Harvesting for Rongoā to improve health and wellbeing
A collective of Rongoā Māori practitioners recently harvested from plants across the Wellington region to produce traditional medicines for whānau, hapū, iwi and the broader community.
Archive: 2020
Regional response to COVID-19 essential to economic recovery and resilience
Chair of Wellington's Mayoral Forum and Upper Hutt City Council Mayor Wayne Guppy says the region's Councils are pulling together to respond to the unprecedented impacts of COVID-19 and developing…
Kaiwharawhara makes cut as site for new multi user ferry terminal
Following a reassessment of criteria for development of a Multi-User Ferry Terminal, Greater Wellington Regional Council and Horizons Regional Council, joint shareholders of CentrePort, have both reaffirmed Kaiwharawhara as their…
Dramatic fall in region's air pollutants during first week of lockdown
Greater Wellington Regional Council has released details on air quality for the first full week of lockdown showing dramatic falls in pollutants across the region.
Greater Wellington's role in consenting process for Masterton's Henley Lake
The future of Masterton's Henley Lake is being discussed with submissions to Masterton District Council (MDC) for their annual district plan closing on April 20.
Community take the lead with pest control on lockdown
With Greater Wellington Regional Council's professional predator hunters locked down, Greater Wellington is urging backyard trappers to use this time to keep the heat on rats, stoats and other predators.
Fertiliser application at Battle Hill and Belmont Regional Parks
The grazed areas at Battle Hill Farm Forest Park and the western side of Belmont Regional Park will undergo fertiliser application from Wednesday, April 2 as part of the essential…
COVID-19: Regional park campsites and facilities to close
In accordance with the Prime Minister's announcement today on raised COVID-19 alert levels, Greater Wellington Regional Council is closing all regional park campgrounds and facilities.
Waikanae River catchment restoration programme Waikanae ki Uta ki Tai unfolds
The long-awaited "mountains to sea" project to restore the Waikanae River has appointed its Governance Group and Steering Committee, and will be moving next to develop an Action Plan in…
COVID-19: Greater Wellington closes offices
In line with advice from the Wellington Region Emergency Management Group (WREMO) and the Ministry of Health, Greater Wellington Regional Council is closing its offices to the public and encouraging…