Guardians Submission on the Proposed District Plan
The Guardians of the Bays has submitted on the Wellington City Proposed District Plan. Our submission focused on the Noise and the Airport Zone. Guardians Introduction to Submission Proposed District...
View ArticleAnnual Report presented at the AGM
The Executive of Guardians of the Bays and our supporters have worked very hard this year on several fronts. We have achieved a lot but there is still a lot to do. Read the Annual Report 11 August...
View ArticleGreater Wellington Regions Plan Change
GOTB has made a limited submission in support of the Proposed Change 1 to the Regional Policy Statement which focuses on climate change, biodiversity, and freshwater. It lays the ground for achieving...
View ArticleFurther submissions on the Proposed District Plan
Further submissions on the Proposed District Plan Its time for GOTB further submission on Wellington City Council summary of decisions requested on the Proposed District Plan (PDP). The council...
View ArticleMoa Point Sludge Minimisation Facility
Guardians of the Bays (GOTB) has made a neutral submission on the Notices of Requirement for the proposed Moa Point Sludge Minimisation Facility. A number of aspects of the application need to be...
View ArticleConsultation open for the Draft Airport Noise Management Plan 2022/23
Wellington International Airport Limited is currently consulting the community on our draft for consultation Airport Noise Management Plan (this is part of the Guardians of the Bays Wellington Airport...
View ArticleWLG Community & Environment Fund
Guardians of the Bay (GOTB) have been working with Strathmore Park Residents Association (SPRA) and Wellington International Airport Ltd (WIAL) to set up the WLG Community & Environment Fund. This...
View ArticleOur AGM 2023 is on Wednesday 7th of June
Our 2023 AGM is on Wednesday 7 June at Kilbirnie Community Centre at 56 – 58 Bay Road, Kilbirnie, WELLINGTON Start is at 6pm Part 1- Member only AGM meeting 6pm to 7pm This is the part where members...
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WLG Community and Environment Fund
It’s time to get your community and environment applications into the WLG Community and Environment Fund. Our hard work on the airport designations back in 2022 is why this fund has happened.. This...
View ArticleSludge Minimisation Facility
Guardians of the Bays Chair Yvonne Weeber is part of the Community Liaison Group for the Sludge Minimisation Facility (SMF). Earthworks have begun on the site of the plant. In the coming months, the...
View ArticleProposed District Plan Hearing Stream 5 – Noise and Coastal Hazards
The Guardians of the Bays have submitted on the Wellington City Council Proposed District Plan with respect to the Airport and the surrounding environment. Wellington International Airports Limited...
View ArticleThe future is Rail!
The Future is Rail are asking for a comprehensive national strategy for inter-regional passenger rail services built around concerns for climate action, accessibility, affordability and economic...
View ArticleWellington 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...
View Article“Emergency Waters” Book Launch
The launch for Tim Jones’s (retired GOTB executive member) book Emergency Waters will take place on Wednesday 4 October at Unity Books Wellington, 57 Willis St, from 6pm – please encourage your...
View ArticleMake 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...
View ArticleWellington 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...
View ArticleReducing Stormwater Pollution
Wellington Water are seeking community input on the proposed Community Engagement Framework on stormwater and wastewater discharge. They are applying for a global stormwater discharge consent (‘the...
View ArticleGriffith Aviation Reimaged webinar series
Griffith University held a series of webinars in October with industry leaders, policymakers and researchers sharing their insights about a transition to a low-carbon and climate ready future for the...
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Wellington Airport new fire station on Coutts Street
The site of the new fire station Construction has started on the new Airport Fire Station on the eastern end of Coutts Street near the pedestrian and cycle tunnel under the airport. Several residential...
View ArticleSludge Minimisation Facility
Guardians of the Bays and Strathmore Park Residents Association are part of the Community Liaison Group for the Sludge Minimisation Facility. We are having regular meetings on the ongoing design and...
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