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More than half of Wellington's MIQ rooms sat empty over New Year, while stranded Kiwis scramble for spots

There were 58 unoccupied rooms in Wellington MIQ over New Year.

Parking wardens assaulted with scooters, told 'I hope you die'

Some regions experience significant increase in attacks.

A thousand IRD staff to remain displaced for most of the year

A plan is in place to earthquake strengthen Wellington's largest single office building.

Burst water main in Porirua still not fixed, water tankers on-site to assist residents

Wellington Water is on-site at location of burst water main.

Construction to upgrade dangerous Wellington playground under way

Several young children have been seriously injured on the playground's slide.

Covid: More than half a million kids' vaccine doses arrive in NZ, 85 new community cases

So far, NZ has avoided community transmission of the Omicron variant.

Mid-air drama: Auckland Jetstar flight to Wellington turned back

The plane took off but didn't get very far before circling back.

NZ wakes up to cooler temperatures as cold front sweeps the country 

Queenstown did not even hit double digits on Friday morning.

Missing Wellington teen found 'safe and well'

Sky went missing from his Southgate home around 4pm.

Covid: 56 new community cases, 4 cases at the border

As community infections stabilise, more cases of Omicron are caught at the border.

Upper Hutt City council will require vaccine passes for all council facilities after case found in Wellington

It comes a day after Covid-19 was discovered in the Wellington region.

'We don't qualify:' ICU nurse's residency issue may force her to move

Immigration NZ has received more than 10,000 applications for the one-off Resident Visa.

Dreaming of a green Christmas? Wellingtonians produce 1000 tonnes of festive rubbish

The amount of extra rubbish in January is the equivalent weight of 76 double decker buses.

Let's Get Wellington Moving gets spades in the ground - at just two sites

The construction progress is underwhelming but a "spade is a spade".

A Capital Letter: We need a new opening date for Transmission Gully

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport agency cannot be allowed to shy away from announcing a new date.

Body found in search for missing kayaker

The 23-year-old failed to return from a kayaking trip in Petone last night.

Wellington's Newtown festival cancelled, too hard to check vaccine passes

Thousands usually attend the festival along with stallholders, performers and crew.

Found! Police locate missing bucket from Wellington's iconic fountain

The bucket, which is not in great shape, was first reported missing in October.