A security guard is being praised after helping to pull a drowning teenager from the water north of Wellington. Photo: Google Maps Falelua Leitupo was keeping watch at a boat …
Teenager rescued from drowning at popular swimming jump-off spot Read More »
Updated: Wellington train services will be disrupted at peak times today due to urgent mechanical work. Click here to go to Metlink for live information A large number of train …
Updated: Wellington trains disrupted due to mechanical work Read More »
Improvements in Wellington’s new bus services are “ongoing and sustained,” an independent review into implementation challenges of the Wellington City and Hutt Valley network has found. The review, prepared by …
Greater Wellington Regional Council responds to independent bus review Read More »
An independent review into Wellington’s troubled bus network has revealed a raft of failings from the regional council. The new routes weren’t tested because the council did not believe it …
Cause of Wellington’s bus network failure revealed Read More »
Wellington Police are on a mission to ensure drivers keep themselves and other road users safe this holiday season. From Monday 17 to Saturday 22 December, Police will be conducting …
Police to conduct large road safety operation throughout Wellington Region this week Read More »
Primary teachers conclude a week of industrial action today, with schools closed throughout the Wellington region. A meeting for Wellington, Wellington North and Te Kura branch members will take place …
This weekly feature lists a selection of Wellington events accessible this weekend for $20.00 or less (and ideally free). You may want to check previous high five posts for recurring …
Your high five events for the weekend of 10 and 11 November Read More »
A proposal announced yesterday would see two troubled tertiary institutes in the Wellington region merge, with Whitireia Community Polytechnic integrated into the Wellington Institute of Technology in an effort to …
WelTec to swallow Whitireia in merger, closing Kāpiti campus Read More »
This weekly feature lists a selection of Wellington events accessible this weekend for $20.00 or less (and ideally free). You may want to check previous high five posts for recurring …
Your top ten events for the weekend of 3 and 4 November Read More »
A survey of Wellington residents revealed that only 15% of respondents had completed more than half of 18 recommended earthquake preparedness actions. The project, carried out in November 2017 by …
The Government has announced that it will spend $1.5 billion over 25 years to revitalise housing in eastern Porirua, with plans for 2000 new KiwiBuild homes and 2900 renewed state …
Eastern Porirua to receive $1.5b housing regeneration Read More »
Porirua people are demanding urgent help after six suicides and a death in a car accident since June. RNZ story by reporter Phil Pennington @pjppenn phil.pennington@radionz.co.nz Porirua College principal Ragne Maxwell …
Porirua community demands help after six suicides: ‘It’s just too many’ Read More »
Tenants in Wellington should expect rents to keep rising, with median rents up 6.7 per cent compared to last year, hitting $480.00 per week in September. And the increases are …
Rents keep rising in Wellington – and nationwide Read More »
Police are appealing for any sightings of a black Mercedes, registration GPW495, after a man was critically injured in Porirua yesterday. The man was injured exiting a moving vehicle on …
Wellington Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a man in a critical condition who was involved in an incident in Porirua yesterday. Police reported that a man had “exited …
Police seek help to identify man in critical condition after Porirua incident Read More »