Wellington Region

A scathing review has found fluoridating water was "not a priority" for Wellington Water, and there were no plans to reinstate fluoride into the two cut-off water stations.

It was once a bland, boring carpark but now in its place is a new building with its look inspired by the wild winds of Wellington. Audio

Health New Zealand is tackling a major rejig of Wellington Hospital as one of its first big new infrastructure jobs, amid huge pressures of time, money and construction labour.

Two main buildings at a Wellington secondary school have been rated earthquake prone but will stay open while strengthening is done.

Wellington mayoral candidate Paul Eagle has removed digital billboards over the weekend after being asked to do so, but has put up billboards on new sites and says it is legal.

"Stark" findings about the poor state of the Wellington region's hospitals have triggered a rush to get a $2 billion fixit plan underway.

One of the last acts of Wellington's district health board was approving an upgrade to scanning as the regional hospital struggles with very long waiting lists.

Access could be restored to Ōtaki Forks and Tararua Forest Park areas cut off to access since late 2020, with a planned walking track.

Photo essay - Four months ago police forcibly ended a 23 day anti-mandate occupation at Parliament's grounds. See the difference between the damaged grounds and their restored state.

Wellington Airport's international terminal was briefly evacuated this morning after a piece of burnt toast set off the fire alarms.

Some of those kicked out of a long-standing occupation of Māhanga Bay in Wellington say they are homeless after today.

Residents from four coastal suburbs in Wellington are fighting for action after explosive new data released in May showed the sea level is rising twice as fast as previously thought.

Wellington Ballroom put queer liberation and joy at the forefront of their Matariki celebrations by holding the first locally led vogue ball.

The option has trains connecting Wellington train station to Island Bay, an extra tunnel through Mount Victoria for buses bicycles, walkers, and rearranging roads around Basin Reserve.

Wellington mayoral candidate and Labour MP Paul Eagle has been asked to remove digital billboards until the formal election hoarding period starts in two months.

A post-mortem has confirmed that the death of a woman found at Kau Bay in Wellington yesterday was not suspicious.

The engineering firm whose report spurred workers to leave a Wellington multi-storey building warns that designing for earthquakes may get harder.

A nurse at Wellington Hospital is revealing what life is like on the ward, amid pressure from the growing number of sick people needing treatment.

Police say they have now identified the woman whose body was found at Kau Bay near Miramar in Wellington yesterday.

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