Fury at loan sharks opened near vulnerable groups, 'bullying' poster displayed
A high-cost lender has opened near a social housing complex and refugee support service.
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Wellington first-home buyers drawing on 'Bank of Mum and Dad' amid soaring deposits
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Second Wellington councillor reconsiders controversial library vote
Councillors are desperately seeking advice on how to take privatisation off the table.
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Dancer stuck on cruise for six months due to Covid returning to same ship
Sarah Lauder went through seven isolation experiences but that won't hold her back.
Wellington awash with 'baby sharks'
Most likely they have come to the shallows to feed, but not on Wellingtonians.
Karori homicide: Police issue renewed appeal for information
Detective Sergeant Steve Wescott said police were continuing to make 'good progress'.
Forty Kāpiti women artists come together for exhibition
Women from around Kāpiti come together to create Celebrating Resilient Women exhibition.
Wellington housing market: $171k for a deposit in 2021
"The post-lockdown surge" has hit the capital's first-home buyers particularly hard.
Police seek witnesses after serious assault in Wellington
A man has been seriously injured in the early morning incident.
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The reinvention of the Chow brothers - from the sex industry to property
The Chow brothers have quit the sex industry and want to have $2b in assets by 2025.
Wellington City Council review could cost ratepayers almost $75,000
Mayor:"It's more a question of what is the cost of not doing it and not getting it right."
Fog causing flight delays in and out of Wellington
Anyone catching a flight should check online or with their airline for information.
Youth in court over Wellington school lockdown now charged with having mosque attack video
His next hearing is set down for April 12.
Wellington mayor appoints independent reviewer for embattled council
The review will examine decision making as well as media and social media coverage.
Fog blanket covering Wellington - travellers warned of flight delays
Travellers warned to check with airlines for flight delays due to fog.
Time's almost up: Minister and officials to meet over Let's Get Wellington Moving
Waka Kotahi NZTA chairman: 'The programme as it currently sits has no public credibility.'
Wellington mayor's funding cut for Chinese Garden prompts email to Auditor-General
The Auditor-General has been contacted twice in the past week over the meeting.
Accountant who evaded $170k in tax spent it all on rare stamps, coins
Robert Sinclair started evading tax after a bad phone call with an IRD staff member.
Call for LGNZ to undertake Wellington City Council independent review
Councillor Jill Day says all elected members should have a say on who does the review.
Woman hospitalised after alleged stabbing in Wellington
A 19-year-old man is due in court today over the incident.
Wellington City Council the place where no one wants to be
ANALYSIS: Wellington Mayor announces independent review to help douse toxic flames.
Disgruntled accountant's reason for $170k tax evasion revealed
Robert Sinclair first began offending after a phone call with IRD went badly.
'Rancour and partisanship': Wgtn Mayor announces independent review of council governance
Mayor: "It is clear we cannot keep working the way we are. Our city deserves better."
Convicted murderer on the run from police
Aubrey Harrison is on life parole after beating a paedophile to death.
Killed cyclist's family 'devastated' driver back behind wheel
Khing Wong was granted a limited licence in court today.
Schizophrenic man who tried to kiss woman 'should not stay a minute more in prison', Supreme Court told
In 2016, Fitzgerald grabbed a woman on Cuba Street and tried to kiss her.
Green Party to issue 'please explain' over Wellington deputy mayor's cycleway vote
Members aren't happy after Sarah Free voted against a proposal to triple cycleways budget.
Legal fight for disabled children heads to court
Human Rights Review Tribunal picks up legal claim filed in 2008.
Community's 'shock' at possible church demolition
The church could become heritage listed, but the new owner can knock it down before then.
Australian woman who refused swab will leave MIQ and will file lawsuit
Woman says she did a lot of 'research' into lockdown back home that she found concerning.
Labour will support bill's first reading to reform apartment living legislation
Bill to amend the Unit Titles Act could get its first reading in Parliament this week.
Australian refusing a Covid test should be deported, says Judith Collins
Collins slammed the Government's "soft approach" in allowing arrivals to refuse tests.