Right plants, right place thanks to Akura Nursery
A keen planter from Upper Hutt went in the draw recently to win native plants thanks to Akura Nursery's giveaway in celebration of World Environment Day. Deb Adams and her husband…
Archive: 2019
Regional Council votes to get Wellington moving
Greater Wellington Regional Council yesterday endorsed a $6.5 billion Let's get Wellington Moving transport funding package designed to free up congestion in Wellington city, which was followed today by a…
Greater Wellington targets climate change, natural resources and public transport in annual plan
Greater Wellington Regional Council will target climate change, natural resources and public transport challenges across the region as it adopted its annual plan for 2019/20 today. Acting Council Chair Barbara Donaldson…
Locals meet "fish beneath their feet" at Matariki celebration
Wellingtonians enjoyed Matariki celebrations on the Waterfront while also getting to know the friends beneath their feet. Wellington's Waterfront was swimming with people from across the region on Friday who came…
Appreciating volunteers - restoration efforts
CVNZ volunteers getting stuck in at Wainuiomata It is national volunteer week and Greater Wellington Regional Council is celebrating by giving a shout out to all those people putting time into…
Rare birds take flight in wildlife reserve
Adult North Island Fernbird, image by Adam Clarke. http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz Pest control is working its magic in our region with Fernbirds "singing away" in the Pauatahanui Wildlife Reserve. Following the release of a…
New regional biodiversity group gathers
"Ki uta ki tai" is an expression of the richness found across the Wellington Region from our mountain ranges to the sea. Like our region, a passionate and diverse range of…
Sustainable thinking for future generations
"If you were to design Wellington City again - how might you do things differently?
You don't know what you've got 'till it's (almost) gone
Original forest cover Today's remaining forests A just-published stocktake of forests in the greater Wellington region reveals the extent of historic clearing and shows that much of what's left is vulnerable or…
School students muck in for Arbor Day
Young students turned up in spades this morning for Queen Elizabeth Park's Arbor Day planting, donning gumboots and gardening gloves. Well over 100 students aged eight to 12 from Raumati South…