Wellington City Council
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Wellington is a vibrant city with a thriving cultural life, talented people, and cutting-edge businesses. Known as the arts and events capital of New Zealand, the city has an abundance of recreation and leisure opportunities. It is also a compact city with a dramatic landscape and sound infrastructure.
WELLINGTON CITY — For a week in late November, Wellington will become the Middle of Middle-earth.
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WELLINGTON CITY — After another stunning success, the World of WearableArt and Wellington City Council have renewed their partnership.
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WELLINGTON CITY — New electronic signs designed to help Wellington road users find parking spaces were switched on around the city on Friday 12 October.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Parents can book children now to learn the sport of fencing with champion fencer Ping Yuan at the ASB Sports Centre, Kilbirnie.
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WELLINGTON CITY — It's dark purple, attracts flies and stinks.
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WELLINGTON CITY — People in the Wellington region can slap each other on the back and say well done following today's news that we had the country's highest per-capita participation rate in New Zealand ShakeOut.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Whether they're professional lifesavers, Cuba Street merchants or safety-minded folk, the Wellingtonians who went above-and-beyond to help keep their fellow citizens safe will be honoured in a civic ceremony next week.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Public consultation on a new design brief for the north Kumutoto area of Wellington's waterfront will start tomorrow (Wednesday 10 October).
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WELLINGTON CITY — It is one year since the All Blacks won the Webb Ellis Cup at the Rugby World Cup 2011.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Parking changes designed to ease pressure on parking spaces in central Wellington, and make things easier for motorists making several quick stops, will start on Monday 15 October.
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WELLINGTON CITY — As part of improving pedestrian and vehicle safety on the Golden Mile, we're proposing to make some changes on Bond Street, which will also affect parking on Mercer Street.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council has just granted $13,000 funding to a new initiative - Chalkle Whanau - to bring a range of affordable classes to local children and families.
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WELLINGTON — A new bus service for Riverstone Terraces residents will begin next Monday 15 October.
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WELLINGTON CITY — In just over 50 days, Wellington will again be in the worldwide spotlight when it hosts the 28 November world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM).
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WELLINGTON CITY — Massey University textile and photography students present a photographic exhibition of tattooed portraits with Portraits in Pattern: textiles evoking tattoo at Toi Poneke Gallery, 12-27 October.
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WELLINGTON — Hutt City Council and Wellington City are now working together to provide improved animal services to Wellington dog owners.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The first of a series of parking fee changes designed to ease pressure on Wellington CBD parking spaces and make things easier for motorists making several quick stops are to be introduced from 15 October.
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WELLINGTON CITY — There's been a lot going on at the John Street / Adelaide Road intersection over the past weeks - with most of the work set to be completed by early December.
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WELLINGTON CITY — As of yesterday, Hutt City Council is now providing our services to dog owners.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Parking changes designed to ease pressure on parking spaces in central Wellington, and make things easier for motorists making several quick stops, will be introduced from Monday 15 October.
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Wellington homeowners have a new tool to help assess how their properties might hold up in an earthquake.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Eleven more earthquake briefings will be held across the city in the coming weeks.
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WELLINGTON CITY — In just one hour, over 500 volunteers from Porirua, Hutt Valley and Wellington worked on International Coastal Clean-up Day to collect more than 100,000 pieces of waste from the region's coastlines.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington's 'blue lines' project - which aims to raise community awareness on how to evacuate from an approaching tsunami - has been recognised with an award from a global emergency-management group.
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WELLINGTON CITY — At 9.26am tomorrow (Wednesday 26 September) many thousands of people in the Wellington region will dive under desks or take other safety action as part of the country's first nationwide earthquake drill - New Zealand ShakeOut.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Film buffs - have we got an offer for you! Hundreds of DVDs that haven't been borrowed for a while are now available for $2 from any of our libraries - classics, family movies, foreign films, arthouse and an excellent selection of documentaries.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Check out our school holiday programmes and what's on at the pools, libraries and recreation centres.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Botanic Garden is gorgeously dressed with spring flowers - defying the tricky weather as it does every year for the start of Spring Festival.
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WELLINGTON CITY — To help improve pedestrian safety on the Golden Mile, we're proposing to lower the speed limit from 30km/h to 20km/h on part of this route.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Persistent culprits revealed in last weekend's big coastal clean-up are white plastic lollipop sticks and cigarette butts - not to mention a kitchen sink.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Work is now under way on a $1.5 million upgrade to Kilbirnie town centre - but as far as possible it will be business as usual for the busy Bay Road shopping strip.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown said the Capital City will warmly welcome The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, when they visit New Zealand 10-16 November.
