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 — Two full-size, all-weather artificial sportsfields will be officially opened at Wakefield Park, Island Bay, on Saturday 9 July to further ease pressure on Wellington's grassed sports grounds.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington mayor Celia Wade-Brown said today that the launch of the Kotahi freight service scheme, a partnership announced between Fonterra and Silver Fern Farms, would be a boost for coastal shipping and for export businesses.
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Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown has urged Wellingtonians to have their say on the most significant roading projects in Wellington since the Inner City Bypass: the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) proposals from Buckle Street to Cobham Drive.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Mayor Celia Wade Brown is looking for some local heroes.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council last night approved its annual plan for the 2011/12 financial year.
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WELLINGTON CITY — To celebrate the efforts of school patrols to improve road safety around their schools, about 1,150 children, representing over half of all Wellington primary schools, will march through the city in the annual Orange Day street parade on Friday 1 July.
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WELLINGTON CITY — This Thursday 30 June Wellingtonians will be encouraged to buy sushi for lunch - with half the proceeds from participating sushi stores going towards the Japanese earthquake and tsunami recovery.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington businesses are getting extra assistance to reduce energy use and costs - Council funding to top up a Government incentive scheme.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Work on a new mural to decorate the public toilets and an upgrade of Te Aro Park's triangular seating is set to begin in the next few weeks.
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WELLINGTON CITY — This Sunday 26 June we're opening up some of our best attractions for you to enjoy - and it will only cost you a gold coin.
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WELLINGTON — The future is coming to Wellington this Thursday with the launch of a pair of interactive exhibitions exploring what our city might look like in just under three decades.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Last week, one of our recycling collectors received nine stitches to his hand as a result of an injury from a recycling bag - the bag contained broken glass.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council's Strategy and Policy Committee today recommended an annual plan that will not increase parking fees and leaves the Central Library's opening hours virtually unchanged.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Councillors unanimously approved a draft digital strategy at this week's Strategy and Policy Committee meeting.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council's 2010 Climate Change Action Plan took home a top prize at last night's Ministry for the Environment Green Ribbon Awards.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council is considering an approach to support recycling in schools and early childcare centres.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Ever wondered what happens to your recycling once you've wheeled out your bin or bagged up the week's cans, paper, and plastic bottles? One of the reasons we've introduced the new recycling system is to increase the amount of recycling we can process here in New Zealand - as well as making it easier for people to recycle more.
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WELLINGTON CITY — A further 53 new civil defence volunteers in Wellington will graduate tomorrow (Wednesday 8 June).
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council has welcomed the announcement by the global cinema, theatre and property business Reading International Inc (Reading) that it has relocated its global accounting team to the capital.
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WELLINGTON CITY — When the star cluster Matariki (also known as the Pleiades) reappears in our dawn skies each year, it is the signal for the Maori New Year to begin.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Tomorrow (1 June) marks another important milestone in Wellington's build-up to Rugby World Cup 2011 - it'll be only 100 days to go until the start of the tournament.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The Wellington Indoor Community Sports Centre in Kilbirnie is a step nearer completion with the installation of the all-important sprung timber floor.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council has called on Wellington International Airport Ltd to reconsider the Wellywood sign proposal.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Free Wi-Fi will be available in central Wellington from August.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City's new recycling system is now into its second week.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council today received payment of $150,000 for the waka Te Raukura.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Last week, information was released about Rugby World Cup 2011 'clean zones'.
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WELLINGTON CITY — It doesn't get any easier than this - you can now park in the city without using a pay and display machine.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council has strengthened protection of the city's parks and reserves.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Parking in the city is now as easy as sending a text message, but it is about to get even easier.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington has again done well in the country's latest urban quality-of-life survey - confirming what Wellingtonians have long known - that our compact, cosmopolitan Capital is a safe and attractive place and we are active and inclusive, enthusiastic and environmentally-aware.
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TAWA — The first two sections of the new shared pathway through Tawa for cyclists and pedestrians - totalling just under one kilometre - has been finished and is already proving popular.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Significant changes in New Zealand over the past year - including the economic and political impacts of the Christchurch earthquakes and the formation of the Auckland 'supercity' - have prompted Wellington City Council to start a planning and prioritisation process designed to maintain the momentum of the capital city.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Since 2009 Wellington has been a Fair Trade City and was the first Fair Trade Capital City in the Southern Hemisphere.
