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Ruapehu ski fields busy over school holidays, despite underwhelming amount of snow
But the new bosses of both the mountain's fields say the best is yet to come.
Country's largest orange roughy fishery 'past the brink' of collapse, conservation group says
The group wants the Chatham Rise fishery closed to return the species to healthy stock levels. Audio
'You cannot do this': Staff beg Health NZ not to cut Wellington maternity beds
The agency wants to trial re-allocating 12 beds as a medical ward for emergency department patients. Audio
Pūkaha Mt Bruce Wildlife Centre doors stay open after multi-million-dollar deal
The centre replaced its entire board last month after issuing an urgent plea for financial help.
Khandallah murder trial: Victim was bludgeoned, forensic pathologist tells jury
The elderly woman found dead in her home in Wellington's suburb of Khandallah last year was bludgeoned, a forensic pathologist has told a jury.
Forensic evidence can't confirm vase as murder weapon
Helen Gregory, 79, was killed in January last year, and her daughter Julia DeLuney is on trial for her murder at the High Court in Wellington.
'New era for science' as Crown Research Institutes merge into PROs
Scientists are hopeful a supercharged weather forecaster will be one of the winners in the biggest overhaul of the science sector in 30 years.
Pūkaha Wildlife Centre gets $200,000 loan from council
The not-for-profit wildlife centre in Wairarapa recently put out an urgent plea for financial help.
Derelict Wellington building allowed to exist for 'far too long' - minister
Heritage NZ is "deeply disappointed" at the Wellington building's seemingly imminent demolition and says refurbishment is still achievable.
Support workers failed to notice intellectually disabled resident was missing
A disability support service has installed alarms on its doors after a resident went missing and was found more than a day later, cold and naked.
Firm strips doors off wildlife centre aviary over $245,000 unpaid bill
BK Engineering says it took out loans to stay afloat after its work at Pūkaha Mt Bruce National Wildlife Centre. Audio
Wildlife sanctuary hoping to avoid 'painful decision to close'
The not-for-profit Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre in Wairarapa has put out an urgent plea for financial help.
Justice, food and a CatWalk: King's Birthday Honours in Wairarapa and Wellington
A new dame and knight in Wairarapa have met their titles with surprise and humour.
Science cuts could come at the cost of new and research, sector warns
The sector is facing its biggest overhaul in decades.
Landings aborted as 102km/h gusts hit Wellington
A plane passenger has described the "unnerving" sideways movement of a plane which was trying to land.
Millipede advisory group to figure out how to control infestation
One solution is a tiny parasitic worm that kills the Portuguese millipede from the inside out.
'Atrocious': Outcry over taxpayer-funded octopus research
Octopus are wild and solitary. Plans to farm them are therefore cruel, say animal rights advocates.
Abuse toward council staff up 323 percent
The rise in abuse, both online and in person, towards Wellington City Council staff had coincided with the Covid-19 pandemic.
Loafers Lodge: Survivors reluctant to revisit scene of traumatic event
The fatal Wellington boarding house fire in 2023 killed five and left many others homeless. Audio
Police disappointed Restore Passenger Rail prosecution abandoned
But the lawyer who defended some of the protesters says criminalising protesters is worrying and the charges should never have been laid.
Charges against rail protesters dropped
Jurors in the first trial couldn't reach an agreement on whether the protests carried an unreasonable risk to the public.
NZ Islamic charity, humanitarian group to provide 3D-printed limbs for Gaza children
Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand and UNICEF Aotearoa are planning to launch a new production facility in Jordan.
Mayor launches investigation into $700,000 council overspend
Mayor Weston Kirton says it's too early to "talk about heads rolling".
US funding cuts threaten ground-breaking Auckland University vaccine study
The study has drawn on data from more than 300 million people to research vaccine safety and efficacy since 2019. Audio
Millipede infestation growing in Wellington, entomologist says
On community social media pages people are reporting waking to find hundreds in their area.