Councillor not sure 'lavish' bus shelters with living roofs would be approved today, minister calls the shelters 'crazy'
A Paraparaumu Community Board member called it 'gold plated'.
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Almost $70m has been spent fixing hole-riddled pipes at Wellington Regional Hospital.
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Te Papa to start charging international visitors $35 as energy costs soar
The national museum will remain free for Kiwis.
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'Local childhood immunisation rates are declining,' the ministry said.
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Owners watched thieves raid their businesses on CCTV before deciding to confront them.
Double standard? Ministry vacated staff from one quake risk building, left school kids in another
Ministry of Education is under fire from Wellington Girls' College as kids work from home.
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Lunches are expected to be delivered at $3 per meal.
Prolific burglar arrested after trove of stolen items discovered
The burglaries occurred in the Kāpiti district.
'Hugely concerning:' Man allegedly suffered gunshot wound after Palmerston North fight
Police believe two people were involved.
Inside the Aratere ferry grounding: Midnight emails, mud and a disappointed minister
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State school teachers could be told to fill in at new charter schools
Cabinet material states charter schools aim to increase choice and enable 'innovation'.
KiwiRail disestablishes 61 jobs, including health and safety
It comes after ministers raised 'serious questions' about KiwiRail's safety record.
Stranded divers swim over an hour to deserted island before being rescued
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The Government wants councils to use remote inspections as the default approach.
Wastewater discharging into Wellington bay after pipe breaks
Eastbourne residents are being asked to reduce their use of toilets and showers.
'Leaving work in tears': Wairarapa Hospital short-staffed by 40 nurses
One experienced nurse said the demand in recent weeks had 'brought staff to their knees'.
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Aratere ferry damage: Ship needs new plating, port doing underwater inspections
The cause of the incident remains under investigation.
Interislander's Aratere ferry damages hull while docking
The same ferry ran aground in Picton recently and lost power last year.
Wellington councillors walk out of meeting, refuse controversial crossing vote
'I just feel fundamentally uncomfortable about playing role of traffic engineer here.'
Te Pūkenga boss: Polytech merger to keep cutting costs over next six months
'We will work pretty hard over the next six months to continue to build our revenue base.'
Wellington Water boss abruptly quits, stepping down from tomorrow
The board has announced Tonia Haskell is stepping down.
'Significant risks': Te Papa's collection of 860,000 specimens could be disposed of without new storage facility
The existing facility is earthquake-prone and breaches health and safety rules.
Public sector cuts: $58m so far in redundancy payouts at Govt agencies
Nicola Willis says the cost is small compared to the $6b they're expecting to save.
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John Leonard was airlifted to Auckland in a coma for specialist care.
Tory Whanau’s comms adviser quits after nine months
The pair previously worked together at the Green Party.
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