Aussie Covid crisis: 18 new cases in NSW, including 2 students
Cabinet to review bubble pause today, tourism sector calls for vaccination to speed up.
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Big swells are set to hit Wellington's south coast
MetService has issued a Heavy Swell Warning for between 6am Tuesday and 11pm Wednesday.
Manawatū River close to floodgate limit
The latest information from Horizons is that an opening of Moutoa floodgates now unlikely.
Covid scare in capital: Partner's positive test shows need for more results
Results from locations the Sydney couple visited in Wellington are critical, expert warns.
Te Papa set to re-open tomorrow
National museum will reopen on Tuesday after becoming a location of interest last week.
Level 2 extended in Wellington; Hipkins foreshadows pre-departure testing
A vaccinated health worker who tested weak positive for Covid has since tested negative.
Capital may have dodged Covid bullet, but no time to relax, experts say
Experts call for vigilance, as symptoms from any infections would start showing now.
Migrant sex workers too vulnerable to report assaults, says victim
Bianca Beebe says most are too scared of being kicked out to report a crime.
'We've closed the doors': Divorce lawyers face post-lockdown surge in cases
Lawyers estimate inquiries for divorce are up 20 per cent since pre-Covid times.
Covid latest: Aussie travellers placed into MIQ, one 'detected by Customs'
Update comes after confirmation Sydney to Wellington traveller has Delta variant.
Man arrested in relation to assault at New World Chaffers car park
An arrest has been made following a serious assault in a New World car park in Wellington.
Wellington marathoners hit with third Covid-19 postponement
Some runners were clocking up 200km a week, and organisers had spent thousands.
Top lawyer guilty of misconduct held leadership roles in years after incidents
He was made president of the RMLA in 2017 and was on the NZIOB council.
Covid visitor: New infection exposure site revealed
The health boss reveals the latest on a key day of the crisis.
'This city is not a museum': Wellington housing plan signed off
Wellington's spatial plan outlines how city will accommodate up to 80,000 extra people.
Top lawyer guilty of misconduct over touching women at Xmas parties
James Gardner-Hopkins found guilty of six charges.
Bubble settings need to change, as Government too 'complacent'- expert
'Review of the bubble now needed, as well as an urgent upgrade of the alert-level system.'
Wellington man whose father died from Covid-19 frustrated over testing process
"The staff were all sort of just standing around."
Wellington congestion charge: Mayor says 'we need to know now'
Andy Foster has appeared before a select committee on the issue of congestion charging.
Covid in NZ: Wellington's Taranaki St testing site fully booked today
Increased demand for Covid-19 testing is expected to continue today.
Wait continues for genomic test results after Covid scare - Hipkins
With the Wellington region on level 2, time will tell if the virus has spread.
Wellington Airport location of interest warnings
Te Papa is one of 16 potential exposure sites identified in Wellington so far.
Private school on high alert after ball held at Te Papa
Attendees are considered casual plus contacts of the infected traveller, school says.
Te Papa unsure if it will have enough staff to reopen after Sydney Covid case
Up to 2500 people were visiting Te Papa at the same time as the Sydney Covid case.
Wellington bus drivers vote to reject third pay offer
The wrangle over their collective agreement has so far resulted in a strike and a lockout.
Experts call for alert level '1.5' in Wellington
Experts have suggested Wellington move to indoor mandatory-masking amid Covid-19 scare.
Wellington's white-hot construction market putting council projects under pressure
Town Hall's budget could blowout and costs could escalate on new sludge-treatment plant.
Covid in Wellington: Major tech conference cancelled, sport organisers wait on advice
Nine hundred people were due to attend tonight's Sport and Recreation Awards at TSB Arena.
Why this Sydney Covid outbreak is different
An expert explains why Sydney isn't going into lockdown like Melbourne did last month.
Covid alert: Delta variant creates 'plume of infectious particles'
The variant that has sparked concern in Sydney has now crossed the ditch.
NZ-NSW bubble on hold: Sydney Covid case flew to Wellington
Possible exposure sites in the capital city have not yet been released.
A Capital Letter: Amid the bus chaos Wellingtonians say 'thank you driver'
Opinion: This small token of appreciation means more than ever right now.
280% surge in demand: Male sexual violence group struggling to manage
'It's dangerous to have a waiting list in sexual violence.'
Environment Court slaps Transmission Gully builder with $70,000 fine
Boulders went over the side of a hill and into streams that feed vulnerable inlets.