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Local News
Asbestos scare prompts station closure
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Tranz Metro has announced the immediate closure of a Hutt Valley station amidst fears of asbestos in a passenger area of the station.... read more
Man attacked daughter for religious reasons, court told
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
An Iraqi immigrant who attacked his daughter did so for religious reasons, a court was told today.... read more
New solo album from Phoenix Foundation frontman
Monday, May 12, 2008
In the past two years Samuel Flynn Scott has been involved in the release of three albums – one with The Phoenix Foundation and two solo efforts. ... read more
Police seeking hit and run driver
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Police in Wellington are urging the driver of a car which struck and injured a pedestrian in the city on Friday night to contact them.... read more
Weta and Microsoft team up to help disabled use computers
Friday, May 09, 2008
Multinational software giant Microsoft says it is teaming up with Wellington's Oscar-winning animation studio Weta Workshop to help disabled people use computer technology. ... read more
$13,000 bill leaves Wellington family without power
Thursday, May 08, 2008
The Guan family of Miramar lost their power in a storm last Thursday night, and they still do not have it back – which is not great, when you have two children aged under two.... read more
Friends of Tibet to stage rally in Wellington
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Friends of Tibet are staging a rally in Wellington this afternoon to try and get the Tibetan leg of the Olympic Torch relay cancelled.... read more
Husband takes the plunge to recover lost wedding band
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Who says romance is dead? Six weeks after losing his wedding band swimming at the beach where he had been married, a Wellington man packed his wetsuit and a $1,500 underwater metal detector and went searching.... read more
Police concern over wanted man's references to explosives and guns
Saturday, May 03, 2008
A man being sought in relation to alleged family violence has caused concern with his references to using plastic explosives and firearms, police on Auckland's North Shore said today.... read more
Truck crashes into house near Paekakariki, disrupting traffic flows
Friday, May 02, 2008
A truck has crashed into a house north of Wellington in an incident that is likely to disrupt peak hour traffic.... read more
Downpour gives Wellington's firefighters a long night's work
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Firefighters in the Wellington region were called out 40 times overnight to weather-related incidents, as heavy rain pounded the capital.... read more
Squid's eye is the world's biggest
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
The world's most famous colossal squid was still thawing this afternoon in a museum laboratory as researchers prepared to measure it, probe its interior, and take samples.... read more
Flag-burning at Anzac ceremony 'free speech', court told
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
A conviction for disorderly behaviour for burning the New Zealand flag at an Anzac ceremony was a breach of the right to free speech, the High Court in Wellington was told today. ... read more
Missing Kapiti woman found
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
A 33-year-old Kapiti Coast woman who had been missing since the weekend has been found.... read more
Scientists to dissect smaller samples of squid today at Te Papa
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Scientists at the Museum of New Zealand are expected to run a dissecting knife over a couple of smaller specimens today, in preparation for Wednesday’s presentation of a rare colossal squid.... read more
Kapiti police concerned for missing woman
Monday, April 28, 2008
Kapiti Coast police are concerned for the whereabouts of 33-year-old Kelly-Anne Dean, also known as Grimwood, who has been missing for two days.... read more
Vector strikes deal to sell electricity network
Monday, April 28, 2008
Electricity lines company Vector has struck a deal with a Chinese company to sell off Wellington's power infrastructure.... read more
Vector sells Wellington electricity network for $785 million
Monday, April 28, 2008
Vector has sold its Wellington electricity network to Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings (CKI) for $785 million. Watch the full news conference.
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False start in thawing of Te Papa's colossal squid specimen
Sunday, April 27, 2008
It was a false start this morning for Te Papa's great reveal of the colossal squid which has been on ice for a year.... read more
Pro-China rally in Wellington this afternoon
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Hundreds of Chinese New Zealanders are expected in downtown Wellington this afternoon holding a pro-China rally.... read more
Suspicious fire in Otaki
Friday, April 25, 2008
Police and the fire service are investigating a suspicious fire which broke out in a pine plantation in Otaki this afternoon. Fire communications spokeswoman Belinda Beets said the fire at Wairongomai Rd started about 3.20pm.
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French frigate arrives in NZ to pay respects to World War II troops
Friday, April 25, 2008
Today has been a very different day for the captain of a French frigate, Commander Thierry Arnoult. He and the crew of the Vendemiaire are in Wellington to pay their respects to New Zealand troops who trained in New Caledonia during World War II.
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RSA President recalls emotional march and service
Friday, April 25, 2008
The march to the Dawn Service at Wellington's Cenotaph on Anzac Day is a short but emotional one for Robin Klitscher, National President of the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association.... read more
Pizza cheque comes back to bite – 16 years on
Friday, April 25, 2008
Richard Forbes ordered a pizza 16 years ago. Yesterday he found it repeating on him - rather badly.... read more
Anzac Day wreaths made 'just like in the old days'
Friday, April 25, 2008
Wreaths are a key symbol of Anzac Day. ... read more
Woman's body discovered on main street of Petone
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Police are investigating the discovery of a woman's body in a car in the main street of Petone, Lower Hutt, today. ... read more
Cheap couches catch fire on motorway
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Two young women got the surprise of their lives today when the couches they had just purchased for $1.50 caught fire on the Wellington motorway.... read more
Rugby: Hurricanes lose Collins
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Hurricanes hard man Jerry Collins will not see out the team's South African Super 14 rugby programme which ends this week with a match against the Cheetahs.... read more
Vice chancellor asks for detailed report about Rotorua games
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Victoria University's vice chancellor has asked for a detailed report on exactly what happened at Rotorua's University Games.... read more
Missing Lower Hutt girl found
Monday, April 21, 2008
A Lower Hutt girl missing since Friday night has been found in northern Hawke's Bay with members of her extended family.... read more
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