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WELLINGTON CITY — If you usually walk, cycle or drive through the Mount Victoria Tunnel in the evenings, you'll have to change your routine - the tunnel will be closed from 8.00pm to 6.00am from Sundays to Thursdays starting from Monday 9 May.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Frank Kitts Park is the place to head over the next few weeks to see solar power and energy-efficient technologies in action.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington libraries will turn into temporary concert venues - showcasing young local talent - to help celebrate New Zealand Music Month in May.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington City Council and seven other councils in the region are about to consult the public on a proposed regional approach to dealing with the 300,000 tonnes of rubbish and waste that we collectively (an estimated 626 kg per person) produce every year.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Dragons and taniwha, as well as bears and sharks, are moving into Opera House Lane.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Properties which have been assessed as unsuitable for a wheelie bin due to terrain and/or access problems will receive 26 recycling bags instead.
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WELLINGTON — This winter, Wellington rugby and football players will have two more artificial turf sportsfields ready for action at Wakefield Park at Island Bay, and there are more in the pipeline.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The waka Te Raukura will stay at Waiwhetu - and a new waka is planned for the Wharewaka on Wellington's waterfront.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown has welcomed tonight's vote by the City Council confirming its support for the New Zealand Transport Agency's Ngauranga to Wellington Airport Corridor Plan.
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WELLINGTON CITY — That is just one of the questions Bryce Galloway accosted passersby with on Courtenay Place for the next light boxes exhibition.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The 20-year, $400 million project to upgrade Wellington City Council's social housing, now almost into its third year, has hit top gear - with almost $1 million now being spent a week on design and construction.
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WELLINGTON CITY — A complete refit of one of our social housing complexes, Newtown Park Flats, has begun.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Dust off those handlebars and get on your bike for two great cycling events this Wednesday, 16 February, as part of National Bike Wise Month.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Prominent Wellington lawyer Quentin Hay has been appointed Chair of the Wellington Museums Trust.
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WELLINGTON CITY — In the lead up to the historic building turning 100 years old (in 2012), Wellington City Council will contribute $1.075 million towards the upgrade.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says she is very pleased that Parliament has progressed legislation aimed at hastening the repair of leaky homes around the country.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Mayor Celia Wade-Brown is delighted with the success of Wellington City Council's first 'Meet the Mayor and Councillors' day.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The annual Welly Awards were held last week at the Town Hall with science champion Dr Gillian Turner taking out the education category.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington City Council is inviting members of the public to sign a condolence book for the loved ones of the men who died in the Pike River coal mine.
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WELLINGTON CITY — For those of us who aren't researchers or analysts, this simply means we're now able to find all kinds of statistics about Wellingtonians at the click of a mouse.
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WELLINGTON CITY — From 5.00am that day, buses travelling between Lambton Quay and Courtenay Place will travel in both directions on Manners and Willis streets.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The 30-metre Khandallah Summer Pool, nestled in its stunning setting of 24 hectares of native bush, is a great place for families to meet and opens this Saturday 27 November.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Finishing touches will be made to the new bus route through the central city this week in preparation for the buses that will begin using it this Sunday 28 November.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The latest pollution incident in the Botanic Garden duck pond has prompted a plea from Wellington City Councillor Ngaire Best for Kelburn and Northland residents to ensure only water enters stormwater drains.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The Great Harbour Way - Te Aranui o Poneke - is to be launched this Sunday 21 November with a ride from 'Welly to Shelly', led by Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown.
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WELLINGTON CITY — See 'The Rock' this Sunday (21 November) - no, it's not the wrestler.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Toi Poneke Gallery visitors will be confronted by a large inflatable Zeppelin stitched together from lingerie from Friday 19 November as part of Shane McGrath's farewell exhibition called Fight or Flight.
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WELLINGTON CITY — he new Te Ahumairangi Hill (formerly known as Tinakori Hill) lookout will be officially opened tomorrow (10 November) and is well worth a visit for its stunning vista.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The start of the summer sports season is being further delayed for some sporting codes.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Santa and his tireless reindeer are travelling the world to all the parades in the lead-up to Christmas, and he's coming to Wellington this weekend for one day only.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Buses are due to begin using the new two-way route through Willis and Manners streets from Sunday 28 November and with just three weeks to go, finishing work is well under way.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Despite a cold southerly and showers on Saturday, 2,688 cars disposed of 75 tonnes of computer waste at Westpac Stadium, compared with 1,997 cars last year when the weather was fine.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Mayor Celia Wade-Brown has welcomed a slew of architectural awards for Wellington City Council buildings and projects as a sign of the Council's commitment to the city's built environment.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The start of the summer sports season is being delayed further for some codes as crucial renovation work on some sportsfields has been held up due to wet spring weather.
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WELLINGTON CITY — A big increase in the number of people walking around central Wellington - and an accompanying increase in accidents - is behind the latest series of intersection improvements in Te Aro.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The unique windows in Karori's Futuna Chapel, are getting much-needed repairs, thanks to a Council grant.
