Wellington City — Responding to news that Wellington City Council’s consultant costs have more than doubled since 2020, Taxpayers’ Union Spokesman Sam Warren said: “This is incredibly insulting as a 12.0 percent rates increases has just been announced—on top of last year’s 16.9 percent hike.

By New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
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Lower Hutt — Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry says securing funding and signing final agreements for the transformational Te Wai Takamori o Te Awa Kairangi project is a once-in-a-generation deal for the city.

By Hutt City Council
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Wellington City — The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union can reveal through a Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act request that Wellington City Council flushed $21,702 (exc.

By New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
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Wellington City

By Natural Hazards Commission
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Porirua — A former charitable trust employee pleaded guilty last Friday to stealing more than $1 million of funds intended for social support services in Porirua.

By Serious Fraud Office
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Wellington — Wellington’s failure to put forward a proposal for a City-Regional Deal proves the need for council amalgamation, according to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce.

By Business Central
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Wellington City — Members of Parliament (MPs) from across the political spectrum in Aotearoa are preparing to lace up their sneakers and lead by example as part of the Fit For Office (F4O) Challenge, launching on March 5, 2025, at 8:15 AM on the Parliamentary Steps.

By ExerciseNZ
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By New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
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Wellington City — Police investigating alleged criminal behaviour by visiting Vietnamese officials are preparing an extradition file.

By New Zealand Police
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Wainuiomata — Police investigating an assault in Wainuiomata last night are asking for the public's help, after a man was left seriously injured.

By New Zealand Police
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Lower Hutt — Police are asking people to avoid Queens Drive in Lower Hutt which is currently closed due to an incident early this morning.

By New Zealand Police
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Upper Hutt — Police are still actively searching for 19-year-old Maia Johnston, who is missing from Totara Park, Upper Hutt.

By New Zealand Police
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Otaki — A man missing in Ōtaki Forks since Saturday has been located, with his dog leading rescuers to him.

By New Zealand Police
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Wellington — A diver is being transported to hospital after being located unresponsive off the coast of Makara Beach this morning.

By New Zealand Police
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Wellington — One southbound lane of State Highway 2 near Petone is blocked by flooding.

By New Zealand Police
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Lower Hutt — Please attribute to Detective Inspector Haley Ryan, Wellington District Field Crime Manager: The man critically injured in a fire that was deliberately lit at a Stokes Valley address during the early hours of Tuesday 5 November has died.

By New Zealand Police
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Upper Hutt — Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Hamish Blackburn: Police can now confirm the identity of the man whose body was recovered from the water in Eastbourne yesterday.

By New Zealand Police
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Porirua — Police will be monitoring a gang related funeral in the Hutt Valley and Porirua today, Tuesday 29 October.

By New Zealand Police
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Wellington — As a result of new information, Police investigating the murder of Baby Ru have completed a targeted search in a semi-rural area north of Wellington.

By New Zealand Police
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Wellington City — Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Tim Leitch, Wellington Criminal Investigations Branch (CIB): The investigation into a weekend assault on Courtenay Place in Wellington has become a homicide enquiry.

By New Zealand Police
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Wellington City — Wellington City Council officials have provided figures suggesting that the council’s debt limit could triple if it does not sell its stake in Wellington International Airport.

By New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
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Upper Hutt — Police were notified about 1.40pm on Sunday that a body had been located by a member of the public near the Birchville Dam in Upper Hutt.

By New Zealand Police
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