'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.
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'Strong' 4.8 earthquake strikes near Wellington
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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
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Seymour stands by ECE regulations slash despite major opposition
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Wellington ballerina accepted into the Paris Opera Junior Ballet
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Man ordered to give up $600,000 he profited from illegal gambling, money laundering
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Prison guard smuggled contraband to inmate for $3700 cash
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Government to cut millions in funding for Family Start programme - union
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Ryman reviewing new residents' fixed weekly fees: 'Quite a financial drag'
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KiwiRail board exodus: Acting chairman named, search for new directors under way
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Man who strangled vulnerable woman was on release conditions from prison
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Wellington nurse's funeral on hold as husband fights for life
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Carbon dioxide levels reach another new record in Wellington
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'Babysitting' mental health patients keeps police from core work, minister says
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