'Zombie building': Reading refused to provide assessment for damaged cinema
Councillor concerned ratepayers could end up stuck with a zombie building.
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Name suppression continues for woman accused of murdering pensioner
The reasons for the name suppression are also suppressed.
Fatal hit and run driver admits manslaughter of young mum
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Wellington’s controversial Reading Cinema deal survives attempt to stop it
The council is ploughing ahead with a plan to buy the land under the building for $32m.
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The tremor hit just before 5.20am.
Tory Whanau finally reveals Wellington’s secret Reading Cinema deal
The mayor released details of the controversial deal in a statement tonight.
Wellington Labour Party launches campaign to stop airport shares sale
Wellington City Council has proposed to sell its 34 per cent share in the airport.
Corporate welfare or visionary? The secret cinema deal dividing Wellington
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Raumati Beach death victim named
Emergency services were called to the scene of a water incident earlier this month.
Price hikes considered for Wellington trains and buses
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Owners mull working with agents to go directly to the international underwriting market.
Tory Whanau admits secrecy around $32m cinema deal went on too long
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Buses to replace Wellington trains most weekends for next '10 to 15 years'
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Wellington council to finally discuss secret $32m cinema deal in public
Even Mayor Tory Whanau is on board due to 'ongoing misinformation'.
36-year mystery solved? Remains in park believed to be missing mum
Items found at the scene have been linked to a cold case from the 80s.
Vaccine data breach: IT worker in court
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Public sector wages hit record high, driven by health settlement
A new report shows public sector wages rose higher than those in the private sector.
'Stab in the heart': Musician speaks out on false rape claims
Tafara Mutingwende's music career has been destroyed since the social media accusations.
'Let us stay': Wellington restaurant vs NZX-listed landlord in $8.9m court claim
Fight over Italian-style restaurant's battle to remain in leased capital premises.
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MBIE moves ahead with voluntary redundancies; DIA confirms jobs could go
Government departments are pushing on with cost-slashing exercises, including job cuts.
Wellington water woes: Gaping sinkhole opens at school
The sinkhole has been cordoned off and will be excavated tomorrow.
‘Not since a kid’: Ministers reveal their last trips across Cook Strait
The Govt defends scrapping new ferries, saying building and selling them is a bad idea.
Commuter trains delayed for months after brand new tracks laid too narrow
The new track, laid and certified by KiwiRail in December, already needs to be fixed.