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Memorial for NZ's longest serving leader deemed quake-prone
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The Tenancy Tribunal ordered the landlord to pay more than $2000 in damages.
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Revealed: Major 'Let's Get Wellington Moving' projects on a go-slow
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Wellington's Spatial Plan polarises residents
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Labour's Mana candidate Barbara Edmonds facing 'outright' racism
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Weather: Temperatures as low as -3 in last lash of Arctic blast
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Greens pitch walking and cycling tunnel in Wellington
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Slain officer Matthew Hunt honoured on Police Remembrance Day
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Election 2020: All or nothing in Ōhāriu
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Loan scheme opens for owners of quake-prone apartments
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One dead, three injured after serious crash near Nelson
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Car in river in Masterton - police seeking owner
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Stormy Sunday: Gales, heavy rain, 1350 lightning strikes, harbour bridge could close
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Hit musical Jersey Boys is returning to New Zealand
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Ousted Auditor-General lands job in local government
Martin Matthews appointed as an independent chair at Wellington's regional council.
Kāpiti Startup Weekend fuels innovation
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TOP leader misspells electorate's name in advertising campaign
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Off The Page: Filling a gap in education
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Wellington region gets spending boost but central city hurting
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'Traumatic' kidnapping case: Police release CCTV footage
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Wellington council told to bowl central library and move on
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