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WELLINGTON CITY — More than 60 years after the last tram ran on Wellington's Oriental Bay route, Mayor Celia Wade-Brown will unveil an interpretive panel telling their story tomorrow (Wednesday 19 September).
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellingtonians are being urged to walk to the waterfront or to harbourside vantage points if they want to watch the ANZ fireworks tribute to Olympic gold medal winner Valerie Adams tomorrow (Wednesday 19 September) night.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Nature has been playing tricks on Wellington's Botanic Garden again - and tulip fans are advised to get in early if they want to see the garden's famous tulips in full bloom.
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WELLINGTON CITY — With our earthquake briefings continuing this month and in October, you've got the opportunity to hear first hand about being prepared.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The first part of a long-term plan to rejuvenate Kilbirnie's town centre starts this week.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Spring has sprung, so it's a great time to scrub your place clean and clear out stuff you don't need anymore - but could be a big help for Wellington's charitable organisations.
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WELLINGTON CITY — In an historic occasion for the Australian Football League, the first ever premiership match between AFL clubs will be staged outside Australia in Wellington, on ANZAC Day 2013.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Feedback is being sought on draft bylaw changes designed to prevent taxis from waiting for business in pay-and-display and metered car parks in some busy areas of the central city.
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WELLINGTON CITY — At 9.26am on Wednesday 26 September, political leaders around the Wellington region will be ducking for cover - and more than 1 million other New Zealanders will be doing the same.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The awards, presented at a ceremony hosted by Mayor Celia Wade-Brown in the Council Chamber, acknowledge the inspirational contribution of voluntary and non-profit organisations to Wellington.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Our relationship with the Chinese province of Zhejiang took a big step forward last week.
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WELLINGTON CITY — New traffic lights in Courtenay Place will be operating tomorrow (12 September), improving the safety of the two pedestrian crossings near Blair and Allen streets and bus flow.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Did you know that Otari-Wilton's Bush is New Zealand's only public native botanic garden? This Saturday (15 September), to help celebrate Conservation Week, it's having an open day where you can take guided walks, hear from experts and buy native plants.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Installing fibre-optic cables underground to bring super-fast broadband to the city The project is part of the Government's programme to bring ultra-fast broadband to more than 830,000 homes and businesses across New Zealand.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council has made an early decision to cancel the Rugby Fanzone due to tomorrow's (8 September) severe weather forecast.
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WELLINGTON CITY — To celebrate the efforts of school patrols to improve road safety around their schools, over 1300 children, representing over half of all Wellington primary schools will march through the city in the annual Orange Day street parade on Friday 14 September.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says she is delighted Wellington City Council has agreed to provide considerable support for the creation of a new National War Memorial Park in Wellington.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Councillors have agreed on a model to deliver 'Destination Wellington', a major platform of Wellington City Council's Economic Development Strategy.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The biggest Chinese delegation ever to visit Wellington will today sign a new 'strategic economic partnership' agreement with the region's Mayors.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington's Cook Islands community are coming together to display their family tivaevae - artworks that are rarely seen outside the glory boxes of many Cook Islands women at Toi Poneke Gallery from Friday 14 September.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Consultation on Wellington City Council's proposed representation arrangements for next year's local body election begins today.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Several weeks ago, we had to close the Begonia House with little notice because we found it was too dangerous for people to be in.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Excitement is building as the All Blacks prepare to play in Wellington for the first time since last year's Rugby World Cup.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The Wellington City Council has agreed to advertise for the role of Chief Executive, following Wednesday evening's full Council meeting.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Feel free to get married, join the Army, take on $40,000 of student debt, but no, that six-pack is too much for you to handle! This logic is ridiculous, says Wellington's Youth Council - in a last-minute reminder to MPs as they prepare to cast conscience votes tonight on the Alcohol Reform Bill.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says the inclusion of the Ngauranga to Petone section of the Great Harbour Way cycle and walking path in today's announcement of the Government's transport priorities is an exciting development.
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WELLINGTON CITY — It's the first day of spring this Saturday 1 September and there are plenty of reasons to celebrate at the Picnic Cafe in the Botanic Garden's Begonia House.
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WELLINGTON CITY — A get-together is planned at Waitangi Park playground this Sunday morning (2 September) to help highlight the benefits of smokefree sports parks and playgrounds.
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WELLINGTON CITY — We're going to close Newtown Park in September for about four months for renewal work.
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WELLINGTON CITY — We're about to start installing smokefree signs in Wellington City's playgrounds, sports parks and skate parks and to help explain why we've made this change, a launch is planned at Waitangi Park playground this Sunday (2 September).
