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![Police identify woman found dead in Wellington harbour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Police identify woman found dead in Wellington harbour
The woman was thought to have been walking nearby shortly before she was found dead.
![Mystery surrounds identity of woman pulled dead from Wellington Harbour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Mystery surrounds identity of woman pulled dead from Wellington Harbour
Multiple people have died in Wellington Harbour during the past decade.
!['Determined to get justice': Six months since Baby Ru's murder, 3 adults still persons of interest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Determined to get justice': Six months since Baby Ru's murder, 3 adults still persons of interest
'Three adults known to Ru continue to be considered persons of interest.'
![‘It’s going to kill business’: The seaside suburb eyeing paid parking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
‘It’s going to kill business’: The seaside suburb eyeing paid parking
One business owner fears paid parking will drive shoppers away.
![Iwi teams up with WelTec to Try-a-Trade, over a seven-week course.](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Iwi teams up with WelTec to Try-a-Trade, over a seven-week course.
The initiative is aimed at those 18+ who are not employed or studying.
![Pair plead not guilty in 'horrific' child abuse case, mum of kids charged](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Pair plead not guilty in 'horrific' child abuse case, mum of kids charged
The two people charged over the children's injuries have appeared in court.
![Pair charged over 'horrific' child abuse, conspiring to lie to cops](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Pair charged over 'horrific' child abuse, conspiring to lie to cops
The two people are also accused of conspiring to lie to police.
![Taitā Cemetery fire under control](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Taitā Cemetery fire under control
Fire and Emergency NZ cannot yet say how large or severe the fire is.
!['Poor babies': Neighbour of horrifically injured children noticed girl's injured arm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Poor babies': Neighbour of horrifically injured children noticed girl's injured arm
The neighbour said the family would walk by her house almost every day and seemed 'happy'.
![Questions remain over Oranga Tamariki involvement with Lower Hutt family](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Questions remain over Oranga Tamariki involvement with Lower Hutt family
Oranga Tamariki will not say how long it has been involved with the family.
![Children found with brain bleeds and broken bones: Family known to police and Oranga Tamariki](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Children found with brain bleeds and broken bones: Family known to police and Oranga Tamariki
The older child had brain bleeds, lacerations to their internal organs and broken bones.
![Major sewerage line threatened by slip on Hutt River cliff](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Major sewerage line threatened by slip on Hutt River cliff
Repair will be costly and a rupture might send sewage into a popular swimming spot.
![Family of Nga Reo call for police update on homicide case](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Family of Nga Reo call for police update on homicide case
It is now five months since the little boy died. No one has yet been charged.
![Couple say school's 5.5m 'tower of terror' destroys home's privacy, value](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Couple say school's 5.5m 'tower of terror' destroys home's privacy, value
Adults and children alike can be spotted staring into the couple's windows at all hours.
![Wellington’s early amalgamation plans revealed, why it won’t be a super city](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Wellington’s early amalgamation plans revealed, why it won’t be a super city
Could Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, and Porirua councils become one?
![Kids' rugby trip money allegedly stolen by coach, wife](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Kids' rugby trip money allegedly stolen by coach, wife
Parents became suspicious when they started planning a second trip.
!['Catastrophic': Banned driver sped from cops before crashing into photographers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Catastrophic': Banned driver sped from cops before crashing into photographers
The forbidden driver who had earlier sped away from police faced several charges.
!['Traumatised' mum who lost baby slams hospital treatment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Traumatised' mum who lost baby slams hospital treatment
A woman who lost her baby at 15 weeks was not told she would miscarry a baby alive.
![Police appeal for sightings of dangerous man on the run](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Police appeal for sightings of dangerous man on the run
Police are looking for Bryce Studd-Proctor, 35, who has a warrant to arrest.
!['Organised rumble': Up to 200 youths from rival schools in mass brawl](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Organised rumble': Up to 200 youths from rival schools in mass brawl
The brawl follows a week of violence in Taitā, Lower Hutt.
![‘Scared the crap out of me’: Wellingtonians shaken awake by 4.7 magnitude quake](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
‘Scared the crap out of me’: Wellingtonians shaken awake by 4.7 magnitude quake
The tremor hit just before 5.20am.