Wellington

Pōneke is getting it's first pair of rain gardens – a natural way of removing pollution from stormwater run-off before it enters our streams and reaches our ...

This stream has seen banded kōkopu, kōura and even Tuna living within its culverted walls today. As the water goes in, there's a specific soil material layering within the garden, which absorbs pollutants as the water filters through it, cleansing it before it enters the stormwater system.” “Stormwater run-off from the street is channelled into a rain garden, this water will have a bunch of pollutants in it because it's been capturing the muck on the road from things like vehicles.

Rampant bicycle theft is leaving owners frustrated and scared, and the lack of secure public bike parking is growing more apparent.

Zwartz has been biking around the city for 40 years, and normally carried a piece of thick chain and a padlock. But it was an ambulance at the bottom of the cliff. “I don't feel safe in the city any more,” she said. Local resident Klara Sadlova saw her bike stolen from the other side of a window at an inner city cafe. Instances where a stolen bike was recovered once they had paid a claim were “not common”, he said. On the Wellington Stolen Bikes Facebook page, another stolen bike is listed every day.