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New kiwi chick hatches at Ngā Manu
Ngā Manu's second chick of the breeding season and first to hatch at Ngā Manu.
Communities split over free school lunches
Full list: Which schools will get free school lunches?
Free school lunches: Wellington and South Island
Full list: Who gets free school lunches in Wellington and the South Island.
True love story featuring two feathered friends now a children's book
'It's such an iconic tale and a unique story to Kāpiti.'
Osteopath who groped patient serves sentence near partner's home clinic
Graham Walker indecently assaulted his patient twice in an osteopath session.
Special morning tea time at MenzShed Kāpiti
MenzShed Kāpiti celebrates 10 years in operation.
Hire A Hubby Kapiti wins franchise of the year
Sixth time in eight years the Waikanae Beach couple have won the top award.
Travel boom as Kiwis escape for long weekend
It's the first holiday weekend since New Zealand moved to alert level 2 - and we're off.
Lockdown had silver lining for dialysis patient
Working from home meant Janine could work while receiving treatment at the same time.
Innovation and ingenuity by Waikanae cinema owner
Sneeze screens, germ guards, plastic protectors … go to the cinema with peace of mind.
'Community idiots': Trail bikers snapped hooning in lockdown
Kapiti's mayor has called in police over the blatant and continuous breaches.
Swimmers beware: Toxic algae on the rise
Beware of toxic algae while swimming this summer.
Bunnings stores to close days after Christmas in 'cruel' blow for workers
'Four days' notice over Christmas is unacceptable,' says Kāpiti Coast councillor.
Lower North Island trains services 'packed like sardines'
MPs, ministers and mayors have received a tin of sardines in the mail to make the point.
'Another chance at life': Mate's ultimate gift
Kidney donor calls on others to donate: 'There's millions of spare parts out there'
Five years since MH370: Kiwis' connection to major air disasters
Four people with links to New Zealand died in the 2014 Malaysia Airlines disasters.
Teens swept out to sea in inflatable boats
The teenagers weren't wearing lifejackets when they were blown out to sea.
Missing Tararua Forest Park tramper safe - police
The man was reported missing after he didn't get in touch with a contact.
Blind spot at train station blamed for near miss
Signal operators cannot accurately see the position of the train on their screens.
NZ's World Cup oracle kea right again
Jimmy the kea has correctly predicted four World Cup results out of the past five games.
Thousands of balls in Waikanae River
Residents reportedly spent hours fishing plastic balls out of Waikanae River.
Police shooting found to be lawful
Cop faced with man raising a machete was right to shoot him.
$16k spent to bring dog home from Mexico
It's taken $16,000 and more than a year to bring Maggie the dog over from Mexico.
Truck windscreen smashed by thrown object
A truck's windscreen was smashed when someone threw rocks off an overpass.
Farmers fear for stock as 1080 drop begins
A planned aerial 1080 drop has sparked fears for stock and waterways.
Motorist killed as car and bus collide
A motorist has been killed in a crash involving a car and bus in Waikanae.
Jones: 'I don't care how they qualify'
England coach Eddie Jones says he will continue to pick the best available players
Eddie Jones: 'We better start praying'
England coach Eddie Jones has given his players two years to become 'bullet-proof'.
New adventure for head-start tuatara
Tuatara at Nga Manu Nature Reserve embark on new adventure.
Fatal police shooting 'not a Porirua event'
Porirua's mayor stresses the shooting incident "had nothing to do with Porirua".
Top cop: 'Officer acted appropriately'
Wellington's top cop is backing the officer who fatally shot a 44-year-old man.
Police shooting: 'Confronting situation'
Police say they responded appropriately to the situation where a Wellington man was shot dead.
PM heads to fire-stricken Christchurch
Prime Minister Bill English has scrapped his day's schedule to head to Christchurch instead.