Wellington City Council
[7][8] MP and former Wellington City councillor Tamatha Paul has accused the government's decision to appoint the Crown Observer as politically motivated.Following a review in 2021 by former Local Government New Zealand chief executive Peter Winder, the council adopted a new committee structure.[37] This coat of arms had the description: Quarterly 1st Azure out of a ducal Crown OR a demi-lion rampant Gules holding in the paws a forked pennon flowing to the sinister, charged with the cross of St. George the ends Gules (crest of the Duke of Wellington).Crest Mural Crown or surmounted by a dolphin embowed AZURE (supremacy by naval position).The Wellington City Corporation was granted an official coat of arms by the College of Arms in 1951,[37] the blazon for which is:[39][40] Wellington City Council was also granted a badge by the College of Arms in 1963, with the heraldic description: A Roundel Azure thereon a Lymphad Or the sail argent charged with a Dolphin naiant Azure pennon and flags flying Argent each charged with a Cross Gules.[41]The flag of Wellington, adopted on 12 December 1962, incorporates the city's badge over a black cross on a gold field.[44] The seven council-controlled organisations (CCOs) are[45] The council has a similar interest in the Wellington Regional Stadium Trust.[57] Holders of the office since 1842 are:[58] The Wellington City Council owns and until May 2019 operated from a complex on Wakefield Street, with various extensions each representing a distinctive architectural period.The Wakefield Street complex has been cleared of back office functions, and since 28 May 2019 will be closed completely for repairs and earthquake strengthening.
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