
Transmission Gully paving nears halfway point, end in sight

Paving work on the long-awaited Transmission Gully highway is nearing the halfway mark, as crews push towards a September opening date.
Residents and businesses sharpen swords over Hutt cycleway trial

A medieval martial arts school instructor says the trial Lower Hutt cycleway has cut off his access to customers “at the knees”.
Covid-19: What might NZ look like in 2022?

Vaccines could spell the end for the coronavirus, but new viruses will be a persistent threat. What does this mean for New Zealand?
Why is Wellington building less during a housing crisis?

Housing consents in Wellington city were down by 21 per cent, despite a housing shortage.
Lower Hutt cycleway project one pedal closer as it receive resource consent

Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry says getting resource consent for the Eastern Bays Shared Path is a step forward when it came to improving the city’s infrastructure.
The day the tsunamis hit

It was Graeme and Pauline Summerby's dog, Monty, that felt it first. They, along with tens of thousands of others, were rattled from their sleep at 2.30am in what would be the first scare of many during the day.
'Not heterosexual' renters twice as likely to have tenancies ended

New research has exposed widespread discrimination towards rainbow communities in the rental market.
Notorious 'Battle of Manners St' riddled with myths and inaccuracies - historian

Rivalries between Kiwi and US soldiers led to flare-ups, but the capital's infamous Battle of Manners St was probably two incidents, not one.
Another geyser erupts on central Wellington street

A motel’s windows are the latest victim of Wellington’s water woes after yet another unexpected geyser burst forth from a central city road when contractors accidently severed a drinking water pipe.
Anger at plant losses at Featherston restoration project

The regional council is tallying up how many of the 13,000 plants are still alive after summer dry spell.
Four road deaths within 12 hours

Buller, Whanganui, Auckland and Centerbury were the sites fatal crashes at the weekend.
E-scooter injuries cost taxpayers nearly $15 million in two years
ACC has received more than 6000 claims in the time e-scooters have been on the streets, including soft tissue injuries, fractures and head injuries.
Aspiring home buyers granted loans they can't use

Only one in four first home loan pre-approvals now result in home purchases.
Aged 70, he has to choose between a house and his beloved dog

Terrance De Souza worked his whole life, now he could soon be homeless and living in a car with his dog.
Wellington: a lost city for first home buyers?

Wellington's housing prices are proving steep and "unattainable" for those trying to get onto the property ladder.
Restaurant Brands to pay $18,000 for unjustifiable dismissal

Restaurant Brands didn't tell Dilshaad Gill that it would not be supporting him until three weeks before his work visa expired.
Covid comms strategy starting to look tired

OPINION: If people are confused by the rules, the messaging needs to change.
Phenomenal Pharmac losing PR battle

OPINION: Latest review comes as agency faces becoming so demonised that it will lose its social licence.
Policing by consent is not 'woke'

OPINION: A social contract between Māori and police is essential for a fair and peaceful society.
Yuki Kihara on firsts, quarantine and the creative process

Fa'afafine artist Yuki Kihara is New Zealand’s representative at the next Venice Biennale.
Artists' creativity stitch aspects of lives together

In this week’s Te Hīkoi Toi, Arihia Latham looks at some outstanding Wellington artists bringing many threads of their creative practice together.
Arts events in the Wellington region, March 5-7

We may be in alert level 2 but there are still things to do around the region this weekend.
'Explore the Brain' throws light on dark subject

An average daily screen time of five hours, adds up to 20 years of life living through a phone.
Mix of poetry, prose and rather a lot of exposition

Performing on a bare, black stage Hideto Ambiguous shifts from character to character, miming and shifting in a high-energy performance.
Howzat! Wellington fans in the stands to witness Black Caps' series triumph

A relaxation in Covid-19 alert levels meant crowds could could cheer on the Black Caps to a Twenty20 series victory over traditional rivals Australia.
Holocaust survivor's life of tolerance

Inge Woolf fled discrimination, and was determined others would learn the lessons.
Artists' creativity stitch aspects of lives together

In this week’s Te Hīkoi Toi, Arihia Latham looks at some outstanding Wellington artists bringing many threads of their creative practice together.
The architect and the age gap

Roger Walker and Moerangi Vercoe have 26 years between them and don't live together. They make a great team.
Arts events in the Wellington region, March 5-7

We may be in alert level 2 but there are still things to do around the region this weekend.
Red-hot Phoenix earn back-to-back victories

Sporting a red and white kit, a tribute to hosts Wollongong, the Phoenix produced their most clinical performance of the season to thump Glory 3-0.
Super Rugby: Winless Hurricanes look to 2020 after Crusaders lesson

Down but not out, the 0-2 Hurricanes don't need to dig deep into their memory banks to know their season isn't a lost cause.
Howzat! Wellington fans in the stands to witness Black Caps' series triumph

A relaxation in Covid-19 alert levels meant crowds could could cheer on the Black Caps to a Twenty20 series victory over traditional rivals Australia.
Crusaders dispatch Hurricanes with bonus point win in Christchurch

Reigning champion Crusaders outscore Hurricanes five tries to two in emphatic win.
Another horror batting show sees White Ferns swept by England in T20 series

Senior batters again go missing and it only gets tougher with Australia about to cross the Tasman.