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WELLINGTON CITY — Ten Wellington households will trial a new compost toilet system to see if it will provide a better alternative to chemical toilets or portaloos in an emergency.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Managing household appliances with your phone when you're away from home is just one of the ways smart technology will affect our lives in the future.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The proposed Advanced Technology Institute (ATI) will help Wellington's economy to expand and encourage more creative, knowledge-intensive industries and businesses, says Wellington City Council's Economy Portfolio Leader Councillor Jo Coughlan.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council's new Regent Park housing development in Newtown - designed by local architects Designgroup Stapleton Elliott - won the top residential award in the 2012 Resene Total Colour Awards in Auckland last night.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Instead of waiting for that one-day-a-year to recycle your old computer monitor, now you can take your eWaste to a central city location any weekday.
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WELLINGTON CITY — It's time to honour our heroes - nominations are open for the 2012 Safety in the City Awards, a partnership between Wellington City Council and the New Zealand Police.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says everyone should take part in Shakeout.
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Wellington artist Benjamin Buchanan is thrilled with the opportunity to develop his art practice in another country - surrounded by another culture - after being selected for this year's Wellington Asia Residency Exchange (WARE).
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WELLINGTON CITY — The deaths of two little blue penguins - from what appears to have been dog attacks - on the south coast has prompted Wellington City Council to remind dog owners to keep their dogs on a leash or, if they're in a dog exercise area, keep a watchful eye on them.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown is calling on the New Zealand Transport Agency to show how all impacts from the proposed Basin Reserve flyover can be minimised.
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WELLINGTON CITY — A series of community earthquake briefings being held across the city will get under way at Johnsonville on Thursday 23 August.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Look out for a fun, new series of short videos online involving Mrs Farthing, 'The Friendly Cyclist', with a voiceover by Stephen Fry.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The Begonia House in the Botanic Gardens has been closed for earthquake strengthening.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Karori Pool has reopened and to celebrate, we're holding a free, pirate-themed open day for the whole family.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The sounds of noisy, running kids, the thump of balls and squeaking of sports shoes, echo through the ASB Sports Centre in Kilbirnie.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The Begonia House in the Botanic Garden - one of Wellington's most popular visitor attractions - is to be closed for a quick earthquake-strengthening job from today (Monday 13 August).
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WELLINGTON CITY — Temporary barriers on both sides of Willis Street between Mercer and Manners Street will remain in place until further safety improvements are implemented.
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A number of Wellington's Mayors believe the debate over regional local-government reform is quickly distilling down to two possible options - an enhanced shared services model with no change in council boundaries - or significant amalgamation.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The walls of Toi Poneke Gallery are bare.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Courtenay Place is a path Molly Samsell takes at least once a day to get to and from work.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown and Deputy Mayor Ian McKinnon have welcomed today's announcement that a Memorial Park befitting Wellington's status as the capital of New Zealand will be created.
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WELLINGTON CITY — We're hosting a series of briefings with GNS Science to give you a better understanding of the earthquake risk to our city.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Traffic improvements underway in Houghton Bay Road will make a big difference to the safety of motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Connectedness - in all senses of the word - is important to Wellington's future.
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WELLINGTON CITY — A variety of traffic solutions in Houghton Bay will improve safety for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.
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WELLINGTON CITY — From 1 August 2012, you can apply for Council funding online.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Meridian Energy is starting work on its Mill Creek wind farm, so Spicer Forest - adjacent to the Spicer Landfill - is closed to the public until December 2014.
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WELLINGTON CITY — From Monday (6 August), our rubbish collection service will change.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Work has started on installing two new signal-controlled pedestrian crossings on Wakefield Street and Jervois Quay.
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WELLINGTON CITY — From next Monday (6 August), the way Wellington City Council collects rubbish bags around the city will change.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington's Acting Mayor, Ian McKinnon, says Council staff met at his request this morning and have decided to extend the temporary barriers on the eastern side of Willis Street between Mercer Street and Manners Street.
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WELLINGTON CITY — You can once again drop off glass bottles and jars for recycling as we trial bottle bank bins in Karori, Kelburn and the central city.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Nau mai, haere mai! Maori Language Week, or Te Wiki o te Reo Maori, kicked off yesterday (23 July) and this year's theme is Arohatia te Reo, which means 'cherish the language'.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington architecture students will soon be turning their creative talents to developing concept plans to strengthen Cuba Street's historic buildings.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Two strong schools of thought are apparent from the initial analysis of 1,209 submissions to Wellington City Council on the question of local government reform in the region.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellingtonians are once again able to drop off glass bottles and jars for recycling as the Council trials bottle bank bins in Karori, Kelburn and the central city.
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