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WELLINGTON CITY — It's not Guy Fawkes without some gunpowder and sparks to light up the sky, and this Friday night (5 November) in Wellington promises to be no different.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Bring along anything from your old cellphones to monitors, CPUs, printers and laptops and we'll dispose of it in our one-day only drive-through operation at Westpac Stadium.
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WELLINGTON CITY — He's travelling half the world to be here - Santa Claus himself is coming to town to kick off this year's Christmas countdown with the Santa Parade on Sunday 14 November.
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WELLINGTON CITY — In March next year we're changing the way households recycle by introducing free 140-litre wheelie bins for recycling paper, metals and plastic.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Want to do your bit to help the environment? Volunteers are needed to assist at Westpac Stadium on Saturday 6 November as part of New Zealand's annual eDay.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Make sure to get a good view of the harbour next Friday (5 November) for one of the city's most popular events - the Pelorus Trust Sky Show.
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WELLINGTON CITY — She said: "I fully support the production of The Hobbit in New Zealand.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Mayor-elect Wade-Brown says she has observed Cr McKinnon in the role of Deputy Mayor over the past three years and is confident that his commitment to the position and understanding of the role will complement her strengths.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Up to 34 early-morning flights into Wellington Airport during next year's Rugby World Cup have been given resource consent by Wellington City Council.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Together with the Wellington Sakai Association, we're looking for a marathon runner to represent us in the Senshu International City Marathon in Japan next February.
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WELLINGTON CITY — If it involves wheels, you'll be sure to find it at 'Freewheeling in Wellington' - a celebration of all things that spin! The three-month-long programme will be launched this Saturday (23 October) at Civic Square from 11.00am to 2.00pm.
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WELLINGTON CITY — A year ago, we asked you how you would like central Wellington to look in the year 2040.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The results are in - Celia Wade-Brown has been elected Mayor of Wellington for the next three years.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Dozens of Police, Fire Service and St John’s Ambulance staff were in attendance at a reported "situation" at Taupo Airport today – all in the name of ensuring the Taupo region is as prepared as it can be for any potential incident in the area.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Balinese composer and gamelan musician Wayan Gde Yudane has just spent the past few months working alongside Gamelan Taniwha Jaya - an Indonesian percussive ensemble - at Victoria University's School of Music.
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WELLINGTON CITY — All of our libraries in Wellington City are to close over Labour Weekend because of a software upgrade.
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WELLINGTON CITY — "ZEALANDIA has become not only a world renowned conservation project, but also an award-winning visitor attraction," says ZEALANDIA Chief Executive Nancy McIntosh-Ward.
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WELLINGTON CITY — As the Council's Emergency Preparedness Manager Fred Mecoy points out, it's not just earthquakes Wellingtonians have to be prepared for - tsunamis, storms, floods and landslides can cause massive localised damage and disruption too.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The Council's Emergency Preparedness Manager, Fred Mecoy, says the Christchurch earthquake served as a stark reminder that we have to be prepared for a disaster.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington is to become the first New Zealand city to trial electric cars with the introduction of a fleet of five battery-powered vehicles.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Do you feel well prepared for emergencies? Just visit our stall at the Home and Garden Show this weekend (8 - 10 October) where the Wellington Emergency Management Office will give you advice on how to prepare for an emergency.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Electoral Officer Ross Bly has been told today by the Police that they have investigated a complaint under the Local Electoral Act 2001 about yesterday's mayoral concert for the elderly.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The Council is doing this to increase safety around the Pirie Street bus tunnel and to help prevent any confusion for motorists once the new Golden Mile route through Manners Street is complete in November.
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WELLINGTON CITY — "We want to give home owners certainty - and we want home owners back in dry and healthy houses as soon as possible," Wellington's Deputy Mayor, Ian McKinnon, said after last night's meeting.
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WELLINGTON CITY — At least one new full-size artificial pitch could be installed at Wakefield Park in Island Bay thanks to the commitment of a minimum of $500,000 in private funding to the project.
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WELLINGTON — Cricket, summer football, touch rugby, softball and athletics are among the many summer sports and activities that will be affected.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Sakai Association and Wellington City Council want a marathon runner to represent Wellington in the Senshu International City Marathon in Japan next February.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Cricket, summer football, touch rugby, softball and athletics are among the many summer sports and activities that will be affected as the wet weather has made it difficult to get the city's parks and sportsfields into shape after the winter season and some grounds are still holding a lot of water.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Voting papers for the local body elections have been sent out - and Wellington City Council is doing everything it can to get people to vote.
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