31 Covid cases; infected capital trio travelled by car and plane from Auckland
Eleven new cases today, including three in the capital, lockdown decision at 3pm.
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Live: 31 cases - thousands of secondary school pupils, their families and staff are now under isolation orders
Covid outbreak has spread outside Auckland and virus now detected in Wellington.
Man drove 2 hours trying to get Covid vaccine, sites all shut
The man visited seven vaccination sites in Levin and Ōtaki but they were all shut.
Hundreds of burgers, thousands of dollars at stake for Wellington on A Plate venues
Wellington venues were midway through the biggest month of the year when lockdown hit.
'Community idiots at it again': Kāpiti mayor blasts Covid rule-breakers
K Gurunathan says the incidents have been reported to police.
Everything we know so far about Covid-19 cases in Wellington
Wellington's mayor says all three cases travelled down from Auckland in a private vehicle.
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With some experiencing waits of close to 12 hours, you need to be prepared.
Police inquiries ongoing in Wellington's Operation Emerald investigation
Formal complaints against four men were made and investigated.
Revealed: Wellington's most expensive home
Luxury five-bedroom house in the centre of the capital has broken price records.
National and Act call for Parliament to return under lockdown
This week Parliament was in recess, but was scheduled to resume next Tuesday.
Interislander puts on extra sailings to get people home for lockdown
The grace period for those trying to get home has been extended for 24 hours.
Wellington police issue 111 speeding fines on first day of lockdown
One driver was going 160km/h.
Kiwis stranded in Queenstown given 24-hour lifeline to get home
Stranded New Zealanders have been hoping for an extension of the 48-hour grace period.
Trapped in paradise - Kiwi holidaymakers locked down in Rarotonga
No one was allowed to leave their room for 24 hours.
Siouxsie Wiles on how to stay Covid safe when you live in an apartment building
She said apartments were higher risk but there are safety steps that help.
Wellington's $350m plan for public transport, walking, cycling revealed
The plan is expected to result in less use of automobiles.
Lockdown grief: Grim reality of level 4 funeral without family
A funeral home offers yet another reminder of what life and death means in alert level 4.
Person falls down bank, trapped behind a container in Wellington
A person became trapped behind a container after falling down a bank in Wellington.
Too early to say how lockdown will affect troubled $1.25b motorway
Alert level 4 is the latest blow to Transmission Gully being built north of Wellington.
Derailed passenger train lifted back onto tracks by crane after slip
KiwiRail crews worked around the clock and up to their knees in mud.
MediaWorks HR and legal head who oversaw assault claim inquiry resigns
Chief executive Cam Wallace confirms HR boss Alex Nicholson will leave in November.
'Apply early': Chamber of Commerce advice to Wellington businesses hit by lockdown
Don't wait, employers urged - and consider mental wellbeing too.
Robertson reassures Wellington residents over lockdown, urges testing
"We can get through this. We've done this before."
Wellington Airport: Hundreds in departure lounge on Day 1 of lockdown
Felix Desmarais reports from Wellington where he waits for a flight home to Rotorua.
'All we can do is pray': Kiwi resident from Kabul fears his brother will be target due to his work with Kiwis
Wondering what the Taliban will do keeps him up at night.
Wellington on a Plate on pause for alert level 4 lockdown, 19 events affected
Lockdown has hit the busiest culinary month on the capital's calendar.
New location of interest as four new Delta Covid cases, Auckland Hospital nurse tests positive - all linked to Devonport tradesman
A fully vaccinated nurse at Auckland Hospital has tested positive.
Alert level 4: What Wellingtonians need to know
Here's what Wellingtonians need to know at alert level four lockdown.
Opinion: It's going to be a painful wait for new housing in Wellington
Wellington City has consented 423 fewer new homes than it did in the previous year.
SH1 north of Wellington reopens after weather 'played havoc'
The disruptions are due to slips and a train derailment earlier this morning.
Wellington flight's loop de loop before landing
Passengers got a longer trip than expected.
Train derailed, large slip blocks SH1 north of Wellington
Work is under way to clear the slip from the southbound lane.
Dunedin vs capital for most beautiful large city
Dunedin will face Wellington in a category open to cities with more than 100,000 people.
Verrall says birthing centre's decision to close is up to them
Petition launched to save privately run birthing centre says closure will be devastating.