A property developer and residents back the idea of ratepayers funding more parks.

Event to transform car parks into art installations for PARK(ing) Day idea borrowed from San Francisco.

Newtown gardeners hope to establish a community garden in a local park space.

McKinnon says Wellington has an issue with sign pollution in the city’s recreational areas.

A woman was advised by the council to walk a stray dog to her employer’s house.

COMMUNITY INPUT is being called for in Porirua East, as work continues to upgrade one of the major local parks. The Cannons Creek Ratepayers and Residents association is leading the push to upgrade Calliope park, which locals used to complain was rundown, dirty and dangerous.

A VACANT lot in Wellington could have a musical makeover if NZSO can take up an offer by a city construction company – Newswire’s Erin Kavanagh-Hall reports.

Pacific and Maori communities could have an Umu or hangi pit in a Wellington park if a city council advisor has his way. Pacific Advisory group deputy-chair Anthony Leaupepe (Lee-oh-peh-peh) says that many Pacific people in Wellington live in council flats or houses with little land and they want a place to cook their food in a traditional way.