Make the region your gym this summer
Get 2012 off to a fun and healthy start by taking part in Greater Wellington’s Active a2b summer programme.
Whatever the weather, it's going to be a dry summer
One of our region's water storage lakes will be empty this summer for earthquake stregthening and upsizing, so we'll have less water in reserve. But if everybody uses a little bit less water, it should see us through.
Escape with us this summer...
Bookings are open for the Great Outdoors summer events programme. With more than 60 events on offer, the Great Outdoors is a fantastic opportunity to explore our beautiful reigonal parks and forests.
Our Region out now
Out now - December's Our Region, with the latest news on Baring Head/Ōrua-Pouanui, our "dry" summer, the Wairarapa Water Use Project, the Great Outdoors summer events programme and much more.
Discover family-friendly pedalling in QEP
Family-friendly trails, fun downhills and minimal uphills are some of the hidden treasures to be discovered in Pedalling in the Park, a cycling event in Queen Elizabeth Park on Saturday 28 January. “Cyclists often come to Queen Elizabeth Park thinking it is flat and ride the...
Putting Whitiriea Park back on track
Find out on Saturday 21 January how Whitireia Park is bouncing back after the devastating fire in 2010. Led by the Whitireia Park Restoration Group, After the Fire is an opportunity for the public to learn more about the work being done to put Whitireia Park back on track.“The...
Lower North Island Regional Councils and DOC unite
Lower North Island regional councils and the Department of Conservation are developing an action plan to look at a more collaborative approach to the management of natural resources and hazards. Representatives from the Hawke’s Bay, Horizons and Greater Wellington...
Save water call as Hutt water collection area remains dry
Greater Wellington Regional Council is urging people in the region’s four cities to remain careful with their water use over the next few months after a “dry” December in the Hutt water collection area, in spite of the heavy rain at the end of December....
Slideshow
- Rimutaka Railway proposal (02 Dec 2011 - 31 Jan 2012)
Monitoring
- Bathing water quality
- Rivers and streams
- Rainfall
- Groundwater
- Wetlands
- Lakes
- Air quality
- Meteorology
- Coasts and estuaries
- Land and soil
Environmental warnings
There are currently no environmental warnings in place.