Mid yearly update report from Regional Councillor Paul Bruce – July 26th 2011 In this update: Successful change to STV electoral system for Regional Council Wellington Regional Strategy Review Wellington Community Wind Farm Major weather events Consultation on inner-city transport network Successful change to STV electoral system for Regional Council! I am delighted to report [...]

Wellington, 16th-21st December 2009: Aotearoa’s first ever Climate Camp seeks to address the real causes of climate change and build a people’s movement that can and will stop disastrous climate change.

The International Panel on Climate Change confirms that serious climate change impacts are already happening, and significant climate tipping points have already been passed. Greenhouse emissions must peak now, and then we must return them to their pre-industrial level of 280ppm. Fran Wilde, Chair of Greater Wellington, acknowledges in the foreword to our Regional Policy [...]