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Construction work on Wellington’s Golden Mile will begin in September, cars to be removed

It's the lastest hurdle cleared by the controversial transport plan.

Body recovered from Horowhenua beach is not Breanna Muriwai, police confirm

The body is female but it is not the missing nursing student.

'Beautiful and caring' hit-and-run victim remembered by colleagues

Cass Maguire will be farewelled by loved ones next week.

Wellington council probed after $250m error and data breach

Two separate independent investigations are under way.

‘Incredibly disappointing’: Second data breach at Wellington City Council

It comes after the council released personal details of people involved in road crashes.

School bus driver sacked after waving down cops to warn unruly students

The driver found a dismissal letter in her mailbox on Christmas Eve.

Revealed: Eden Park's $33m upgrade for Fifa Women's World Cup

Eden Park is confident it has the "most accurate football field on the globe".

'Give me your money or I’ll shoot': Gunman jailed following kidnapping rampage

Two victims - including a teenager - leapt from their second-storey to escape the gunman.

Young mum dies after hit and run, Ashley Bloomfield pays tribute

Cass Maguire was a former employee of the Ministry of Health.

Bitter pill to swallow: Pharmacy closing after 130 years, blames council transport plan

Let's Get Wellington Moving is the 'final nail in the coffin', says the owner.

Loafers Lodge residents to recover some belongings after legal action

A former tenant says it's the best they could hope for.

Auckland to Tauranga? Parliament committee urges ministers to restart regional rail services

A select committee reckons its time to restart North Island passenger rail.

'Incredibly risky': Customers question how travel firm lost millions on crypto in bull market

"I can’t imagine what they did to lose all of that money."

Pedestrian struck by car near Te Papa dies three weeks later

Further charges are being considered for the 23-year-old driver.

'Big waste': Consent granted for bus depot on prime waterfront land

There is space for up to 120 buses at the depot planned on a narrow coastal road.

81yo waited a year for surgery - it was cancelled as she sat in the waiting room

'I’m in agony. I have the most horrific pain', she says.

Wellington records more than 7000 sewage spills in five years

New data released to the Herald reveals the scale of the capital's water woes.

Mayors making headlines: City leaders who have felt the heat

Mayors around the country have found themselves under fire for their conduct.