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The Government has approved a major transaction allowing MetService to move its Wellington headquarters into a new $250 million office development. The...

We could forecast floods better. Why dont we?

A storm brewing between our competing weather organisations — MetService and Niwa — has finally prompted the government to respond after years of...

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Wellingtonians are being urged to look upwards on their walks around town, as a bad batch of street lamps means the 15kg lights could fail and crash to the

The Wellington Cty Council has approved construction to begin on a 1.7km cycleway extension from Greta Point to Cobham Drive.

Evans Bay Parade in Wellington reopens after gas leak 3 Feb, 2021 12:37 AM 2 minutes to read Evans Bay Parade, Wellington. Photo / Mark Mitchell Wellington issues reporter, NZ Heraldgeorgina.campbell@nzme.co.nz A Wellington road has reopened after a gas leak, first reported to authorities as an explosion, brought traffic to a halt earlier this afternoon. In a statement Powerco said the gas leak at Greta Point on Evans Bay Parade has been isolated. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson...

Evans Bay Parade reopens after gas leak closed road at Greta Point.

Wellington.Scoop There was a gas leak on the road at Greta Point early this afternoon. As a result, Evans Bay Parade was closed for two hours from Rata Road southbound. Metlink reported the leak, which it described as an explosion, at 1pm. It said number 24 buses were being diverted via the #2 route (Hataitai Village and the Bus Tunnel) in both directions. At 3pm, Metlink said the road had been reopened, under stop-go controls which would delay the number 24 buses. The NZ Herald reported that...

Rosa Woods/Stuff Earthquake-strengthening of Wellington’s central library is finally set to being in 2021. (File photo) Having been sidetracked in March by the development of a pandemic response and recovery plan, the council had ticked off some major milestones, Foster said. They included reducing central city speed limits, starting construction on the 35-litre Omāroro water reservoir, implementing the Te Atakura climate change action plan, beginning detailed planning on the central libra...