Wellington.Scoop Temporary safety barriers were erected this week on both sides of the Kelburn Viaduct. They are in place ...

Kāpiti Coast District Council adopted its Annual Report 2025/26 on Thursday 22 October, reflecting a year of investment in the services and facilities the community relies on. The report covers ...

Outgoing Labour MP Greg O’Connor is promising to fight against Wellington’s detractors in his new role as a Wellington city councillor. O’Connor was sworn in as an Independent ...

Strathmore Housing Action is calling on Housing Minister Chris Bishop to intervene and pause the sale of the Nuku Street public housing site, after the deadline for offers passed yesterday. It is ...

October 20, 2026 Manawatu, Whanganui As the general election draws closer, mayors from across Aotearoa have strong words for whoever takes charge of the country.  An open letter emerged last ...

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Photo/Supplied. More than two centuries after its premiere, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony ...

Wellington Mayor Andrew Little has announced a minor reshuffle and assigned portfolios to Wellington City Councillors to help deliver the council’s Triennium Plan. “There has been serious ...

E tū members at TVNZ will walk off the job from 1pm to 2pm next Thursday, 29 October, in Wellington, Auckland, and Christchurch. It’s the first time TVNZ union members have taken strike action ...

Lower Hutt’s Baby Ru, police are again calling for information, saying “we know there are people who know what happened to Baby Ru.” News ...

October 19, 2026 The byelection to fill the Porirua City Council seat left vacant by the late Mike Duncan has been won by Jo Dow.  Dow, the daughter of six-term councillor Sue Dow, has been ...

Photo / Supplied ‘Mauri’ means ‘spirit’, and spirit infuses Merryn Jones’ telling of how Papatūānuku (the Earth Mother) and ...

Outgoing Labour MP Greg O’Connor is promising to fight against Wellington’s detractors in his new role as a Wellington city councillor. O’Connor was sworn in as an Independent councillor for the ...