Repairs at the corner of Dixon and Willis streets. Photo: RNZ / Emma Hatton
News from Wellington Water
We have managed to stop wastewater overflowing into the harbour. We managed to successfully configure the network pump stations with the pumps on site, to pump down the storage tanks and are now able to cope with current flow. The system remains limited, and fragile. Read more »
Wellington Scoop
The sewage tunnel that collapsed under the CBD last week was dug by hand in the 1930s. Read more »
Report from RNZ
The rescue of a diver in Cook Strait shows the importance of a plan and calling for help quickly, says the boat’s skipper Rob Hewitt. The man was found three hours after he had been due to return to his boat from a dive on on Wellington’s south coast. Read more »
Wellington.Scoop
Two people have been killed today in a crash near Taupo. A third person is seriously injured. Read more »
Wellington.Scoop
State Highway 1 was fully reopened this morning after stop-go controls were lifted near the Ohau rail overbridge, following yesterday’s fatal crash. Read more »
Photo from Wellington Water
Wellington.Scoop
At midday today, Wellington Water reported that crews working overnight have managed to divert some of the overflowing sewage into an old pipeline. “This means we are able to significantly reduce overflow into the harbour. However, we can’t say for sure the overflow has stopped.” Today was the third day that sewage was continuing to spill into Wellington Harbour because of Friday’s collapse of an old wastewater tunnel under the CBD. Read more »
News from NZ Police
The death of a man in Ebdentown, Upper Hutt on Friday night is not being treated as suspicious. The death will be referred to the coroner. Read more »
Wellington.Scoop
A 17-year-old reported missing from a Wellington suburb yesterday was found dead this evening. Read more »
Wellington.Scoop
Let’s Get Wellington Moving today reported the results of its consultation about improvements to movement through the inner city. Read more »
by Hugh Rennie
A year ago this week, the Minister of Education Chris Hipkins announced his rejection of VUW’s request for a change of name. Here again is the main part of the Minister’s public statement: Read more »
