Builder who bought former Wellington mayoral desk happy to give it back
“I’d happily give [it] back to the council if they were to keep it forever in posterity,” Raymond…
Minister Chris Bishop’s frustration with flooded cycleway at Petone – ‘Sort it out’
“It’s clear that Wellington Water are responsible for the pumps, sumps and drains,” he told RNZ on Friday.…
Hawke’s Bay prison expansion fast-tracked with ‘untested’ no-roof design
“Speed of delivery will be the biggest driver,” Corrections told ministers. A prison architecture expert called it a…
Southern hospital IT outage caused by third-party hardware failure, Health NZ says
It impacted “a range of clinical systems in Te Waipounamu”, Health NZ acting chief IT officer Darren Douglass…
Hospitals IT failure follows start of new group to fix old systems
“An internal funding case will be developed to identify future funding options for the centre,” Health NZ told…
Tauranga officials told not to allow buildings in potential landslide zones more than 20 years ago, documents show
The advice in 2005 has been superseded in part by new science that has led to the adoption…
Facial recognition report shows teenagers are worst threat to South Island supermarkets
“While six out of the top 10 offenders are minors across the FSSI store network, no minors or…
Police refused use of rescue chopper because they wrongly thought teenager was dead
Police this week said if they had “asked the necessary questions” they would have categorised it differently. “Unfortunately,…
Watercare delays reopening of PFAS-contaminated Onehunga plant to 2029
“We are currently in the detailed design phase,” said head of water Sharon Danks. “This will ensure the…
Firefighter training facility shut down over structural safety fears, carcinogenic smoke risk
The provisional improvement notice, or PIN, in force at Rotorua states that Fire and Emergency “is knowingly exposing…
Father of worker killed in conveyor belt says son worried about time pressures
In most photos he has one or other cap on – with his dog Em, short for Emma,…
Truckers call for faster crash investigations after SH1 closure near Ward
“It doesn’t change the fact that these drivers were stuck for hours, with no food, no toilets and…