Quake-prone Hutt Hospital block got council all-clear last year
The DHB used a 10-year-old assessment to persuade the Hutt City Council to go easy on it.
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Green MP for Auckland Central Chlöe Swarbrick has backed the bid.
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Health Minister to meet with local leaders tonight after building deemed earthquake-prone.
Teen charged with Tawa stabbing appears in court
The boy has automatic name suppression due to his age.
Multimillion-dollar maternity upgrade paused after building deemed quake-prone
The second phase of a $9.47m project to improve maternity care is located in the building.
Arrest after suspected stabbing at Wellington school
Students were hiding under desks after school went into lockdown.
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Hutt Hospital's main building deemed earthquake-prone, services to be moved
The building makes up 25 per cent of the overall hospital bed capacity in the region.
Wellington Airport reports profit after 'rollercoaster' year
The airport's results paint a picture of recovery after a difficult year thanks to Covid.
Sudden death in Wellington CBD not suspicious - Police
There is no indication the death is suspicious, police say.
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Weak and malnourished seal euthanised
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'Huddled in the cold': Trampers take wrong turn in extreme weather - saved by cell phone call
The couple was rescued seven hours after the initial alarm was raised.
Surgeries, clinics on hold as thousands of health workers prepare to strike
10,000 Allied Health workers are walking off the job for 24 hours tomorrow.
Woman, 62, hits health worker after 21-hour wait in ED
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Bryce Edwards: What happened to the big 'immigration reset?'
The Government 'promised' a major reform of New Zealand's immigration system
Bye bye blue sky: Cloud rolls in after bluebird week
Few weather worries for most, but rain warning issued for one part of the country.
Students no longer have to pay for washing after complaint to university
The university agrees washing machines and dryers are an essential service.
New boss revealed for Wellington's multi-billion-dollar transport plan
Let's Get Wellington Moving has been without a permanent boss for more than a year.
Is Wellington next in line for a congestion charge?
Hints are scattered everywhere, including in comments the Finance Minister made yesterday.
Man who murdered pregnant partner appeals against conviction
Jayson Poihipi said his lawyer told him not to give evidence at trial.
Councillors vote down move to oppose Wellington airport expansion
Council officials had warned opposing the expansion could be unlawful.
'Unburden yourself': Police appeal in hit-and-run death
Police believe the driver knows they hit someone, and are asking them to come forward.
Fatal attack on miniature poodle claimed to be 'accident'
The dog would have suffered severely before dying, the judge said.
Several smaller retailers tipped to replace Wellington's David Jones
Australian retailers are scoping out CBD leases in the capital as borders reopen.
Global cosmetics giant Sephora may expand to Wellington
The beauty retailer already has three stores in Auckland.
Opinion: The non-Covid reason Wellingtonians are working from home
Some office workers had to abruptly leave their buildings long before the virus arrived.
'The happiness is incomparable': Midwife retires after 51-year career
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Wellington sexual assault: 21-year-old man charged with rape
The 21-year-old is due to appear in the Wellington District Court on May 9.
Work will start on Wellington's Cobham Drive crossing despite judicial review action
Wellington Airport is fighting the crossing arguing it will make congestion worse.
IRD bungle leads to prisoner's special suppression order
The prisoner is back in court on hefty fraud charges.