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GP bending rules to get help for mouthfuls of rotten teeth
Patients are taking weeks off work due to pain, strong medication, and long waiting times.
Seven gang members arrested in relation to reported Porirua stabbing
But more people are believed to have been involved in the serious assault, police say.
Early morning wild ride across Wellington ends in arrest
An early morning police pursuit lasted all the way from Kilbirnie to Porirua.
Porirua City Council to pay back wage subsidy
Porirua City Council excluded rates revenue from its application.
Queen St closure: Auckland's oldest McDonald's shutting doors
McDonald's Queen St restaurant opened in 1977 when a Big Mac cost less than $1.
Communities split over free school lunches
Full list: Which schools will get free school lunches?
Free school lunches: Wellington and South Island
Full list: Who gets free school lunches in Wellington and the South Island.
'Not acceptable': Social housing provider under fire for mould-ridden rental
The Tenancy Tribunal ordered the landlord to pay more than $2000 in damages.
Labour's Mana candidate Barbara Edmonds facing 'outright' racism
One person wouldn't vote for her because they didn't like the Black Lives Matter protests.
Slain officer Matthew Hunt honoured on Police Remembrance Day
This year's Police Remembrance Day is 'particularly poignant' following Hunt's death.
Ben Kepes: Whittaker's and all that is good about dynasties
Ben Kepes on keeping it in the family.
Police warn public after spate of indecent assaults near train station
Police are asking the public to remain alert and aware.
'No one is born with a patch on their back': How Kiwi gang members are made
New Kiwi film shows boy's journey from abusive childhood to brutal gang enforcer.
Bid to extend Transmission Gully quarry consent by five years
Residents are livid and say they face years of 'living inside hell'.
Ashley cut? Labour re-edits ad after Act complains about appearance of public servants
The PM's spokeswoman said the video was not an ad but an update on the Covid response.
Child abuse findings in Porirua increase, while national cases trend down
Findings of abuse have increased by 22 per cent over the last five years.
Police seize assault rifle in Wellington searches
Police are "highly motivated" to get such weapons off the streets.
'UFO' over Porirua? Mysterious hovering lights stun locals
Porirua local says she spotted three 'creepy' lights hovering over the town.
Stabbing victim had 18cm wound, Crown says
Ngapaki Gripp allegedly asked "do you want to get stabbed?"
Chopper crash due to 'unanticipated yaw'
There was no evidence pilot Rick Lucas' medications were a factor in the crash.
Magnitude 3.9 earthquake rattles Porirua
More than 3,700 people in the Wellington region felt light shaking.
Wellington Water off the hook for performance targets
Assurances made that the water company is on the right track, despite woeful record.
Social housing provider criticised for mould, rotting floors
The tenant was shocked to see the state of the house when she moved in.
Transmission Gully: 167 breaches, unconsented activities, incidents
'Astonishing' breaches raise questions over whether the environment is taken seriously.
Labour selects lawyer to replace Louisa Wall in Manurewa seat
Wall had been pursuing legal action against her party over a late nomination.
Students shocked after porn pops up on teacher's computer screen
Teacher admitted accessing 17 inappropriate websites on school computer.
Pedestrian in serious condition after being hit by vehicle in Porirua
Two ambulances attended the scene and the patient was taken to Wellington Hospital.
Woman who threw bucket of boiling water on prison inmate declined parole
In 2006 Kino Matete was the first woman in the country to get an indefinite jail sentence.
Watch: Massive queue for open home as buyers leap at level 2
Queues, "excessive sanitiser" and no touching the cupboards. Welcome to level 2 open homes
Police identify body as missing man Jason Cambourn
Cambourn, 49, was reported missing from Porirua on March 23.
Appeal for divided Wellington City Council to 'pull finger'
Mayors voice growing concerns: 'What's bad for Wellington is bad for the region'.
Man charged with attempted rape and attacking passerby who stepped in
A 36-year-old man is appearing in Porirua District Court.
Lovin' level 3! Hungry Kiwis in long, pre-dawn McDonald's lines
About 20 cars are queuing at McDonald's drive-thrus in Māngere, Greenlane and Porirua.