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Wellington reporters11:54, Jul 19 2021 ROSA WOODS/Stuff Toa, the stranded baby orca, in the swimming pool in the carpark of the Plimmerton Boating Club. Mōrena, Pōneke. Here are the headlines and breaking news from the capital today. 11.47: Reduced speed limit on State Highway 1 There is a reduced speed limit on State Highway 1 from Tawa to Porirua, due to work being done on Transmission Gully. There are also temporary barriers, a reduction in lane width, and large vehicles moving in and out of the workds site. Waka Kotahi NZTA urged motorists to take care and adhere to the speed limit ...

Wellington reporters17:24, Jul 19 2021 ROSA WOODS/Stuff Toa, the stranded baby orca, in the swimming pool in the carpark of the Plimmerton Boating Club. Good evening Pōneke. Here are the headlines and breaking news from the capital this evening. . 3.39pm: Work on Paremata pipe completed Wellington Water has completed work on the pipe between the Aotea turnoff and Paremata, but the pipe remains fragile. Chief Adviser Wastewater, Steve Hutchison said the two northbound lanes on State Highway 1 were expected to reopen at 3.30pm. “We would like to thank members of the public for their pati...

A resident of Takarau Gorge Rd called the flash floods “quite devastating”. The council had finished putting up a retaining wall between the river and the road about five months ago, but the engorged stream cascaded over the top and left the tarmac of the road cracked and displaced. “We were warned that it does get blocked at various times of the year, but never expected it would come this close to the Makara end of Takarau Gorge Rd,” they said. MetService meteorologist Rob Kerr said Saturday brought a once-in-decade rainfall. Hataitai received 78mm in 12 hours, and Lower Hutt reco...

Press Release – Wellington City Council Wellington City Council welfare staff and volunteers worked quickly last night to find temporary accommodation for about 35 InterIslander passengers after their ferry was turned away from Picton and required to return to Wellington yesterday evening. … Wellington City Council welfare staff and volunteers worked quickly last night to find temporary accommodation for about 35 InterIslander passengers after their ferry was turned away from Picton and required to return to Wellington yesterday evening. The passengers were found beds at a couple of CBD ...

City Council engineers, building inspectors, arborists, roading staff and contractors will continue checking and clearing damage around the city today. There are reports of some trees down and slips. Large landslips were reported in Glenmore Street, Erlestoke Crescent (Churton Park) and a number of other roads. The City Council’s Contact Centre received about 600 calls from 8am yesterday to late last night – extra staff were brought in to deal with the demand. Building inspectors and insurers will continue to check two houses in Ladbrooke Drive, Newlands, that were evacuated yesterday af...