News from NZ Police
One person is critically injured after a car struck a moped on Mill Road in Otaki. Read more »

News from NZ Police
Northbound lanes on State Highway 1 were blocked after a bus caught fire this morning near Aotea. Read more »

Report from RNZ
A High Court judge has dismissed an appeal against a plan to build a Chinese garden in Frank Kitts Park on Wellington’s waterfront. Read more »

Press Release – Wellington City Mission
The Wellington City Mission is looking forward to delivering over 100 special ‘Christmas Day Hampers’ to families in need this Christmas Eve – thanks to amazing support from across the region. Read more »

News from NZ Police
Manawatu Police have arrested four people following search warrants targeting the sale and supply of methamphetamine. The arrests are the latest in a series of organised crime operations in Manawatu, Horowhenua and Tararua involving the Manawatu Organised Crime Unit and the Central Asset Recovery Unit. Read more »

News from Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
Efforts to avert a full-day Christmas Eve strike have failed, and further strikes are now likely, after Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira again refused to engage with the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS). Read more »

News from Regional Council
Passengers will be able to travel free on Christmas Day on the Wellington region’s buses and trains. Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Sustainable Transport Committee approved the proposal from Chief Executive Greg Campbell for trains and buses to operate free all day on 25 December. Read more »

Report from RNZ
The sheep dubbed the world’s cutest have given birth to their first lambs in New Zealand. Read more »

Press Release – Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand and Te Matatini Society Incorporated have signed a strategic alliance agreement to work closely together to develop and showcase the Te Matatini kapa haka (Māori performing arts) festival as New Zealand’s premium cultural event, promoting Aotearoa New Zealand to the world. Read more »

Media release from Wellington Regional Council
Improvements in Wellington’s new bus services are “ongoing and sustained,” an independent review into implementation challenges of the Wellington City and Hutt Valley network has found. Read more »