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Z Energy announced today an investment of $46 million to acquire a 70.1% shareholding in Flick Electric, the Wellington based retail electricity supplier that was the first power company in the country to offer customers access to the wholesale price ...

The NZDUSD opens at 0.6680 (mid-rate) this morning. On Friday Fed Chairman Jerome Powell all but confirmed that the Federal Reserve will hike rates in September while at the same time dampened hopes that the Fed will continue to hike rates at its current ...

A man has been critically injured following an incident at Ports of Auckland early this morning.

One person has died following a crash on Galatea Road near Lake Matahina. Emergency services were called to the single car crash just after midnight. The driver of the car died at the scene. The Serious Crash Unit is investigating. ENDS

The tangi for the victim of last Tuesday’s fatal shooting in Whanganui will be held today.

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by Lindsay Shelton Bad luck if you want to use the new bus hub in Brooklyn. It’s more than six weeks since Wellington’s new bus system was introduced, but the Regional Council’s new hubs – including this one in Brooklyn – are nowhere near being completed. Something has gone wrong with the timing, though no […]

Press Release – New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union The Wellington Regional Council’s idea to bail out a golf course with ratepayer money is absurd, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: “Golf should not be a core concern for the Wellington Regional Council, and it certainly shouldn’t be bailed out with […]

Tracy Watkins writes: Unfinished business can be toxic in politics. Which is why Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern should have ripped off the plaster and stripped her beleaguered minister Clare Curran of all her portfolios, rather than allow her to limp on with her authority undermined. Curran already had form for doing the very same thing […]

This is a guest post by reader Frank McRae
Wellington’s housing crisis has dramatically worsened over the last few years with rapidly rising rents, record low listings, and lines down the street for flat viewings. Remarkably then Wellington City Council has just voted, against the advice of their own experts, to remove eight key Special Housing Areas which were setup to help ease the city’s housing shortage.…

News from NZ Police State Highway 1 north of Te Horo on the Kapiti Coast was closed in both directions tonight following a serious crash. Emergency services were notified of the crash north of Te Waka Road just after 5.50pm. A single vehicle had gone off the road and the occupant was trapped, and in […]

Wellington.Scoop Wellington drivers faced peak-hour delays in both directions this morning. A crash at 6.50am blocked a southbound lane on SH1 after the Mungavin interchange at Porirua, causing a backlog of traffic extending to the Paremata roundabout. The NZTA said the delays continued till after 8.30. And in the city, a breakdown at 8.20am blocked […]

News from WelTec Graeme Davidson, the newly appointed Events Manager for the Wellington Phoenix, is a self-described football fanatic who has played ‘the lovely game’ since he was four, Graeme can’t think of a better job where he can put his passion for football into practice on a daily basis. Following a recent enquiry which […]

Press Release – Z Energy Z Energy announced today an investment of $46 million to acquire a 70.1% shareholding in Flick Electric, the Wellington based retail electricity supplier that was the first power company in the country to offer customers access to the wholesale price of electricity. The investment brings together an electricity industry disruptor […]

News from WCC Wellington Mayor Justin Lester is backing an overhaul of the renting housing market, as more and more Wellingtonians will be renting in the future. Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford today announced proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act aimed at making life better for renters. “The New Zealand housing market […]

Report from RNZ Police are sending their Eagle helicopter to Whanganui today for the tangi of a man killed in a gang-related shooting last week. Inspector Nigel Allan said police were increasing their presence in the city because they expected a large number of gang members to be at the tangi. Mongrel Mob members from […]

Report from RNZ Police are sending their Eagle helicopter to Whanganui today for the tangi of a man killed in a gang-related shooting last week. Inspector Nigel Allan said police were increasing their presence in the city because they expected a large number of gang members to be at the tangi. There would be additional […]

Report from RNZ Police are sending their Eagle helicopter to Whanganui today for the tangi of a man killed in a gang-related shooting last week. Inspector Nigel Allan said police were increasing their presence in the city because they expected a large number of gang members to be at the tangi. There would be additional […]

Press Release – Mediaworks The Block NZ Hits Highest Rating of the Season, Dom Harvey Kicks Off Marathon Fundraiser Following $10k PledgeThe Block NZ Hits Highest Rating of the Season, Dom Harvey Kicks Off Marathon Fundraiser Following $10k Pledge Reality tycoon The Block NZ had a huge win last night, hitting a mighty 31.9% audience […]

Press Release – Porirua City Council An inspirational group of tamariki from across Porirua were celebrated today for their service to their schools and the community. The Rotary Clubs of Porirua and Porirua City Council presented Primary School Leadership Awards to 54 local school children at a ceremony at Elim Church. The awards were presented […]

Press Release – Porirua City Council An inspirational group of tamariki from across Porirua were celebrated today for their service to their schools and the community. The Rotary Clubs of Porirua and Porirua City Council presented Primary School Leadership Awards to 54 local school children at a ceremony at Elim Church. The awards were presented […]

Article – RNZ Government ships are on their way to evacuate residents from Papua New Guinea’s Manam Island, after its volcano erupted on Saturday.Evacuations underway on PNG’s Manam after volcano erupts Government ships are on their way to evacuate residents from Papua New Guinea’s Manam Island, after its volcano erupted on Saturday. The Madang Governor, […]

By Christie Stefanie
JAKARTA (Indoleft/CNN Indonesia/Asia Pacific report/Pacific Media Watch): President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo says he respects the verdict handed down by an Indonesian local court against an ethnic Chinese woman, Meiliana, who was sentenced to 18 months in jail after being found guilty of blasphemy.

The first titles of the FIS Junior Freestyle Ski & Snowboard World Championships 2018 were awarded today at Cardrona Alpine Resort. Japan’s Takeru Otsuka was crowned Junior Men’s Snowboard Big Air champion, Mac Forehand (USA) Junior Men’s Freeski ...

Naseby, 26 August – There were some big matchups in the opening two rounds of the Audi quattro Winter Games NZ Mixed Doubles curling tournament in Naseby today. The Norway and USA sides both reached the playoff rounds of the World Mixed Doubles ...