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Dirty water on Brandon Street footpath – but it’s not sewage
Wellington.Scoop A burst water main overflowing on to the pavement on Brandon Street in central Wellington this morning was ...
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Funding approved for new classrooms and hall at Wellington Girls’ College
The government has agreed to fund new classrooms and a school hall at Wellington Girls’ College. The school’s biggest teaching block was pronounced earthquake-prone in April, with 13 ...
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Hunt for man who pointed gun at police officer in Palmerston North
Police are calling for a man who aimed a gun at an police officer in Palmerston North to give himself up. They are on the hunt for a man who fled after aiming a firearm at an officer in Highbury.
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Increased traffic from more tunnels = more congestion
Increased traffic from the two new tunnels would cause more congestion, according to modelling from the NZTA. The Post reports that NZTA modelling released under the Official Information Act ...
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From 2 hours to 2 minutes: easier access to WCC decisions
Wellington City Council is taking transparency to a world-leading level by making it easier for everyone to access and understand Council decisions. New functionality introduced to the Council’s ...
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Two nights of road closures on SH2 at Petone – to complete resurfacing
News from NZTA Waka Kotahi Wellington drivers can expect further road closures during the night on State Highway 2 Petone ...
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New Reading owner planning rapid reopening of Courtenay Place shops
Prime Property Group, the new owners of the Reading Cinema building, are looking to reopen the empty shops along their Courtenay Place frontage. The Post (paywalled) reports that PPG is offering ...
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Wider footpaths and no cars – work starting on Golden Mile in April
Wellington’s long-awaited Golden Mile upgrade will start construction in April. The controversial $140 million development was part of the now-disestablished Let’s Get Wellington ...
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Ben Elton at the MFC in April
Following the success of Ben Elton’s critically New Zealand tour in 2021, the undisputed godfather of modern stand-up is ...
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“No longer safe for vehicles:” bridge closed in Whanganui
The Whanganui District Council has closed a bridge to vehicles on a busy rural road in Whanganui East because of safety concerns, with a significant number of wooden beams showing “considerable ...
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Fighting for cottages
Claire Nolan Some Newtown residents have been fighting for four years against higher buildings among one-storey cottages. But ...
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Concern at HealthNZ plan to cut 1100 IT jobs – ‘serious consequences for patients’
The union for public service workers has taken the “unprecedented” step of asking the Privacy Commissioner to urgently investigate Health NZ’s plan to cut nearly half its IT ...