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We've all heard of working dogs - but what about working cats? At Wellington's Moa Point Dog Shelter, there's a peculiar four-legged individual who rules the hallway - it's Colin the cat. He's got the official job of Chief Temperament Tester. Wellington City Council animal control officer and Colin's work mum Steph Simon spoke to Susie Ferguson.

The road around Moa Point, on Wellington's southern coast, has been closed tonight due to large swells and high tide impacting the area.

More large waves are due on southern and eastern coasts mid-week, days after a big southerly swell left roads damaged in Wellington and the South Wairarapa coast.

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Despite multiple failures - including untreated sewage polluting a popular swimming beach - the company running Wellington's four wastewater treatment plants is keeping its multi-million dollar contract for now.

A waste-to-energy plant is among the options being considered for the future of Wellington’s rubbish, as the city's landfill nears its expiration date.

There are 82 new cases of COVID-19 in the New Zealand community today; all are in Auckland. This brings the total number of cases in the community outbreak to 429

There are 83 new cases of COVID-19 in the New Zealand community today; 82 are in Auckland, one is in Wellington who is a close contact of an existing case and was in isolation. This brings the total number of cases in the community outbreak to 511

The person is linked to the existing Wellington cases and was not active in the community, Dr Ashley Bloomfield said on Sunday.

Media release: 83 additional community cases of COVID-19; 2 new cases in managed isolation facilities; almost 78,000 vaccines administered yesterday