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Nick Mills: Your right to protest shouldn't trump our right to function

As soon as public safety is involved, that’s where we should be drawing the line.

Watch: Waves crash on to ferry's deck as wild weather hits

Video of the sailing shows how rough the Cook Strait was.

Wild weather on yesterday's last Interislander crossing

Wild weather on the 11am Aratere Interislander ferry crossing yesterday, sailing from Picton to Wellington. Video / Ethan Yeow

A Capital Letter: Councils are running out of money, it’s not a pretty sight

Residents face unsustainable rates hikes without alternative revenue sources.

Fines for building owners increased four times after Loafers Lodge fire

The Government has also agreed to a new offence for negligent building inspectors.

MSD debt bungle: Beneficiary’s $25k compo claim rejected

Despite assurances his debt had been wiped, the demands from MSD kept coming.

‘Very aggressive’ leopard seal cruises Wellington beach, DoC warns people to stay away

The Department of Conservation is fielding 12 calls a week about seal visits.

‘Iconic’ Ōpiki Bridge partly collapses into river

Historian Val Burr is urging local councils to take responsibility for fixing the bridge.

Public servants told to work from home, hide their IDs ahead of Parliament protest

Additional security measures are in place in and around Parliament for Thursday's protest.

Roads around Parliament to close, police warn of protests

Groundswell NZ travelling to Auckland, separate march on Parliament grounds planned.

Police investigating death at Upper Hutt address after person suffers stab wounds

Police responded after a person was reported seriously injured at an Akatarawa Rd address.

School holiday rush: Traffic building south out of Auckland as airport braces for passenger rush

School hols, Warriors' Brisbane match and South Island weather combine for maximum chaos.

Friends 'lucky to be alive' after pole smashes windscreen in wild wind

The friends say a few seconds difference could have ended in death.

Lord of the waterfront: Peter Jackson secures block as union sells HQ

Billionaire unlocks potential development site after E tū sells its headquarters.

Driver on restricted licence drove drunk again months after killing pedestrian

Friends tried to get Callum Wither's keys and asked him to slow down before the fatality.

Wellington doctors told to stop referring women to hospital specialists

Specialists and family doctors say this is becoming common practice.

Mum guilty of wounding adopted daughter

The woman flatly denied beating the girls with wooden rods, a chair and a dog collar.

$50 million cost blowout for Wellington rail upgrade

There's no guarantee the Government will meet the shortfall.