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</span> </div>  <div class="entrybody"><p><a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/green-buildings.jpg"><img src="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/green-buildings-430x273.jpg" alt="green buildings" width="430" height="273" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-167958" srcset="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/green-buildings-430x273.jpg 430w, https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/green-buildings-768x488.jpg 768w, https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/green-buildings.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px" /></a></p> <p>News from NZ Green Building Council<br /> Two of New Zealand’s new Parliament buildings, the Ballantrae Place Building and the Museum Street Building, have achieved impressive 6 Star Green Star ratings for their design, reflecting their commitment to sustainability and environmental leadership. <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=167956#more-167956" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>  </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-167931"> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=167931" rel="bookmark" title="Article-Link (Permalink)">Speed limit proposal in limbo on road where fatal collision occurred</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> <span class="meta-time">February 14th, 2025 </span> <span class="meta-comments"> <strong> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=167931#respond"><span class="meta-comments"></span></a> </strong> </span> </div>  <div class="entrybody"><p><a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/speed-sign.jpg"><img src="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/speed-sign.jpg" alt="speed sign" width="300" height="200" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-167938" /></a></p> <p>LDR report by Emily Ireland<br /> The Martinborough road where <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=167902">a person died in a collision between a car and a shared bike on Thursday</a> is one of many subject to a proposed speed reduction. A year ago, local councillors warned that delaying proposed changes could impact community safety. <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=167931#more-167931" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>  </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-167885"> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=167885" rel="bookmark" title="Article-Link (Permalink)">More pedestrian areas in new design for Courtenay Place; work starts in April</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> <span class="meta-time">February 13th, 2025 </span> <span class="meta-comments"> <strong> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=167885#comments"><span class="meta-comments">50 comments</span></a> </strong> </span> </div>  <div class="entrybody"><p><a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/courtenay-place-new-look.jpg"><img src="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/courtenay-place-new-look-430x242.jpg" alt="courtenay place new look" width="430" height="242" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-167887" srcset="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/courtenay-place-new-look-430x242.jpg 430w, https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/courtenay-place-new-look-768x432.jpg 768w, https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/courtenay-place-new-look.jpg 1005w" sizes="(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px" /></a></p> <p><strong>News from WCC</strong><br /> Expanded pedestrian areas, more outdoor dining, and visual markers of hidden awa (streams) are features of the <a href="https://www.transportprojects.org.nz/assets/Courtenay-Place-Revitalisation/Documents-/GM-100-Design-Report_-Feb-2025.pdf">new design for Courtenay Place</a> released today by the Wellington City Council.  <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=167885#more-167885" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>  </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-167892"> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=167892" rel="bookmark" title="Article-Link (Permalink)">Tory Whanau agrees Golden Mile upgrade is risk to mayoralty bid</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> <span class="meta-time">February 13th, 2025 </span> <span class="meta-comments"> <strong> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=167892#comments"><span class="meta-comments">16 comments</span></a> </strong> </span> </div>  <div class="entrybody"><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541699/wellington-s-golden-mile-upgrade-final-design-revealed">Report from RNZ by Nick James</a><br /> Wellington’s mayor admits the controversial revamp of Courtenay Place could cost her the mayoralty, but says it’s so important she’s pushing on anyway. <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=167892#more-167892" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>  </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-167878"> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=167878" rel="bookmark" title="Article-Link (Permalink)">Councillors vote to save the Begonia House</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> <span class="meta-time">February 13th, 2025 </span> <span class="meta-comments"> <strong> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=167878#comments"><span class="meta-comments">12 comments</span></a> </strong> </span> </div>  <div class="entrybody"><p>Wellington.Scoop<br /> Wellington city councillors today voted in favour of saving the Begonia House in the Botanic Garden, pending public consultation. <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=167878#more-167878" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>  </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-167880"> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=167880" rel="bookmark" title="Article-Link (Permalink)">Stage reinstalled in auditorium of strengthened Town Hall</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> <span class="meta-time">February 13th, 2025 </span> <span class="meta-comments"> <strong> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=167880#comments"><span class="meta-comments">9 comments</span></a> </strong> </span> </div>  <div class="entrybody"><p><a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/auditorium.jpg"><img src="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/auditorium-430x286.jpg" alt="Wellington Town Hall" width="430" height="286" class="size-medium wp-image-167882" srcset="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/auditorium-430x286.jpg 430w, https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/auditorium.jpg 593w" sizes="(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px" /></a> </p> <p>News from WCC<br /> Big things are happening at the Wellington Town Hall | Te Whare Whakarauika. With around 100 people onsite each day, this iconic venue is well on its way to reopening in 2027. The Auditorium is coming back to life, the ceiling and ground floor slab are now complete, and the original stage and choir stalls structure from the early 1900s have been carefully reinstalled. <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=167880#more-167880" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>  </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-167896"> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=167896" rel="bookmark" title="Article-Link (Permalink)">63 skilled staff made redundant at Callaghan Innovation</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> <span class="meta-time">February 13th, 2025 </span> <span class="meta-comments"> <strong> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=167896#comments"><span class="meta-comments">1 comment</span></a> </strong> </span> </div>  <div class="entrybody"><p>News from PSA<br /> New redundancies at Callaghan Innovation will undermine the country’s capacity to commercialise innovations of New Zealand businesses, which the Government claims it 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href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=167843#more-167843" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>  </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-167874"> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=167874" rel="bookmark" title="Article-Link (Permalink)">Funding approved for new classrooms and hall at Wellington Girls’ College</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> <span class="meta-time">February 12th, 2025 </span> <span class="meta-comments"> <strong> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=167874#respond"><span class="meta-comments"></span></a> </strong> </span> </div>  <div class="entrybody"><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541627/government-funding-wellington-girls-college-classrooms-hall">Report from RNZ by Kate Green</a><br /> The government has agreed to fund new classrooms and a school hall at Wellington Girls’ College. <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=167874#more-167874" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>  </div>  <div 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