A competition will be rerun to design a gateway sculpture for the northern entrance to Wellington City following the decision by Wellington City Council and the Wellington Sculpture Trust not to pursue the Hook of Maui and Receding Waters. The sculpture, a collaboration by Claude Hidber, Taika Waititi and landscape architects Wraight & Associates, was […]
Today’s (24 September) Christchurch City Council meeting agreed to make public its purchase price of the Ellerslie International Flower Show. The decision followed a recommendation earlier this month from the Chief Ombudsman that the Council should disclose the amount it paid for Ellerslie.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has successfully prosecuted Te Awamutu company Land Milling Limited and its director Nicholas Ashmore in relation to offences against the Forests Act 1949 and the Forestry (Indigenous Timber Milling) Regulations 1993. The court sentenced the defendants to a total of $12,000 in fines and costs for the breaches. Land […]
According to ACC more than 130,000 children were injured in their homes last year. These unintentional child injuries at home cause pain and suffering that sometimes have lifelong impact on children and their families.
Hamilton City Council contractors are to remove a private deck encroaching on public land at 1156 Victoria St, Hamilton. The property owners have been advised of the removal, which will take place the week beginning 21 September.
Auckland, New Zealand, 31 August 2009 – The National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) and IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced a multi-million dollar partnership where NIWA will purchase one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers for use in environmental forecasting.
Selwyn kindergarten first to receive Enviroschool award in New Zealand Kidsfirst Kindergartens Lincoln is the first kindergarten in New Zealand to receive the Green-Gold Enviroschool Award, the highest award achievable by an Enviroschool. Schools involved in the programme typically take five to eight years to get to the Green-Gold award by showing environmental ethics throughout […]
An Urban Design Panel set up by the Christchurch City Council is seeking high quality urban design outcomes through free independent design reviews. The panel comprises 12 experts in architecture, landscape design, urban design, planning and property development. It is available to both the Council and developers/architects to provide independent advice on urban design aspects […]
