Analysis: Don't be fooled. Transmission Gully was not and is not ready to open
Parts of the $1.25 billion motorway are being ripped up for repairs.
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Wellington's waterfront music festival Homegrown cancelled
The event is usually attended by more than 22,500 festival goers.
Six new cases of Covid-19 in Wellington, restaurant named a location of interest
Three cases are in Porirua and three are in the Hutt.
Killer Beez inmate shanks rival gang member after rape and death of his niece
Now the courts have reduced his sentence saying it was 'manifestly unjust'.
Live: Big outbreak predicted as NZ modellers take swipe at earlier '50,000 by Waitangi Day'
It comes as a million Kiwis due for their booster will be getting contacted by text/email.
Wellington's council to make u-turn on late night parking fees
Several parking wardens have quit due to safety concerns with the late-night shifts.
Lord of the Rings costumes displayed in Wellington for 20 year anniversary
The costume trail features costumes, props, armoury, and weapons created by Wētā Workshop
Convoy protesters 'in for long haul', council considering options
The anti-mandate protesters intend to stay for 'at least a few days' in Wellington.
Behind KiwiRail's failed $565m Budget bid for mega-ferries
Ferries procured without extra $565m requested: saga ends with "stern" Robertson letter.
'Great relief': Buller mayor says they've escaped the worst, Kiri Allan praises response
Parts of the Westland district recorded more than a metre of rain in three days.
243 Covid cases - the highest since start of pandemic
The record was 222 daily community cases on November 16 last year.
Heavy rain closes SH6 in Marlborough as weather event moves up NZ
The Marlborough region is under a heavy rain watch from 9am to 11pm today.
Meet the sisters aiming to bust into archaic bra industry
PhD students researching ways to create custom-made garments for unique bodies.
Meth, guns and a global supply chain: Five people charged for large-scale drug operation in the Hutt Valley
Three men and two women have been arrested.
'No end in sight': Wellington bars and nightclubs fear the industry won't survive under red
'This time, with nothing from the government, I've had to tell my staff I can't pay them.'
Hesitant Aucklanders stay put this Waitangi weekend says Bachcare data
Kiwis rent baches for the last long weekend of summer, while Aucklanders stay home.
More information about rare sighting of black tern
"It is the first confirmed record in New Zealand."
Auckland pool, Air NZ flights added as high-risk locations of interest
New locations follow the addition of an Auckland restaurant and bowling alley yesterday.
Four new cases of Covid-19 in Wellington, one unlinked
One person is isolating on a hospital ward for coronavirus patients.
Thousands raised for Wellington family who lost everything in 'massive' house fire
The Ulberg family lost their home yesterday morning.
Denny's Porirua a location of interest, as Wellington Hospital patient tests positive
A person tested positive after presenting at Wellington Hospital for an unrelated issue.
Police appeal for sightings of missing man in the Wairarapa
Antony Farrell was last seen in the early hours of Monday
'Your sign saved my life': How woman's bumper sticker helped someone decide to keep living
"Maybe [the sticker] was a sign they were supposed to see."
Firefighters expected at 'massive' blaze 'all day'
House 'almost destroyed' in a matter of minutes.
Wellington residents warned of unpleasant smell in the air today
People in and around Seaview and Silverstream might be affected by the stink.
Nearly half Wellington's 5 to 11-year-olds received a Pfizer shot in the first two weeks
Kids aged 5–11 became eligible for the vaccine just over two weeks ago, on January 17.
Wellingtonians faced with a 9.1 per cent rates increase
Mayor Andy Foster says it's the cost of investing in the city's infrastructure.
Opinion: A generation defined by inequality - Covid the ultimate rip off for young people
Not being able to travel is one thing, a generation defined by inequality is another.
Scrub fire on main route out of Wellington under control, delays continue
The fire stretched between 50m and 100m before being extinguished.
Crash blocks SH59 less than 24 hours after fatal crash in same area
It is the second crash on this highway in less than a day, after a man died yesterday.
First wahine Māori elected to Wellington council not standing again
Jill Day has been pivotal in establishing a Māori ward and creating a te reo Māori policy.
Wellington's 'insulting' rental market even worse this year
One expert expects rental prices to rise even further.
Emergency services extinguish central Wellington building fire
The blaze was partially extinguished due to it burning through a water pipe, police said.
Chris Bishop on Omicron, building a house, and becoming a dad
This year will be one of big changes for the National MP and his wife Jenna Raeburn.