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  • Te Aro Heritage Walks - Every Sunday 1pm (08/Sep/2004)
    Te Aro Heritage Tours meet on the corner of Tonks Ave and Upper Cuba Street more
  • Special Te Aro Heritage Walk: 1pm July 4 (04/Jul/2004)
    Michael Kelly, heritage consultant and historian, to host a special guided heritage tour more
  • Bypass struggle moves into a new phase (18/May/2004)
    Public meeting called to plan ongoing campaign as CBC starts winding up due to huge legal bills more
  • CBC laments Transfund decision to fund ICB (03/May/2004)
    Community will continue the fight with direct action more
  • CBC asks Transfund to defer consideration of ICB (30/Apr/2004)
    Transfund to consider Transit's funding proposal at meeting on Monday 3rd May more
  • CBC highlights increasing cost of ICB (27/Apr/2004)
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  • Transit apply for ICB Funding (26/Apr/2004)
    CBC questions assessment of alternatives more
  • CBC considers options in face of court costs (26/Apr/2004)
    Recent legal action has left CBC owing $35,000 in costs more
  • Bypass monster banned from parade (27/Feb/2004)
    CBC calls on Wellington City Council to end political interference in the Cuba Street Carnival more
  • Cuba Street Carnival Heritage Tour Special (23/Feb/2004)
    CBC are running short heritage tours during the Cuba Street Carnival more
  • CBC welcomes review of Inner City 'Bypass' (23/Dec/2003)
    Transfund has asked Transit to take another look at the 'bypass' more
  • High Court finds against CBC (19/Dec/2003)
    Community participation and heritage lose out; legal avenues exhausted more
  • CBC goes back to court (11/Dec/2003)
    Come and support CBC in the High Court this week more
  • Cuba Street Calendar 2004 now on sale (06/Dec/2003)
    Give someone a piece of Cuba Street - all proceeds towards fighting the bypass in court more
  • CBC AGM @ 6pm (20/Nov/2003)
    Committee Room 2 in the Wellington City Council buildings on Wakefield St more
  • Beyond the Bypass - CBC Public Meeting (12/Aug/2003)
    7.00pm Tuesday August 12th at Thistle Hall, corner of Arthur and Cuba Sts. more
  • Community nothing but 'bypass' fodder (11/Aug/2003)
    Despite the bypass being under review Transit is again evicting tenants along the bypass route more
  • CBC loses Environment Court appeal (31/Jul/2003)
    Community get no say on destruction of their heritage more
  • Inner-City (30/Jun/2003)
    Transit announce review against new transport objectives more
  • Bike to Work Day 2003 (19/Feb/2003)
    Saddle your trusty steed and bike down to Wellington's Civic Square for a free bikers' breakfast. more
  • Environment Court Case Ends (14/Feb/2003)
    The appeal ended with little indication of the decision which might be made. more
  • Wellington Mayor confused about 'bypass' benefits (28/Jan/2003)
    Kerry Prendergast claims 12 minute saving on an 11 minute journey more
  • Alternative Roots Festival (25/Jan/2003)
    A festival celebrating Upper Cuba Streets sans Bypass more
  • "Bypass" delay a great opportunity for Wellington (22/Jan/2003)
    CBC comments on draft plans from Transit that would see most funding heading to Auckland more
  • Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - CBC Fundraiser (23/Dec/2002)
    Support CBC by seeing the second LOTR epic just days after its release. Download booking form here! more
  • Park Up III - Another "Bypass" Community Garden (01/Dec/2002)
    Come and create a new garden on Buller Street more
  • Critical Mass (29/Nov/2002)
    5:30pm, Civic Square, Wellington more
  • Working bee at Kensington Gardens (17/Nov/2002)
    Come and celebrate the garden's first birthday more
  • Car Conscious 2002 (30/Oct/2002)
    Help to launch the new campaign to promote alternatives to car dependence more
  • Environment Court Case Adjourned (18/Oct/2002)
    CBC presents strong case to Court - case adjourned after running over time more
  • Environment Court appeal starts (07/Oct/2002)
    Come and show your support of CBC in court more
  • Annual General Meeting 2002 (26/Sep/2002)
    6pm at Committee Room 1, Wellington City Council, Wakefield Street more
  • International Overview of Automobile Dependence (12/Sep/2002)
    Talk by Dr Jeff Kenworthy of Perth's Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy, Murdoch Uni more
  • Tonks Ave First Birthday Gardening Bee (01/Sep/2002)
    Celebrate the first day of spring with Growing Community at the Tonks Ave garden more
  • Public Meeting - Thistle Hall, 7pm (16/Jul/2002)
    Come and hear the lastest on the campaign more
