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5 days ago · by Gordon Campbell I wouldn’t have picked Nicola Willis to be a big AC/DC fan, but “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” must have been the theme song for her decision to cancel the iRex rail ferries project. As we learned today, she and Winston Peters, the newly-anointed Minister of Rail, will be making a plan to replace the iRex ferries that were due to arrive in 2026.
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by Gordon Campbell I wouldn’t have picked Nicola Willis to be a big AC/DC fan, but “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” must have been the theme song for her decision to cancel the iRex rail ferries project. As we learned today, she and Winston Peters, the newly-anointed Minister of Rail, will be making a plan to replace the iRex ferries that were due to arrive in 2026.
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Nov 27, 2024 · Submission by Architectural Centre The Architectural Centre strongly opposes what appears to be the driving premise of the Wellington City Council’s proposed Te Ngākau Development Plan – namely that the original concept of the Civic Precinct as a carefully composed and choreographed composition of connecting urban elements and related public buildings centred on the amphitheatre-like ...
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Aug 12, 2024 · Wellington.Scoop Awa Press publisher Mary Varnham and editor Jane Parkin work out of an office in Dixon Street. Increasingly dismayed as shop after shop has closed in nearby Manners Street (including the DOC shop in the department’s award-winning eco building Whare Kaupapa Atawhai), they’ve written to the mayor and councillors.
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4 days ago · by Gordon Campbell I wouldn’t have picked Nicola Willis to be a big AC/DC fan, but “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” must have been the theme song for her decision to cancel the iRex rail ferries project. As we learned today, she and Winston Peters, the newly-anointed Minister of Rail, will be making a plan to replace the iRex ferries that were due to arrive in 2026.
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Recent comments. Andrea: Thank you, Felicity, for your explanation of the inner workings. It certainly helps explain how the ... KG: Quite right Ray - agree 100%. This council continues to stray from its mandated responsibilities ..... Jouer: Looks great and long overdue. Wellington needs more housing of all types, it is that simple....
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Nov 8, 2024 · by Stuart Niven I don’t make a habit of being a public disrupter – but not long after arriving at the Wellington City Council’s meeting (styled as a “Panel Discussion” which was actually 4 members of the Council-appointed Design Team) about changes to the Civic Precinct, it became obvious that Anna Calver (the Council’s Chief Economic and Engagement Officer who chaired the meeting ...
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Nov 29, 2024 · Submission by Architectural Centre The Architectural Centre strongly opposes what appears to be the driving premise of the Wellington City Council’s proposed Te Ngākau Development Plan – namely that the original concept of the Civic Precinct as a carefully composed and choreographed composition of connecting urban elements and related public buildings centred on the amphitheatre-like ...
Legal agreement: council stops demolition of City to Sea Bridge
1 day ago · The Wellington City Council has agreed to hold off on demolishing the City to Sea bridge, following legal action from the Civic Trust. The council voted this month to demolish the bridge which connects the waterfront and Civic Square. But the Civic Trust applied to the High Court for a judicial ...
How many jobs lost in Wellington – it was 2%, not 11%
Dec 13, 2024 · A report last week about job losses in Wellington has been corrected by Stats NZ. Stats NZ has told The Post that incorrect data was supplied which inflated Wellington’s job loss numbers. The actual number of job losses was closer to 2000 ‒ a 2% drop instead of 11%. Stats NZ statistical delivery ...