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A truly historic moment today facebook.com/andyfosterforw…

Ongoing rain causing slips all over our city. Big thanks to our team at Wellington City Council, and contractors from Downer NZ and Fulton Hogan who were out in horrible weather overnight clearing slips and trees. Heroes!!

Huge slip has taken out the northern end of Wilton Park. The fence has gone, and its back almost to the goalposts, and the ground looks very soft and unstable, with small bits of soil falling off as I watched. Fairly close to at least one house.

Huge slip has taken the end of Wilton Park out, fence at the end of the football field is gone and it’s almost at the goal posts. Looks very soft and likely to lose more ground down into Otari Wilton Bush. Sutherland Cres a shockcrete wall has come down crushing cars.

Contractors out through a very wet night clearing slips - these ones on Chaytor and Birdwood Streets, Karori. Heroes - thank you! It’s been exceptionally wet but asking our Roading management to update on key risk areas of the city and ongoing work on retaining/netting.

Today helped open #NZGamingDevelopers conference ⁦⁦@Te_Papa. G⁩rowing high value industry - expects to be $1B in exports within 5 years. Breakfast later with Connie Kennedy from #EpicGames LA Lab. So much potential in Film and Game Development.

#WellingtonPhoenix 2 - MelbourneCity 1 - #AustraliaCuo Round of 16. Great result. COYN!

@dianecalvertnz @WgtnCC Don’t forget WCC also covering the operating deficit every year since 2008 - currently $7!million per annum. That is the fundamental problem. Govt tenants and CHP tenants access to Income related rents - but discrimination against Cpuncil housing tenants nationwide.

Wonderful turnout this ANZAC morning at Dawn to commemorate all those who have served our nation.

@pointoforder Fantastic to celebrate our amazing theatre community especially in this year which has been so challenging for anything that needed a live audience. Humbling to give Mayoral Award to the amazing Carolyn Henwood. @Circa Theatre, @Wellington City Council

The LEGENDARY Carolyn Henwood winning the major Wellington Theatre Award for 2020 - ❤️, with our Mayor @FosterForWN and my fellow trustee Suzanne Snively...

Great to be at Alert Level One. Now we need people back in town working and supporting business and employment. Lots of great events on. ‘The land we love’ - 7 great local women artists on till Sunday 27th 10 - 6 each day at Thistle Hall -cnr Cuba and Karo. Very accessible art.

Great turnout for Civic Trust meeting on the Central library now. Keeping to 100 person limit! Big thanks to Maurice Clark for organising/ hosting.

@nmjyoung @andyfoster_wgtn Also walked round Newtown with locals recently, and will visit Thorndon and Aro Valley next. Really important that in meeting Government growth requirements we look carefully at heritage, amenity and character.

It was good to join the concerned local residents of Mt Cook and Mt Victoria when they took ⁦@andyfoster_wgtn⁩ on walking tours though their character areas today.

A beautiful Wellington morning spent walking around Newtown streets with @Newtown Residents Assn and @laurie foon and @Fleur Fitzsimons looking at character and scale of housing to help thinking about Planning for Growth.

Planning for Growth on line forum - check out on Council website - you can view it now or at your leisure later. This is part of asking you about how and where we provide for needed housing. Do check it out, participate and have your say.

@Deutschkiwi @dianecalvertnz @ta_hughson @TeriONeillNZ @nmjyoung @WoolfSimon Hi Jonathan - housing is not possible under Town Belt Act. What is possible are other forms of recreation or environmental restoration. Kind regards - Andy

@dianecalvertnz @ta_hughson @TeriONeillNZ @FosterForWN @nmjyoung @WoolfSimon Sorry I was crossing my news articles. Would you be in support of reducing the size of the course or closing it to use the land for other purposes, if not housing?

jk... unless? 👀

Predator Free Wellington going strong! Enjoyed catching up with PFW community leaders from across our city this evening. Part of incredible community effort driving our environmental restoration journey.

@patrickmorgan @WgtnCC Wellington CBD safer speeds have been agreed and fast tracked for delivery - originally September, now July. Getting things done.

In this week's update Mayor Andy Foster chats with Zealandia Chief Executive Paul Atkins to find out how the sanctuary fared during the lockdown, and what's happening now they are open again. youtu.be/YCkYoKSVrsQ

To nominate someone for an APW award, follow the link below or email Maddie.Murphy-Harris@wcc.govt.nz and help us celebrate the amazing people in our community! wellington.govt.nz/about-wellingt…

The Absolutely Positively Wellingtonian Awards (APW's) are one of the ways the Council can acknowledge and celebrate those Wellingtonians who have made outstanding contributions to our city and our people. Nominations for the APW awards are now open and will be until 20 July.

In a year that has been full of challenges and triumphs it is time to acknowledge those people amongst us who have made a difference in our community.