I’m pleased to share at the start of 2025 that I will be running for Mayor of Porirua again in October. I love our city and appreciate the ongoing opportunity to lead our council on behalf of ...

Half a dozen Wellington fire brigades worked through the night to extinguish a suspicious fire near Transmission Gully in Whitby. Firefighters were called to the blaze – in a culvert on ...

The Justice Committee chair says the Treaty Principles Bill select committee process is “unusual, but still business as usual.” National MP James Meager also acknowledged it is ...

News from FENZ Fire and Emergency New Zealand has declared a restricted fire season for the Porirua and Kāpiti Coast areas ...

Access to and from State Highway 2 at Silverstream was blocked by a crash on Silverstream Bridge this morning. The crash was reported around 9am. State Highway 2 remained open, but Silverstream ...

Report from RNZ by Nick James A Wellington bus lane camera has racked up nearly a quarter of a million dollars in fines for ...

As the business of the Wellington City Council kicks off for 2025, I had been planning to write another piece on the state and decisions ahead of us on water. With the Mayor’s recent op-ed ...

Wellington-based theatre company, Inconceivable Productions are splashing on the Fringe Festival scene with their joyful comedic reclamation of beloved period dramas. Titled HAUSDOWN in ...

There were delays on SH59 this morning after a car rolled between Paekakariki and Pukerua Bay. NZTA reported the crash at 8.25.

An automotive workshop in Masterton was incorrectly told it needed more loos after the council refused to grant building consent for just one unisex toilet on the premises. Despite a maximum of ...

Masterton residents will soon be charged for water based on how much they use. The policy, which was adopted on Thursday by a majority vote, will come into force from July next year. Each property ...

Wellington hospitality business owner and radio host Nick Mills is urging the Revenue Minister and Commissioner of Inland Revenue to intervene in a failed negotiation to settle outstanding tax ...