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The cause of the incident remains under investigation.
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Wellington councillors walk out of meeting, refuse controversial crossing vote
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Foodstuffs North Island fined $3.25m for anti-competitive land covenants
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Wellington Water boss abruptly quits, stepping down from tomorrow
The board has announced Tonia Haskell is stepping down.
Public sector cuts: $58m so far in redundancy payouts at Govt agencies
Nicola Willis says the cost is small compared to the $6b they're expecting to save.
'Significant risks': Te Papa's collection of 860,000 specimens could be disposed of without new storage facility
The existing facility is earthquake-prone and breaches health and safety rules.
Rau Tongia: Jury reaches verdict with two found guilty of murder
The jury has reached a unanimous verdict.
Expert fears there will be another waterfront death before council completes safety work
Dr Frank Stoks gave evidence at the inquest into Sandy Calkin's death in Wellington.
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John Leonard was airlifted to Auckland in a coma for specialist care.
Tory Whanau’s comms adviser quits after nine months
The pair previously worked together at the Green Party.
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Edmonds says Willis should resign as union warns ferry costs could hit $1b
Edmonds says Willis would need to go if ferry cancellation costs spike.
Armed cops arrest man after car chase and crash near motorway
A 35-year-old man was arrested after crashing during a police chase.
'It would take out 20% of sales': what many Catalina Bay apartment buyers want
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'Strong' 4.8 earthquake strikes near Wellington
The shallow quake struck at 11.38pm at a depth of 13km.
Council officers recommend using debt to fund raised pedestrian crossings
NZTA advised the council it would not fund "raised safety platforms".
Council grilled on why it didn't investigate man's fatal fall into Wellington Harbour
Sandy Calkin had been drinking but his friends say he was steady on his feet.
Artist wins $25k for tapestry of drawings in prestigious art competition
Ella Jones said she almost didn't enter the competition as she thought it was a long shot.
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Seymour stands by ECE regulations slash despite major opposition
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Police say the man did not return home as expected.
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