Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey insists the hiring freeze at Health New Zealand/Te Whatu Ora should not be affecting mental health services, and has vowed to step in personally where that is ...

Electricity was cut in parts of Kelburn, including Victoria University, just before midday today. Wellington Electricity says the streets without power are Fairlie Terrace, Kelburn Kelburn ...

Local government plays an outsized role in the life of Wellington students, but their involvement in its processes doesn’t ...

Report from RNZ There are calls for roading officials to hit the brakes on a proposal to make motorists pay a toll when they ...

News from NZ Police Police are asking anyone with CCTV in the vicinity of Hillside Drive, Maoribank, to check their security ...

Due to rockfalls this afternoon on the Featherston side of the Remutaka Hill road, the slow vehicle lane is blocked. Road users are reminded that an under-slip site is under 24/7 stop/go traffic ...

A case to establish a rural ward in South Wairarapa will be put forward at a representation review hearing on Thursday. Among the submitters who are to present to the council’s Strategy Working ...

Report from RNZ An admission charge for overseas visitors to Te Papa in Wellington was introduced today. Te Papa staff are ...

Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau has acknowledged the economic challenges facing residents in the capital, saying she’s “feeling the crunch” too and recently sold her car to help pay ...

Lindsay Shelton Back in March, the Wellington City Council promised a “master plan” for Civic Square to be released in June.

There’s something weird going on at the Wellington City Council. It involves consultation on the future of the City to Sea Bridge. Despite having already sought our views (which we have given many ...

Parking Services Manager Pauli Sola Nei and Head of Environmental Protection Justin Roberts inspect the newly-installed ...