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A senior public servant’s remains were taken to his Government department’s office for a memorial service, after initial plans for them to be taken to the National Library were ...
The Wellington Ratepayers’ Alliance is calling on the Wellington City Council to put a hold on rushing through the $30 million harbour fencing project, and take the plans to consultation before ...
The New Zealand Initiative welcomes the Government’s announcement to replace NCEA with a more rigorous qualification system, marking a crucial turning ...
Wellington City Council received 70 nominations by the 12 noon Friday 1 August deadline, with all candidates officially publicly notified today. Of the nominations there are 12 Mayoral ...
From Te Papa to the cable cars to the wind, there are a lot of things that make Wellington a unique city. But two things make it similar to just about every other place: Wellington faces ...
A prominent New Zealander is to reappear in court in Wellington today. UPDATE: Name suppression lapses, charges revealed After being made aware of the man’s arrest, RNZ approached the ...
The time has come for Lower Hutt to take the next step in becoming a top destination for events, and the Council’s new Events Strategy will help make that happen. The new Events Strategy ...
Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming is facing eight charges of possessing objectionable publications including child sexual exploitation and bestiality material over a four-year ...
A man has been arrested after another man was shot and critically injured in Stokes Valley this morning. The victim is in a critical condition in Wellington Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit.
Today the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Aotearoa celebrated the Groundbreaking for the Wellington New ...
Wellington sessions at this month’s NZ International Film Festival have already sold out. Sold out sessions include the opening night It Was Just An Accident, which won the ...
Local election nominations have closed with a last-minute flurry of nominations for the Whanganui, Ruapehu, Rangitīkei district and Horizons regional councils. As at mid-afternoon today, ...