News from NZ Police
Wellington Police have executed three more search warrants since the clan lab bust at an inner city apartment in Chews Lane on Friday morning. Police have searched three more inner city addresses and seized and searched four vehicles. These searches have resulted in more than a million dollars worth of crystal methamphetamine being seized along with $30,000 cash. Read more »

News from NZ Police
A man was trapped under the cab of a front-end loader when it overturned in Upper Hutt this morning. Read more »

Wellington.Scoop
Police report that a man has been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of a jewellery store in central Wellington on Monday afternoon. Read more »

News from NZ Police
Just before 6:30am this morning, a car travelling north on State Highway 2 crossed the raised median strip and collided with a southbound vehicle between Gibbons Street and Totara Park Road in Upper Hutt. Read more »

News from WCC
Senior officials from football’s world governing body, FIFA, have given Wellington the seal of approval as it prepares to host FIFA’s second largest global tournament – the U-20 World Cup in 2015. Read more »

Press Release – SEEK
The Wellington job market advertised close to 4000 jobs in February on Seek. This was a seven per cent increase on the same month a year ago. Read more »

News from ACC
Wainuiomata woman Matekino Kine Chambers, aged 63, was sentenced to eleven months home detention in the Lower Hutt District Court yesterday for defrauding ACC of over $209,000. Read more »

Press Release – Data Torque
Wellington based software company Data Torque working with the Solomon Islands Inland Revenue Division has successfully implemented a modernised driver and vehicle licensing system for the government of the Solomon Islands, the first credit-card sized licence of international standards to be rolled out in the island nation of 500,000. Read more »

Press Release – The Full Suite
The same Wellington start-up cloud firm that made international news for integrating Microsoft’s Office 365 with Xero’s Practice Manager is hitting headlines again for adding cloud content subscription to their line of small business cloud file apps. Read more »

Press Release – Letting Space
We bring news of a new Letting Space project in Wellington later this year, and public art projects happening under the auspices of Urban Dream Brokerage in the Capital’s CBD this month. Read more »

Walk to work Wednesday – Twitter photo from Celia Wade-Brown

Press Release – Living Streets
Wellington region mayors will put their best forward on Walk2Work Wednesday this week as they promote the health benefits of walking. Regular physical activity like walking to work every day is a key to preventing many diseases and being healthy. Read more »

by Lindsay Shelton
The new census figures showing an extraordinary increase in the number of Wellingtonians walking and cycling to work (and a decline in the numbers who are driving) couldn’t have come at a better time. Read more »

Wellington.Scoop
The city council tonight welcomed census figures which show a decline in the number of Wellingtonians driving to work, and an increase in the numbers who are cycling or walking. Read more »

NewsWire report by Finn Rainger
Plans for a safe cycle-way network through the southern suburbs will be revealed at the Newtown Residents’ Association community meeting in Newtown next Monday (March 17.) Read more »

Press Release – Greater Wellington Regional Council
School children and their families are putting their feet, cycles, scooters and skateboards into top gear for Movin’March – a region-wide celebration of active travel to and from school taking place from 24 March – 28 March. Read more »

Press Release – WOW Ltd
Intent on sharing the intriguing stories of its garments and their designers, the World of WearableArt now has a story-teller. Read more »

Press Release – Humorous Arts Trust
The Wellington Raw Comedy Quest returns to the capital to find Wellington’s funniest face for 2014. Read more »

Press Release – Caffeination
Recognising the growth and exciting potential of the coffee industry in New Zealand, the inaugural Caffeination New Zealand’s first Coffee Festival endorsed by the New Zealand Speciality Coffee Association and in conjunction with Huhtamaki New Zealand Barista Championship, is coming to Wellington and will appeal to coffee addicts everywhere. Read more »