News from Greater Wellington Regional Council
Since 2018 participants of Conservation Volunteer NZ’s Conservation Work Skills (CWS) programme have contributed to a variety of projects that help to make Baring Head a site of natural beauty and historical significance.
Councillor and Parks Portfolio Leader Prue Lamason says with 33,000 hectares of land to manage, the council is grateful for the many volunteer groups and programmes like this that help to take care of our parks.
“Many of the native trees we see at Baring Head are a direct result of the hard work of CWS crew members. Past and present members have planted around 7000 trees in the park. Young native trees are fragile and prone to getting smothered by weeds, so the group also comes back to do weeding and ensure the plants are thriving.
Press Release – Greater Wellington Regional Council Since 2018 participants of Conservation Volunteer NZs Conservation Work Skills (CWS) programme have contributed to a variety of projects that help to make Baring Head a site of natural beauty and historical significance. img src ”https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2102/4fe70ef989d03cd332ab.jpeg” …
Since 2018 participants of Conservation Volunteer NZ’s Conservation Work Skills (CWS) programme have contributed to a variety of projects that help to make Baring Head a site of natural beauty and historical significance.
Greater Wellington Councillor and Parks Portfolio Leader Prue Lamason says with 33,000 hectares of land to manage, the council is grateful for the many volunteer groups and programmes like this that help to take care of our parks.
The GWRC has since said it plans to have a bus service between Wellington Airport and Wellington city up and running again by mid-2022. The council will make a decision about extending the route to Lower Hutt once submissions on the transport plan close on March 19. In the first 24 hours after the launch of Fight for the Flyer, 700 people made submissions. During the weekend, another 400 added their voices. One submitter was a 93-year-old who said trying to get from their Hutt Valley home to the airport to board a plane tovisit relatives in Auckland was difficult without a direct bus.
Neighbours scrap over sound and smell
10:30 AM Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Concerns have been raised about the health effects of a scrap yard on nearby residents. PHOTO/SOUMYA BHAMIDIPATI
Zoning blamed for woman’s annoyance
A woman said a Masterton scrapyard is exceeding noise limits and emitting toxic fumes, but the scrapyard owner said it’s just not true.
Wairarapa Scrap Metals was in discussions with Masterton District Council about noise complaints, but Essex St resident Alison Sutherland said progress was slow.
“The noise has steadily increased since 2019, but I’ve been distressed by it over the past few months,” she said.
Source:Â Hutt City Council
Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry, City Councillor Deborah Hislop and MPs Ginny Andersen and Chris Bishop have joined together to lead the Fight for the Flyer Campaign â encouraging people to submit to the Regional Council to ensure the airport bus service is returned to Lower Hutt.
Greater Wellington Regional Council is currently consulting on its Regional Public Transport Plan. This includes a proposal to introduce a public bus service by 2022 between Wellington Station to Wellington Airport, but to axe the Lower Hutt service.
The Fight for the Flyer campaign encourages people to make a submission to the Regional Council to support reinstating an airport bus service between Lower Hutt and the airport. Submissions can be made at hutt.city/airportflyer or by visiting any library or community hub in Lower Hutt.