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'A lot to answer for ': Chris Bishop slams vote-splitting campaigns as he farewells Parliament

Outgoing senior National MP Chris Bishop says the overhang campaign run by the Māori Party, billionaire Harry Mowbray and others was bad for democracy.

New Zealand's Oldest Man, Sir Lloyd Geering, Dies Aged 108

Remembering Sir Lloyd Geering, New Zealand's oldest man who passed away aged 108, a prominent theologian and academic.

Could the public bankroll a third supermarket competitor?

While pressure grows for someone to challenge the supermarket duopoly, the people are putting their money behind Plenty Foods in Upper Hutt.

Staff on strike at Farmers Queensgate and Lambton Quay today

Workers First Union members at Farmers Trading Company department store across Aotearoa will be withdrawing their labour and participating in a two-hour strike action and picket on Saturday after b...

Pub­lic ser­vice cuts blamed for clos­ure of emer­gency centre | The Post

New Zea­l­and’s world-lead­ing earth­quake, tsunami, vol­cano and land­slide mon­it­or­ing office has shut for the second time in four days with pub­lic ser­vice cuts blamed. The National Geo­haz­a...

Seaview stench in Lower Hutt gets $150m fix

Tiaki Wai is spending $150 million on new sludge dryers to end the Seaview wastewater plant stench in Lower Hutt by December 2027, but warns of more odour until 18 October.

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Three arrested after alleged shoplifting spree across Hutt Valley

Two women and one man are facing multiple charges each.

Lower Hutt mayor backs plan for Wellington super-city merger

A proposal to merge at least nine councils in the Wellington region into one super-city has the backing of Lower Hutt's mayor.

Wairarapa lumped into Wellington supercity proposal

The fate of Wairarapa ratepayers is in the hands of Wellington councillors and rule-makers - and amalgamation hasn't even happened yet.