Raw sewage was discharged close to shore on Wellington's south coast earlier this month after the failure of the Moa Point plant.
Environment
12:08pm
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Wellington Mayor Andrew Little and Wellington Water chief operating officer Charles Barker are speaking from Lyall Bay.
12:07pm
Upper Hutt man suffers ongoing leg pain after the unprovoked incident with motorcyclist.
New Zealand
Tuesday 7:29pm
2:21
Wellington mayor Andrew Little says the council and health authorities have to be practical and realistic.
Tuesday 5:53pm
Workers relocated the 19m long, 25-tonne station building to a temporary home at nearby Marsden St on Monday, making way for a new SH2 interchange and bridge.
Tuesday 1:42pm
Emergency services were called to the scene of a gas leak on Bouverie St at around 11.30am on Monday.
Mon, Feb 23
The zoo's lead vet Shanna Rose said they had been "overwhelmed" with patients and were running out of room, and some birds had to be cared for out of plastic tubs.
Sun, Feb 22
2:06
The changes will start only after contactless payments using debit and credit cards are activated on the Snapper system.
Politics
Fri, Feb 20
Time appeared to go in slow motion when a 10 by 30 square metre expanse of his backyard slid from beneath their house.
The Miramar resident said the incident occurred while Wellington Water staff were working on his street.
Kāpiti-Mana area commander Inspector Renée Perkins said those lockdowns had since been lifted and appealed to the public for information.
Crime and Justice
A film of spray has coated homes around the south coast, being described as an "absolute s*** show" by one resident.
Two spots had been temporarily zoned alcohol-free at Labour Weekend and New Year's Eve in response to alcohol-related crime and disorder.
Thu, Feb 19
A bridge at Lake Ferry reopened late on Wednesday afternoon after being damaged by the raging Tūranganui River in the storm earlier this week.
The proposed changes would force local government to pay "regulatory relief" to private property owners for imposing planning restrictions.
Bill Bayfield, who had acted as interim chairperson, was confirmed as the new board chair on Thursday.
Three tickets split Saturday's $15 million powerball jackpot, each pocketing $5.08 million.
Business
"We would be completely full right now and we've got, maybe, a quarter of the amount of tables we'd normally have."
Port Marlborough chief executive Rhys Welbourn said the 39-year lease through to 2064 reflected a shared confidence that Picton was the right base for StraitNZ’s future.
Wed, Feb 18
The damage has split families in southern Wairarapa, but by Tuesday afternoon a human chain had formed to ferry supplies from one side to the other.
Hundreds of people enter their second day of being cut off after major damage to a key bridge in south Wairarapa.
Tue, Feb 17
The bridge, just before Lake Ferry, is a key link with the township, along with Cape Palliser, Ngawi, Whāngaimoana and many farming communities.
Officials fronted the crowd of more than 300, but many left disappointed by a lack of clear answers.
Two residents accused a neighbour of orchestrating the change on Fortification Rd over a personal vendetta.
The statement follows an outpouring of sentiment on social media after the beloved Castlepoint Hotel pub announced it would be closing.
Mon, Feb 16
