Wellington Hospital’s Emergency Department had its busiest day for almost a year on Monday, seeing a total of 258 patients. Health NZ said this compared with an average of 189 a day last ...

A Ruapehu councillor is demanding answers from water services contractor Veolia after a major failure left Ohakune without water during the height of the ski season. John Chapman has questioned ...

Report from LDR by Justin Wong The Upper Hutt City Council’s acting chief executive is taking the full job. The city’s ...

Felicity Wong Politicians are ready to change the rules, by regulation, to help a private development at 260 Wakefield Street, (the old Commonsense Organics site). Mayor Little and Deputy ...

News from Kelburn Residents Association The Kelburn community is united in its opposition to a new 5G cellphone tower and ...

Senior Labour MP Dr Ayesha Verrall is in hospital recovering from surgery. Shen posted on social media tonight that while the surgery was unplanned, it was “much-needed”.

New Zealand’s civil infrastructure construction industry will flock to the capital this week to share knowledge, celebrate achievements, tackle major challenges and discuss the way forward for ...

Friday’s mayoral forum failed to reach agreement on how the region’s local bodies could be amalgamated. So instead, the Forum sent two conflicting proposals to the government. One was ...

The downturn in Wellington’s property market deepened this quarter. Our latest QV House Price Index shows the region’s average home value reduced by 2.8% to $787,197 throughout the July quarter.

August 05, 2026 Cash from North America is coming to the rescue for the Porirua Adventure Park project, on Te Rāhui o Rangituhi/Colonial Knob, with plans to open in February 2028.  Porirua ...

August 05, 2026 The West Coast Regional Council has back a proposal for a single unitary authority from Karamea to Haast, even though it will abolish its own council. The move comes as the ...

Wellington City Council is deeply saddened to acknowledge the passing of Councillor Tony Randle, a sitting councillor for Takapū/Northern Ward. Cr Randle was first elected to Wellington City ...