Stories by Nick James

The government has slashed $47 million in funding that would have aimed to improve bus drivers' conditions over the next three years.

Wellington councillors won't be putting the Golden Mile project on hold, but they have committed to more transport planning for the central business district.

The risk of landslides to thousand of buildings, railways and roads are laid out in a new report.

New Metlink data shows trains are arriving at stations punctually less than a quarter of the time.

The sites include a 95-hectare Tauranga farm and a site on Wellington's busy Adelaide Road.

Moving a native population of northern grass skinks has contributed to the doubling of the cost of a Porirua sewage tank.

Newly released documents show building has been paused on 690 KiwiBuild homes and 593 market homes.

The hostel fire that killed five people a year ago today changed other residents' lives and prompted government rethinks.

Failing accommodation, tarmac problems and a deteriorating naval base were all laid bare before a $571 million spend-up was unveiled today.

The Transport Ministry has questioned whether KiwiRail is capable of continuing to run the service.

Current market conditions and economic viability could put projects out well over a year, it is estimated.

The capital will get more housing including six-storey buildings and minimum front and side yard requirements in high-density residential zones.

The animals are the rarest mammals in New Zealand and were feared to be extinct in the lower North Island. Audio

Wellington Water could bring a decommissioned 113-year-old dam back into service to increase future water supply.

Councils from Horowhenua, Kāpiti, Wairarapa, the Hutt Valley, Porirua and Wellington City will meet this Friday to work together on a plan for a Greater Wellington region water deal.

A 60-year-old sewerage pipe that runs under State Highway Two would cause the motorway to slump if it collapses, Wellington Water has revealed.

The company says it learnt the deal was not going ahead just prior to a meeting they thought was to sign off the plan.

The site of the shuttered cinema complex could be "perfect", a business owner says after a potential deal with the council fell through.

A pipe that travels under a major Hutt Valley Highway and carries all Upper Hutt's sewage could fail, engineers say.

Nearly 140 roles are proposed to go at Customs and at the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), a larger number than PSA announced this afternoon.

The contents were revealed in correspondence from Simeon Brown and Chris Bishop to Wellington's Mayor.

Kāinga Ora is unable to say how many proposed KiwiBuild developments have been delayed as it waits for the outcome of the government's independent review of the state housing agency.

The chairperson of Greater Wellington Regional Council says it wants more information about rail network renewals to keep commuters moving safe and efficiently.

The deaths have sparked concerns the road is becoming a pest highway.

It took eight months to capture the critter, documents show.