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“Orange man” to encourage more voters in local elections
Local Government NZ wants to recruit the “orange man and his dog” to encourage more people to vote at the local elections. LGNZ’s Electoral Reform Working Group (ERWG) chairperson Nick Smith ...
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FENZ chooses a Wellington Local Advisory Committee
Fire and Emergency New Zealand has confirmed seven inaugural members of Wellington’s new Local Advisory Committee (LAC). The LAC members were appointed by the Fire and Emergency New Zealand ...
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Hospital finds source of big bang, after fire crews turn up
Health New Zealand says a loud bang that rang out across parts of the city this morning was caused by a Wellington Hospital generator backfiring. Fire crews were called to Wellington Regional ...
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Lower Hutt woman becomes Lotto’s 30th millionaire of the year
News from Lotto NZ A woman from Lower Hutt has become Lotto NZ’s 30th millionaire in 2025 after winning $1 million with Lotto ...
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Candidates discuss rates – but not the email – at Miramar meeting
Wellington City Councillor and mayoral candidate Ray Chung and his Independent Together group had an audience of mostly supportive voters at the Miramar and Maupuia Community Centre last night.
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Wellington holds its place as NZ’s highest-paid region (on average)
Average pay in Wellington increased 2.2 per cent to $76,851 in the April-June quarter, to maintain its lead over Auckland as the highest paid region, according to Trade Me Jobs. The national ...
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Lily Brown leaves IT, standing as independent candidate for WCC
Lily Brown Lily Brown today announced that she will no longer be standing with the Independent Together (IT) ticket and will ...
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Shouting, angrily, at roadshow finale
Felicity Wong A small group of angry identitarians attended the Independent Together “roadshow” finale last night. It was the ...
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Families in limbo after landslip forces evacuation of Porirua town houses
Report from RNZ by Lauren Crimp he owner of a Porirua property struck by a slip says it sounded like a freight train crashing ...
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Morning trains disrupted after person dies on railway tracks at Waterloo
Hutt Valley train services were still disrupted this morning after a person died on the railway tracks at Waterloo Station yesterday. Police are investigating and said officers were providing ...
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Seismic survey shows parts of Embassy Theatre need strengthening
A Seismic Assessment for Wellington’s 100-year-old Embassy Theatre has shown that two parts of the building are below the 34% NBS threshold for being earthquake prone, but the building can ...
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Councils losing “wellbeing” rules – govt wants focus on core business
The local government Minister is introducing a bill to remove four wellbeing provisions from the Local Government Act to “refocus” councils on their core functions. Minister Simon ...