Design student turns art into fundraiser for Zealandia
5:00 AM Sophia Meldrum has turned her passion for the environment into a way to help the wildlife sanctuary.
Retiring principal reflects on years of triumph, challenge and heartbreak
5:00 AM After 31 years inside the grounds of Wellington's Tawa College, Murray Lucas says his job is never short of surprises.
Language Matters: Māori English, eh?
5:00 AM OPINION: Both ME and Pākehā English should be considered legitimate varieties of New Zealand English
Five things to do in Wellington city on Labour Day
5:00 AM Don't let a cloudy day put you off, get out and about in Wellington City.
Wearable Art organisers sought more ratepayer money, on top of $5m underwrite
5:00 AM A request for additional cash – a figure not being made public – was put to the Wellington City Council three days before this year's event was cancelled.
Language Matters: Māori English, eh?
5:00 AM OPINION: Both ME and Pākehā English should be considered legitimate varieties of New Zealand English
Is it time for an 'Auckland Basic Income'?
5:00 AM OPINION: If the Government is willing to make direct payments to business owners, why t not straight to workers and their families?
Design student turns art into fundraiser for Zealandia
Sophia Meldrum has turned her passion for the environment into a way to help the wildlife sanctuary.
Five things to do in Wellington city on Labour Day
Don't let a cloudy day put you off, get out and about in Wellington City.
Wearable Art organisers sought more ratepayer money, on top of $5m underwrite
A request for additional cash – a figure not being made public – was put to the Wellington City Council three days before this year's event was cancelled.
Overlooked by the cultural sector, queer people document themselves
New Zealand's queer communities are increasingly recording and sharing their own lives and stories out of fear the cultural sector may not be.
Te Hīkoi Toi: Clay on the riverbank
Mark Amery considers the richness of Whanganui’s art scene with a visit to the Quartz Museum of Studio Ceramics.
From Chris Wood 'fanboy' to Wellington Phoenix player; club signs academy duo
New Phoenix recruit George Ott has always wanted to become a professional footballer, ever since he attended the same Hamilton school as All Whites star Chris Wood.
Wellington Phoenix fullbacks to miss start of A-League Men season through injury
Wellington Phoenix have been dealt a double injury blow with defenders Louis Fenton and Sam Sutton ruled out for at least six weeks.
Former leading New Zealand cricket umpire Fred Goodall dies aged 83
Goodall umpired 24 tests and 15 ODIs but was best known as being the victim of an elbow in the back from West Indian fast bowler Colin Croft.
Wellington Phoenix snap up young Kiwi talent ahead of A-League Women debut
Nine more players sign on for Wellington Phoenix's first A-League Women season.
Wellington Phoenix men sign Australia under-23 midfielder Luka Pršo
The 20-year-old played against the Phoenix last season, scoring one goal in 17 appearances for Newcastle Jets while on loan from Croatian club NK Osijek.
$50m studio nearing completion a likely drawcard for international films
The offices are quiet and the sound stages echo with the sound of construction as Wellington's answer to Hollywood prepares to open in April.
Wellington City Council will keep shares in international airport
The council decided to keep its 34 per cent holding in the airport, after a surprise vote.
Wellington mayors caught on the hop as consents ditched for housing intensification
The region’s mayors say they’ve been blindsided by the Government and Opposition’s joint housing intensification announcement.
Mayoral taskforce to tackle Wellington council's social housing crisis
Some of the council's tenants facing “everyday hardship” will take part in a taskforce that aims to solve the problem of unaffordable rents.
Saying cheese to a change in career
Paul Broughton used to be in corporate real estate, now he owns one of New Zealand's best cheese shops.
'Help keep Lily safe': Mum's plea to the unvaccinated
Lily Leadbetter was a toddler when she underwent a heart transplant. Now immunocompromised and too young for a vaccine, she's relying on others for protection.
NZ ambassador to Turkey 'unwelcome' after calls to free jailed businessman
Ten countries opposed the detention of a political opponent in Turkey. All are now “persona non grata”, including Kiwi diplomat Wendy Hinton.
Overlooked by the cultural sector, queer people document themselves
New Zealand's queer communities are increasingly recording and sharing their own lives and stories out of fear the cultural sector may not be.
The dignity of being heard
Investigative journalist Aaron Smale says his new podcast, about child abuse at Lake Alice hospital, is about accountability
Concerns new housing rules will destroy character neighbourhoods
A heritage group says the Government’s new medium density housing rules could destroy the character of historic inner-city neighbourhoods.
Students urge action after school racism claims
The Ministry of Education is advising Wellington East Girls' College after some students say a fight broke out at a party over the use of racist language.
The new traffic lights look good, but 90 per cent will be hard to hit
OPINION: The post alert-level world looks to make sense, but it will be tough going if you aren't vaccinated.
Handyman in the sights of police after trail of unhappy customers
Kristine Ford has lost sleep over the $2000 she paid Mark Morton for work never started. She's not alone, but the jack-of-all-trades says he's keen to make amends.
New Covid-19 plan 'unethical' and leaves Māori and Pacific people exposed, say critics
The Government's “traffic light” system for managing the virus in the future could make history – but will leave Māori and Pacific communities vulnerable, health experts say.
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