Georgina Campbell is a Wellington-based reporter who has a particular interest in local government, transport, and seismic issues. She joined the Herald in 2019 after working as a broadcast journalist.
Georgina Campbell works as a senior multimedia journalist for the New Zealand Herald in Wellington. She has a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in politics and media and communications from the University of Canterbury. Her first job was working for The Press newspaper in Christchurch in 2015. She then moved back to Wellington, her hometown, to work at Newstalk ZB as a broadcast journalist before joining the Herald. She won the Bill Toft Award for her podcast Speaking Secrets, which tells the story of the global #MeToo movement in New Zealand through the eyes of survivors of sexual abuse and harassment. Georgina currently hosts the Herald's local politics podcast On The Tiles - Local edition and is a guest host on the Herald's daily podcast The Front Page. She has a special interest in local government, transport, water infrastructure, and seismic issues. Georgina still gets an adrenalin rush from a good scoop and is at her best finding the story behind the headline. You can contact Georgina by sending an email to georgina.campbell@nzme.co.nz or messaging her on X (formerly Twitter) @GeorgeKCampbell.
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Residents reported being overtaken by the vehicle and were 'lucky to avoid a head-on'.
Family desperate to find Ōtaki man missing for six weeks
Police have widened the search for Duncan Hill to include steep and bush-covered terrain.
Kiwi man missing in Sydney found
The 24-year-old had been last seen on Monday night heading towards a train station.
Legal action launched over $1.25b Transmission Gully motorway
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says it will defend the case.
Police release new information in search for missing Ōtaki kayaker
The woman may have been in a single-seat yellow kayak, not a two-seater.
New motorways reduce serious injury or death by more than a third
An existing state highway north of Wellington has been labelled a 'killing field'.
Ōtaki to north of Levin motorway being rescoped
The Government is rescoping parts of its $8.7b NZ Upgrade infrastructure programme.
Beervana: Mr Whippy and brewery create beer icecream
A pastry stout ice cream with a dipped choc top is set to delight.
Missing man found after being recognised from social media
Brent Falaniko was reported missing in the Waikanae Beach area on Wednesday.
Skid marks near median barrier tarnish new $1.25b roadway
The new $1.25 billion road out of Wellington has been open for a little over a month.
A group of kids, the youngest aged 12, caught breaking into cars
They were caught interfering with vehicles in the Waikanae Beach area in the early hours.
Transmission Gully: Fly through for a test run before it opens this week
Take an interactive flyover of Wellington's new $1.25 billion motorway.
Police confirm body found in Waikanae is missing man Joe Pryor
The 63-year-old was reported missing more than two weeks ago.
Waikanae man's disappearance 'not suspicious'
Joe Pryor left a note saying he would be back by 10.30am, but never returned.
Derailed passenger train lifted back onto tracks by crane after slip
KiwiRail crews worked around the clock and up to their knees in mud.
A child is in serious condition after being hit by a vehicle
Police are on the scene in Waikanae speaking with the driver.
Transmission Gully opening will 'undoubtedly be delayed'
The billion-dollar-project faces yet another delay after lockdown and staff leaving.
'Community idiots': Trail bikers snapped hooning in lockdown
Kapiti's mayor has called in police over the blatant and continuous breaches.
Killing fields: Mayors' plea after horror highway deaths
Road is 'marked like a battlefield with white crosses', Kapiti's K Gurunathan says.
Councillor's penis measured as part of indecent assault trial
Object that pressed into her was 'four or five inches long', says complainant.
Kapiti councillor on trial for indecent assault
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