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Locals meet "fish beneath their feet" at Matariki celebration

  • Published Date 25 Jun 2019

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

  • Published Date 20 Jun 2019

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

  • Published Date 17 Jun 2019

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

  • Published Date 14 Jun 2019

"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…

You don't know what you've got 'till it's (almost) gone

  • Published Date 14 Jun 2019

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

  • Published Date 12 Jun 2019

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…

Skilling-up in oil spill response

  • Published Date 11 Jun 2019

Staff from across Greater Wellington geared up to take part in an oil spill response exercise at Island Bay.  Staff from across Greater Wellington Regional Council geared up to practise protecting…

Healthy fish and bugs equal healthy waterways

  • Published Date 07 Jun 2019

(From left) Evan Harrison, Alton and Bryn Hickson-Rowden carrying on his back an electric fishing machine. Greater Wellington Regional Council takes a look at the health of our region's rivers and…

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