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Family of Nga Reo call for police update on homicide case

It is now five months since the little boy died. No one has yet been charged.

MBIE proposes more voluntary redundancies as public service cuts continue

The ministry had previously confirmed 111 voluntary redundancies were accepted.

'Lifetime of grief': Drink driver sentenced for killing 'deeply loved' pedestrian

Declan Curley's friends and family say they struggle every day to accept he is gone.

Rail worker safety new priority for rail after near death incident

Two track workers had to run for their lives when a train nearly hit them last year.

Person critically injured in Wellington lift shaft fall

A man reportedly fell about three floors down a lift shaft.

Anti-trans rant and abuse of MP disrupts select committee

A member of the public has momentarily derailed a parliamentary select committee.

MPI and health ministry to cut hundreds of jobs, union says it's an 'irresponsible gamble'

Ministries are urged to find savings between 6.5 and 7.5 per cent on average.

Couple say school's 5.5m 'tower of terror' destroys home's privacy, value

Adults and children alike can be spotted staring into the couple's windows at all hours.

'I f***ing love Wellington': Surprise - Fred Again confirms Wellington show

There had been wide speculation that he will play a gig in the Capital on Friday night.

Cook Strait ferry service: Who's really paying?

Independent operator says billions could be blown at both ends of strait.

Wellington’s Mt Victoria Tunnel closed

Motorists are being asked to use alternative routes.

$1b+ Oyster Group fund suspends investor withdrawals, selling properties

It says the fund must keep capital to meet its needs and service higher borrowing costs.

Unstable land under Wairarapa train line could have ‘catastrophic’ consequences

KiwiRail said there was an area of loose fill material just below the railway line.

White-tailed spider bite leaves man in hospital for a month with deadly infection

Andy Stewart pushed on with his motorbike trek despite his growing pain.

Focus: Te Papa to make pivotal decision on Treaty of Waitangi exhibit

The museum will have another look at the display after it was vandalised in December. Video / NZ Herald

Sean Wainui’s widow speaks of a ‘man of mana’ as the whānau unveils his beautiful headstone

The widow of Sean Wainui has spoken for the first time of her devastating loss.

Editorial: The man who holds the power to decide Wellington’s housing future

OPINION: District plan changes to make Wellington denser and higher are not a done deal.

'Critical moment': Inside Te Papa's Treaty protest and the pivotal decision ahead

Museum says defaced exhibit could be turned into something bold, meaningful and lasting.