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![Search for missing teens continues](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Search for missing teens continues
The boys were able to call for help using their mobile phones.
![Search underway for lost teens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Search underway for lost teens
A search is underway for two teenagers who became lost on a bushwalk near Lower Hutt.
![Parking officers to wear body cameras](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Parking officers to wear body cameras
Wellington City Council parking officers will start wearing body cameras this week.
![Listening key to pushing conservation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Listening key to pushing conservation
A panel of conservation experts discussed how to harness the power of the people.
![Job vacancies booming but wage increase yet to come](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Job vacancies booming but wage increase yet to come
New data from Trade Me sees more job vacancies - but the average wage is yet to rise
![Chickens fall victim to flooded stream](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chickens fall victim to flooded stream
Wellington residents are today dealing with the damage caused by heavy rain.
![Tyre slasher 'did a great harm': Resident](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tyre slasher 'did a great harm': Resident
I did not want to see him continue to stab my neighbours' [tyres] and those who come here.
![Wellington tyre slasher jailed 22 months](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wellington tyre slasher jailed 22 months
The Wellington man who slashed hundreds of tyres has been sentenced to 22 months in jail.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Art collection draws big spenders to Tauranga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Art collection draws big spenders to Tauranga
Art enthusiasts attended an art auction in Tauranga, where the collection of Koula and Theo Vellinga was sold for prices as high as $16,000. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Wellington tech drive exceeds expectations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wellington tech drive exceeds expectations
Initiative to attract global tech talent garnered more than 48,000 submissions
![Greens launch 'Great Greens' campaign](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Greens launch 'Great Greens' campaign
It's not that unusual to be Green, the party says in its election-year publicity drive.
![Scar-Jo finds best cake ... in Lower Hutt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Scar-Jo finds best cake ... in Lower Hutt
Scarlett Johansson really, really likes Zany Zeus cakes.
![Man dies after multi-car Wellington crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man dies after multi-car Wellington crash
Peak-hour traffic slowed to a crawl after the accident about 5.30pm tonight.
![Capital's trains out of action](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Capital's trains out of action
All train services in and out of Wellington have been suspended by a fault.
![Councillor wants pole on crossing moved](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Councillor wants pole on crossing moved
Concerns pedestrians will walk straight into the pole in the middle of a busy crossing.
![Capital's council cleaners get living wage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Capital's council cleaners get living wage
Cleaners will soon be included in Wellington Council's pledge to provide a living wage.
![Fishing monitor owned by Seafood NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fishing monitor owned by Seafood NZ
The company which monitors the fishing industry is owned by its biggest lobby group.
![Kiwis throw open doors for Lions fans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwis throw open doors for Lions fans
Offers of free rooms for Lions fans are flooding in amid anger over accommodation prices.
![Airport parking: Are charges fair?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Airport parking: Are charges fair?
Auckland Airport collected $52 million from parking fees last year.
![Lions shock: $135/night room now $1000](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lions shock: $135/night room now $1000
New Zealand-bound Lions fans are facing huge surges in accommodation prices.
![US terrorist sanctions not needed - PM](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
US terrorist sanctions not needed - PM
Bill English says New Zealand is well-placed to deal with any returning foreign fighters.
![Collapse 'could have caused fatalities'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Collapse 'could have caused fatalities'
Building codes set for review after 'life-threatening' Statistics House collapse.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Fight to cap interest rates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Fight to cap interest rates
The women fighting to make interest rates fairer. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Woman forced to give up child speaks out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Woman forced to give up child speaks out
Maggie gave birth to her daughter in 1964 in Otahuhu - and didn't see her for 18 years.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Woman forced to give up child for adoption speaks out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Woman forced to give up child for adoption speaks out
A woman whose child was taken from her at birth and adopted out speaks up about that dark period in New Zealand history. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Thames women fighting for interest rates cap](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Thames women fighting for interest rates cap
A group of women involved in the Thames Women's Loan Fund are fighting to cap interest rates after a rise in locals struggling to cope with rising interest rates and debt repayment. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Welly cafes asked to help stop smokers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Welly cafes asked to help stop smokers
Wellington smokers could soon have to stub out, even in cafe outdoor areas.