improve the region's rail network with new longer distance rolling stock upgrading the Wairarapa and Capital Connection fleets are underway. Council agreed to endorse a…
RiverLink shifts up a gear
After several years of planning and preliminary design, work on Lower Hutt's most ambitious transformation project is starting to ramp-up. RiverLink recently recruited a project director to oversee and coordinate the…
Cyclists and bus drivers switch places
Greater Wellington Regional Councils Travel Choice team recently joined NZBus to run a Wellington workshop where cyclists and bus drivers switched seats to feel what it is like to ride…
Report advances knowledge on impact of climate change on coastal communities
A report analysing the vulnerability of coastal communities to climate change has been released by Greater Wellington Regional Council and the region's councils. Preparing Coastal Communities for Climate Change takes an…
Regional council launches bold plan for environmental protection
After a decade of consultation with the community, decisions on an ambitious plan designed to protect and enhance the regional environment were released today by Greater Wellington Regional Council. "This is…