  • Bypass Funding Uncertain (28/Jun/2002)
    despite the inclusion of the project in Transfund’s National Land Transport Program 2002/03 more
  • Historic status of Tonks Avenue (18/Jun/2002)
    Transit wants to destroy a unique part of New Zealand’s archaeology more
  • CBC appeals Historic Places Trust decision (31/May/2002)
    CBC appeals decision to allow Transit to proceed with its 'theme-park' plans for Tonks Ave more
  • Bypass Update : the current situation (31/May/2002)
    The latest news on what's happening with the campaign more
  • Park Up IV: Working Bee at Kensington Gardens (12/May/2002)
    Come and help prepare the garden for winter time more
  • Park Up III - Community Gardening Event (10/Mar/2002)
    Come and join in some more spontaneous gardening action more
  • Protest today - Freedom shop (08/Mar/2002)
    The security guards broke into the Freedom Shop last night more
  • Heritage tours on the bypass route (23/Feb/2002)
    A guided walk through Te Aro's living heritage more
  • Protesting evictions on the bypass route (12/Feb/2002)
    Despite an extension of one tenancy, the protest is going ahead more
  • WCC backs down in eviction dispute (11/Feb/2002)
    CBC lawyers succeed in extending Tonks Ave tenancy more
  • WCC jumps the gun over bypass evictions (10/Feb/2002)
    WCC taken to tenancy tribunal over Tonks Ave eviction attempt more
  • Winning Back the Public Spaces (30/Jan/2002)
    "In a world being steadily privatised the Public Spaces of the Cities are gaining in importance" more
  • Celebratory picnic this friday (18/Jan/2002)
    Commercial evictions have been delayed by Transit - let's celebrate. more
  • CBC Christmas Party (20/Dec/2001)
    It's time to celebrate all our achievements and enjoy each other's company. more
  • Lord of the Rings publicity opportunity (19/Dec/2001)
    With 20,000 people expected at the premiere it is too good a chance to miss. more
  • Guerilla Gardening and Art (12/Dec/2001)
    Another work session at 'Kensington Gardens' more
  • Direct Action Meeting (11/Dec/2001)
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  • Growing Community - Video Evening (05/Dec/2001)
    Videos on global green revolution, seed saving, eco-housing plus the Tonks Ave planting protest more
  • Eviction Reaction (04/Dec/2001)
    Come and demonstrate your opposition to the 'bypass' and last week's eviction notices more
  • Critical Mass - Civic Square 5:30pm (30/Nov/2001)
    Photos from November's mass more
  • Evictions on the Bypass route (27/Nov/2001)
    Transit have issued evictions notices to tenants more
  • Strategy Session (25/Nov/2001)
    All CBC members and volunteers welcome to help plan the next steps in the campaign more
  • CBC oppose Wellington Free Ambulance Building move (18/Nov/2001)
    Protest planned at start of Environment Court case more
  • Greening the Bypass (17/Nov/2001)
    Another gardening session is planned following the success in Tonks Ave more
  • Global Day of Action during WTO meeting in Qatar (09/Nov/2001)
    An anti-bypass demo is planned as part of this day of action more
  • Growing Community Launched (06/Nov/2001)
    The people involved in the Park Up planting in Tonks Ave plan community gardens for all more
  • The Rock Garden Projected (24/Oct/2001)
    Part of the Wellington International Jazz Festival, bar proceeds go to CBC (also 25th October) more
  • City Council election results (18/Oct/2001)
    Mary Varnham fails in bid for mayor, but extra council seat goes to anti-bypass candidate more
  • Regional Council election results (18/Oct/2001)
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  • Public Meeting - Town Hall (18/Sep/2001)
    Over 1700 people crowded into the Town Hall to show their opposition to the bypass more
  • 'Life in the Fast Lane' screening (15/Sep/2001)
    Doco about the 'No M11' protests in London - Paramount Sat 15th Sept @ 11am : koha more
  • CBC organise native tree planting in Tonks Ave (01/Sep/2001)
    Over 100 people redevelop land designated for the bypass more
  • Invitation to The Real Party (20/Jun/2001)
    CBC demonstrated at the launch of the National Roading Programme as 'bypass' gets design funding more
  • 'Making It' at Spinnable Smith (25/Feb/2001)
    A community building project transforms a launderette on the route of the 'bypass' more
  • Streetwise (01/Sep/2000)
    Check out the latest in CBC's newsletter. more
  • CBC Launches New Postcard Campaign (30/Sep/1999)
    more
  • Court bulldozes community feelings (02/May/1999)
    CBC responds to Environment Court ruling in favour of the 'bypass' more