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 »
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 »
Press Release – Survive-it
Thousands of New Zealanders are working in, visiting, or walking past buildings every day that they don’t know are severely earthquake-prone, says an expert in earthquake preparedness. So he’s developed a free mobile app based on official Government information to help make people aware of those buildings. Read more »
