Wellington Airport – Urban Design Principles Update

On 2 November 2022 GOTB Chairperson Yvonne Weeber attended a Wellington Airport workshop on the Urban Design Principles for the Terminal Precinct, the Landscape and Visual Management Plan for the East Side Area (currently in preparation), and the Broadway Precinct Integrated Design Management Plan (to be prepared in the future). Wellington Airport is wanting feedbackContinueContinue reading “Wellington Airport – Urban Design Principles Update”

Make a Submission on Climate Change Adaption

The Government is running an inquiry into climate adaptation and is calling for submissions. Write a submission of use the online tool they have looks user friendly. Wellington Council is moving to slow and investing in infrastructure at risk of sea level rise. Central Government isn’t providing clarity or a funding framework for climate changeContinueContinue reading “Make a Submission on Climate Change Adaption”

“Emergency Weather” Book Launch

The launch for Tim Jones’s (retired GOTB executive member)  book Emergency Weather will take place on Wednesday 4 October at Unity Books Wellington, 57 Willis St, from 6pm – please encourage your friends to come along too! Here is the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/667791528368999. Please sign up for this if you use Facebook, as it helps TimContinueContinue reading ““Emergency Weather” Book Launch”

Wellington Airport Seawall Renewal

Wellington Airport’s is consulting the community on the renewal of the southern and Lyall Bay seawalls and breakwater. The airport has been talking about this for ages. We are now able to tell them we don’t want an airport extension, the seawall renewal needs to keep within the boundaries they already have and climate adaptationContinueContinue reading “Wellington Airport Seawall Renewal”