Eye-witness account: How Parliament's protest turned violent
After two weeks, the police have finally arrived with a strong statement this morning.
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Cheaper fares on the way for buses after midnight in Wellington
The move is part of Pōneke Promise, a social contract responding to city safety concerns.
Biggest week of Covid testing in Wellington since pandemic began
While a protest rages on one side of the city, there's a big testing queue on the other.
'Liability or traitor': Protest groups in ugly row over police discussions
Protester's livestream captures anger between protesters as police move in.
Parliament under siege: Fed up residents, counter protest planned
Anti-mandate protest spreads into more streets of the capital, frustrating more residents.
Jarrod Gilbert: The moment police should have intervened in Wellington
OPINION: Police (in)action affects public confidence, but what "a rock and a hard place".
Live: Police warning to protesters; Govt 'dug itself a hole' by refusing to meet
Andrew Coster defends police failure to remove protesters from Parliament grounds.
Sasha Borissenko: The many laws Parliament protesters are breaking
OPINION: Surprising there have not been more fines or consequences given all the breaches.
Emergency powers may be needed to clear Parliament protesters - Police Commissioner
Protest shouldn't have got to this but use of force unacceptable to many - Andrew Coster.
Deadly night on roads: Two fatal crashes, car rolls in Wellington
Fatal crashes were reported in Manawatū and Ōamaru overnight.
Exclusive: Eye in the sky - incredible images show scale of Wellington protest
The anti-mandate protest has a very different complexion from 1500 feet.
Rain, sun and warm weather on the cards across the country
Rain is again predicted in the capital today.
Live: Police warning - 'serious concerns' over safety at concert at Parliament protest
Meanwhile, mayor is calling for urgent financial support for affected businesses.
Disability community and elderly facing 'challenging' time due to protest
"Our city should be for everybody."
Despite protest, Wellington still moving
Traffic isn't as shut down by the protest at Parliament as you think.
Four Wellington suburbs without water after pipeline breaks
Residents in four southern Wellington suburbs are without water after a pipeline broke.
Protests in Christchurch, Picton, Auckland: Destiny Church and tattoo fundraising as more than 1000 march
Pockets of protesters have arisen around the country.
Structure on Wellington cenotaph is a shower, not toilet - protester
Structure sparked anger online, along with graffiti scrawled across memorial to war dead.
Protester numbers rise significantly as police, mayor feel the heat
Police said yesterday they would not pursue any enforcement action against protesters.
Jack Tame: End protests slowly, without violence
COMMENT: Trevor Mallard's efforts can only have served to antagonise the protesters.
Claire Trevett: Police, politicians and protesters - who's in charge?
Coster's "traffic management plan" to deal with the protests has raised eyebrows.
Police warning: 'Significant number' of people to join Parliament protest
'Until politicians come out and address the people that ain't gonna change.' - Protester
Vic Uni campus to be closed for month and a half due to 'protest activity'
The campus will be shut until April 11.
'I'm a hostage': Apartment residents speak of protest hell
One resident requested help with groceries after not leaving her apartment for a week.
Camp freedom? Protest camp swells as organisers start to set own rules
Organisers have requested media sign up for "site visits".
Who's who of Wellington leaders tell protesters to end illegal activities 'immediately'
Almost 30 Wellington community leaders have signed a statement urging an end to protest.
Storm alert: Weekend gales and rain, wet Saturday night for capital
For the second weekend in a row Wellington is in for a drenching.
Trevor Mallard trespassing protesters likely 'reasonable' - law professor
Use of trespass law at Parliament softened after students arrested in peaceful protest.
Analysis: Why ignoring Parliament protesters is dangerous - and will only make it worse
Analysis: David Fisher says distancing and mocking protesters is counter-productive.
Wellington Hospital ward closed to visitors after member of staff tests positive
No patients have been considered close contacts and the risk of infection is "very low".
Wellington residents told to conserve water after burst pipe
The pipe supplies water to the Brooklyn Reservoir, which is less than half full.
Inside the protest camp: The people who built a village outside Parliament
"A lot of people here feel they've got nothing left to lose."
Revealed: Deadly rock falls, fish among 88 Transmission Gully problems
A scathing report lists 88 problems with Transmission Gully.
Supermarket staff feel threatened by protesters shopping without masks
Supermarket staff anxious, exhausted and scared to ask protesters to wear masks in store.