Lights, camera, project!

Wellington City buildings, backdrops and landscapes will act as giant canvasses in the next four weeks to spark conversations about the future of our city.

Public consultation on Wellington City Council’s 10-Year Plan starts today (Sunday 15 April).

The plan will determine the level of investment in all aspects of the city for the next 10 years, including in the critical areas of housing, transport, arts and culture, economic growth, resilience and the environment.

To raise awareness and encourage engagement, the City Council will project statements and sentiments that it hopes will resonate with Wellingtonians on to a range of city backdrops, says Mayor Justin Lester.

“This is our chance to shape how Wellington will evolve over the next decade and to invest in what Wellingtonians tell us is important.

“We have big decisions to make, including about how we make sure we have enough housing, how we prepare our city for natural disasters and how we protect and nurture our environment for future generations.”

The first projection will be on the Town Hall this evening (Sunday 15 April) between 6.30pm and 8.30pm. It will read: “I want a city that can withstand anything nature throws at it.”

All projections will take place in the early evening and involve many different locations around the city, depending on the topic.

“The projected statements, by intent, will be direct and provocative,” the Mayor says.

“We know that it’s increasingly challenging to get people’s attention, but we think the projections will encourage Wellingtonians to stop, think on what the plan means for them and then tell us about it.

“Wellington has big decisions to make as part of this 10-Year Plan, so it’s important we hear from as wide a group as possible,” says Cr Diane Calvert, the Council’s Community Planning and Engagement Portfolio Leader.

“The decisions we make now will have implications for all Wellingtonians. We want to ensure the decisions we make reflect the broad views of our residents.”

People can read the plan and have their say via www.10yearplan.wellington.govt.nz
or through social media via #WgtnPlan.

“We’ve done everything we can to not only raise awareness, but to make it easy for people to have their say. Ten minutes on10yearplan.wellington.govt.nz is all it takes,” the Mayor says.

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