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News from NZTA Waka Kotahi Once a key stretch of State Highway 1, the road through Te Horo and Ōtaki is ready to begin its new life as a local r…
The government’s overzealous focus on school attendance is backfiring, with sick children returning to school too early and spreading viruses to…
The Wellington City Council’s chief operating officer is adamant that any decision on whether or not to install balustrades along the waterfront…
Following years of deliberation at the council table and legal scrutiny, the plan for managing intensive farming in the Manawatū-Whanganui regio…
MetService has issued an Orange Level Strong Wind Warning for Wellington and Wairarapa for Sunday morning. Severe gale northwesterlies gusting t…
We’ve released a draft decision on Wellington Electricity’s application to recover costs associated with a large, unexpected network upgrade to…
A major milestone has been reached in the restoration of Te Awarua o Porirua (Porirua Harbour), with the completion and release of the Te Awarua…
It’s 19 August 2026 and the speakers at the Wellington City Council’s Harris Street Global HQ are doing their best in their 5 minutes – or, at t…
Police have arrested two people in relation to the death of Nathaniel Sturmey who was shot dead at a Malone Road, Waterloo address in April. Mul…
After more than 20 years of chronic pain, multiple surgeries, nine pregnancy losses and ultimately losing the capacity to work full time, Endo W…
The $25 million 2026 Winter Plan launched by Health Minister Simeon Brown in March to erase pressure on the health system has been an unmitigate…
Lynn Blann a contemporary artist from Wellington has been selected for the Chianciano Biennale 2026, one of Europe’s most respected internationa…
A group of residents from both ends of Wellington Harbour is urging Metlink to reinstate the Seatoun-city and Days Bay-city routes to restore th…
The Regional Council is asking Hutt Valley residents to help shape the future of their local bus network, as part of a review of services across…
A Palmerston North emergency department doctor has been urging Health New Zealand to “send help” after an extraordinarily busy day. “It’s been k…
by Felicity Wong “It would be madness to allow the demolition of this unique and historically significant building when there’s no shortage of e…
Paul Fletcher finds himself on a Monday in the middle of the road, trying to stop traffic, as a man tries to attack another with a crutch. It is…
Wellington’s Downtown Community Ministry (DCM) is calling for donations to help fund crisis accommodation for a growing number of rough sleepers…