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.
Prioritise the Kilbirnie Park master plan and Tawa Anchor Project with further projects to be identified following community consultation.
Reduce the level of compliance, red tape and paperwork to get approval for running of events to support the local music and arts scene.
Save Khandallah Pool, the Begonia House, Karori Event Centre and Brooklyn Library.
Maintain funding for public pools, libraries and facilities and require decisions to reinvest in existing assets to pass a value for money test.
Lead safety in city programmes to address the root drivers of Wellington's sexual and physical assault issues.
Take advantage of the Golden Mile project to transform Courtenay Place into a fun and safe, humming hospitality and party sector.
Celebrate culture in suburbs by increasing murals, performances, uplifting cultural diversity and running workshops and pop-up events.
Celebrate local storytelling by investing in history projects, bilingual signage and tamariki-focused spaces.
Invest in community spaces including libraries, youth hubs and community centres as the heart of suburbs.
Explore options to make Courtenay Place safer by examining the liquor licensing rules and improving them where necessary.
Promote the ongoing positioning of Wellington as the cultural capital by supporting existing festivals, cultural events and organisations.
Seek to maintain existing core community facilities by reviewing operating costs and other factors.
Prioritise all recreation services in line with a core services approach.
Ensure council facilities, like pools, libraries and recreation centres, remain affordable and accessible for everyone.
Ensure that all council sporting facilities are well-maintained, affordable and accessible for everyone.
Support development of an annual festival in the Eastern Suburbs.
End the war on cars so families can access shops, sports, concerts and local events.
Make it easier for responsible bar owners to obtain and keep licences without red tape.
Protect public access to coasts, reserves and Crown land so communities can enjoy them.
Prioritise the Kilbirnie Park master plan and Tawa Anchor Project with further projects to be identified following community consultation.
Reduce the level of compliance, red tape and paperwork to get approval for running of events to support the local music and arts scene.
Save Khandallah Pool, the Begonia House, Karori Event Centre and Brooklyn Library.
Maintain funding for public pools, libraries and facilities and require decisions to reinvest in existing assets to pass a value for money test.
Lead safety in city programmes to address the root drivers of Wellington's sexual and physical assault issues.
Take advantage of the Golden Mile project to transform Courtenay Place into a fun and safe, humming hospitality and party sector.
Celebrate culture in suburbs by increasing murals, performances, uplifting cultural diversity and running workshops and pop-up events.
Celebrate local storytelling by investing in history projects, bilingual signage and tamariki-focused spaces.
Invest in community spaces including libraries, youth hubs and community centres as the heart of suburbs.
Explore options to make Courtenay Place safer by examining the liquor licensing rules and improving them where necessary.
Promote the ongoing positioning of Wellington as the cultural capital by supporting existing festivals, cultural events and organisations.
Seek to maintain existing core community facilities by reviewing operating costs and other factors.
Prioritise all recreation services in line with a core services approach.
Ensure council facilities, like pools, libraries and recreation centres, remain affordable and accessible for everyone.
Ensure that all council sporting facilities are well-maintained, affordable and accessible for everyone.
Support development of an annual festival in the Eastern Suburbs.
End the war on cars so families can access shops, sports, concerts and local events.
Make it easier for responsible bar owners to obtain and keep licences without red tape.
Protect public access to coasts, reserves and Crown land so communities can enjoy them.
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