カテゴリー: Wellington
The odour from a wastewater plant comes and goes, but locals say it’s worsened after an equipment breakdown that authorities warn could take years to fixIn a small city across the harbour from New Zealand’s capital, an invisible villain is terrorising …
Controversial development proposed in New Zealand capital, which faces a housing crisis, scrapped after film-maker purchased block of landAs news spread on Wellington’s leafy Miramar peninsula that the film-maker Peter Jackson and his partner Fran Wals…
New Zealand police open homicide inquiry after at least six die in Loafers Lodge blazeA fire that erupted in a Wellington hostel, killing at least six people, is being investigated as arson by New Zealand’s police, who have started a homicide inquiry.N…
Emergency services called to 92-room Loafers Lodge hostel just after midnight and a number of people remain unaccounted forNew Zealand was in shock on Tuesday after a “worst nightmare” fire at a hostel in the capital Wellington left at least six people…
The former actor, drag performer, sex worker and radio host pulled off a surprise victory as a Labour MP and later played a pivotal role in decriminalising prostitutionFormer New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has led tributes to Georgina Beyer, th…
New Zealand city council says ‘you would be seriously injured or killed’ by lamps weighing up to 15kg, like a microwave or bulk sack of riceNew Zealand’s capital is being plagued by hundreds of potentially deadly street lights that have begun dropping …
Sallie Culy, who has Williams Syndrome, is the first artist with an intellectual disability to exhibit in Wellington’s public art Lightbox programme“It’s good to be alive,” artist Sallie Culy says as she finishes a ham and cheese sandwich at one of the…
New Zealand prime minister unable to be accommodated under distancing rulesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt’s rare for a head of state to just casually drop into a cafe for a snack. Rarer still for them to be turned away.B…
City councillor says capital’s water issues may be ‘tip of the iceberg’ for rest of countryWellington City Council has alerted Island Bay residents to another burst water pipe, frustrating the city’s residents who are weary of harbour pollution, street…
Consent campaign in New Zealand capital uses slogan: ‘Don’t guess the yes’As the festive season gets under way, Wellington police are peppering bars and clubs with stringent messaging about sexual consent, using the slogan: “Don’t guess the yes.”The ca…
New Zealand capital is probably the world’s windiest – and a historian says its gales should stand alongside Bora, Mistral and Fremantle DoctorResidents of Wellington are fond of telling people that their city is perfect, with the small exception of a …