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 »

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 »

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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 »

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Wellington Water announced without warning this afternoon that The Terrace from Salamanca Road to Ghuznee St has been closed, because of efforts to stop the CBD sewage spill. 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 »

Press Release – Weltec
WelTec and Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities (previously Housing New Zealand/HLC/Kiwibuild) have signed a housing supply agreement whereby houses built by WelTec students in Porirua, Petone and Rimutaka Prison will be placed in the Porirua, Hutt Valley and Palmerston North communities for families in need. Read more »

Press Release – Wellington City Council
At Whairepo Lagoon on Tuesday 31 December you can see in the New Year with a night of entertainment, kai and activities for all to enjoy. Read more »