Wellington City Council
Recreation and culture
From parks and libraries to museums and art galleries, councils can be a key supporter of sporting, recreational and cultural events that bring communities to life. Community facilities, including sports grounds and town halls, are often owned and run by councils.
Recreation and culture
From parks and libraries to museums and art galleries, councils can be a key supporter of sporting, recreational and cultural events that bring communities to life. Community facilities, including sports grounds and town halls, are often owned and run by councils.
Reignite our faded arts and culture reputation; review where the money is best spent, efficiencies and how best to help creatives thrive.
Maintain and improve council's facilities (City Gallery and Wellington Museum). Continue to support festivals and independent organisations.
Ensure parking, pools and sports fields are affordable; these are core council services.
Find ways to reduce overheads for creatives and let them innovate, transform unused wasted urban space into exciting concert venues.
Support an independent review of charges for public sports facilities.
Initiate a neighbourhoods review that examines the public facilities available for each suburb, and where further investment may be needed.
Examine the role of libraries in our community and how they can be expanded to provide a greater range of community services.
Develop more big public green spaces for the inner city and more varied park facilities for girls, teenagers, disabled kids and older people.
Use community events to heal from covid-19 and socialise priorities: a pedestrian only Cuba St Sunday; a Bay Rd, Kilbirnie Christmas market.
Prioritise child and age friendly public space that welcome residents to safe, alcohol and smoke free places.
Support reinvestment into community facilities such as pools, museums and libraries.
Improve accessibility for walking and cycling in Wellington's reserves.
Expand discounts available to the Leisure Card.
Work with clubs, schools and sporting organizations so that every child in a low-income family can play sport.
Implement Aho Tini 2030 action plan so Wellingtonians can enjoy more access to arts and cultural experiences.
Restore the ingoa tūturu (original names) and correct incorrect spellings of Te Whanganui-a-Tara names, eg Epuni St, Tinakori Rd, and Karori.
Support the development of a Fale Malae with our Pacific Island community.
Deliver and expand the Pōneke Promise (city safety and crime prevention through environmental design) and better resource policing alternatives.
Increase the number of family friendly "free to the public events". Work with the creative sector to regain our vibe.
Ensure sports fields and grounds are maintained at a high level.
Reignite our faded arts and culture reputation; review where the money is best spent, efficiencies and how best to help creatives thrive.
Maintain and improve council's facilities (City Gallery and Wellington Museum). Continue to support festivals and independent organisations.
Ensure parking, pools and sports fields are affordable; these are core council services.
Find ways to reduce overheads for creatives and let them innovate, transform unused wasted urban space into exciting concert venues.
Support an independent review of charges for public sports facilities.
Initiate a neighbourhoods review that examines the public facilities available for each suburb, and where further investment may be needed.
Examine the role of libraries in our community and how they can be expanded to provide a greater range of community services.
Develop more big public green spaces for the inner city and more varied park facilities for girls, teenagers, disabled kids and older people.
Use community events to heal from covid-19 and socialise priorities: a pedestrian only Cuba St Sunday; a Bay Rd, Kilbirnie Christmas market.
Prioritise child and age friendly public space that welcome residents to safe, alcohol and smoke free places.
Support reinvestment into community facilities such as pools, museums and libraries.
Improve accessibility for walking and cycling in Wellington's reserves.
Expand discounts available to the Leisure Card.
Work with clubs, schools and sporting organizations so that every child in a low-income family can play sport.
Implement Aho Tini 2030 action plan so Wellingtonians can enjoy more access to arts and cultural experiences.
Restore the ingoa tūturu (original names) and correct incorrect spellings of Te Whanganui-a-Tara names, eg Epuni St, Tinakori Rd, and Karori.
Support the development of a Fale Malae with our Pacific Island community.
Deliver and expand the Pōneke Promise (city safety and crime prevention through environmental design) and better resource policing alternatives.
Increase the number of family friendly "free to the public events". Work with the creative sector to regain our vibe.
Ensure sports fields and grounds are maintained at a high level.
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