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Yesterday, the Cycling Action Network installed a makeshift bike path on one of Wellington's busiest roads into the city.  The bike lane was made from a series of homemade wooden planter boxes to separate cyclists from motorists.  Wellington City Council quickly disassembled the cycleway yesterday afternoon by moving the wooden boxes onto the path, but this morning volunteers from the cycling group simply moved them back.  The activists took their planter boxes away again later in the morning, but Cycling Action Network spokesperson Patrick Morgan said they were not finished with them. "...

National labels police budget reduction 'atrocious', Labour fires back Ben Strang © RNZ / Dom Thomas The police budget has shrunk by more than $90 million this year, a move the National Party is calling atrocious. © Provided by Radio New Zealand A police car outside a cordon in South Auckland Police Commissioner Andrew Coster has $2.189 billion at his disposal this year, including a small boost of $12m dedicated to crime prevention. File photo Photo: RNZ / Claire Eastham-Farrelly © RNZ / Claire Eastham-Farrelly But the government is defending the numbers, saying some...

Wellington councillors shocked at mayor Foster's 16% rates rise proposal © RNZ / Dom Thomas Wellington city councillors are gobsmacked at a proposal to lift rates by 16 percent next year, saying it has come completely out of the blue. The capital city had consulted on a rise of 13.53 percent as part of its long-term plan, but extra costs were added in on Friday lifting the proposal to 15.99 percent. The costs included $1.8m for the regional council, $1.2m for the Kiwi Point Quarry and $1.2m for the Pōneke Promise - changes and upgrades to make the central city safer. Councillor Nicola Youn...

National Party chief press secretary Michael Forbes has resigned to take up a senior communications role in the public service.

Intelligence and Security Act review to be brought forward © RNZ / Dom Thomas The law governing the country's spy agencies will be independently reviewed more than a year earlier than expected. A law change is under way to fast-track the independent statutory review of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017. The review was scheduled to start after September 2022 as a result of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch's masjidain (mosques) report. Reviewing all counter-terror legislation was one of the 44 recommendations made by the Royal Commission's report....