
Elder care facility to stay open after deal
Severe staff shortages in the aged care sector were behind the issues the home faced.
Severe staff shortages in the aged care sector were behind the issues the home faced.
Council planned to have two lanes out in the morning, and two lanes in at afternoon peak.
St Joseph's Home of Compassion in Upper Hutt has operated for almost 100 years.
There are no high ladder trucks from Hamilton to Dunedin.
An expert flown in from Auckland will work through the night to try and fix the problem.
Benjamin Goundar flatly denied abusing the complainant.
Benjamin Goundar allegedly sexually assaulted his cellmate every night for months.
With 41 weather warnings and watches across NZ, forecasters warn of a stormy night.
"I forgave you months ago, I hold no hate, no anger, it was all unlucky."
Only Auckland performed worse than Wellington in house price growth this quarter.
Benjamin Langley conned victims into thinking payments had been made.
A man remains in Wellington Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The man has life-threatening injuries following a serious assault on Saturday.
The two victims had called police earlier, concerned about a woman who was following them.
The truth about the state of Wellington's fluoride facilities has gone from bad to worse.
Rimutaka Prison staff reportedly "feeling embarrassed" as "there were a lot of failures".
Police are still searching for the man.
Yesterday there was a record number of casess.
Fire crews are fighting a 2ha bush fire in Trentham - properties may need to evacuate.
Emergency services were called to the scene on the Hutt River Trail this afternoon.
Leonidas was found at 9.15pm on Tuesday after being reported missing at 5.40pm.
The boy was found in the river at 9.15pm yesterday.
As community infections stabilise, more cases of Omicron are caught at the border.
It comes a day after Covid-19 was discovered in the Wellington region.
Upper Hutt Council will continue to monitor the risk.
"It is critical to ensure wallabies do not establish themselves in our region."
Upper Hutt City Council CEO says community feedback has been mixed.
Lower Hutt mayor 'really disappointed' with neighbouring city's decision.
Police say it's "hard to believe" no one was injured.
A crash has left a major Hutt road at a standstill.