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The Latest Breaking News from Wellington

Yes, the question is mischievous – but a Newsroom survey shows 'Wellington' has become a shorthand for the perception that government is seizing control from local communities.

Newsroom.co.nz

Phoenix plot forward route to ALM finals

The visit of Adelaide United will herald the start of Ufuk Talay's fourth - and possibly final - A-League Men season in charge of Wellington Phoenix.

AAP

Slipping away: Can we keep fixing up after landslides?

Landslides can happen anywhere there is a slope, at any time. Can we stop them?

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New campaign to stop housing plan at Shelly Bay ramps up

A poll has found more than three-quarters of Wellingtonians want to see Shelly Bay wrapped into a planned national heritage park.

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Cool, candid and sometimes angry, New Zealand’s laureate wants to make poetry pop

After years of forging his own path on the literary scene, Chris Tse doesn’t mind taking poetic licence with expectations

The Guardian - AU

NZ bans export of livestock by sea

WELLINGTON: New Zealand yesterday banned the export of livestock by sea from April 2023, citing animal welfare concerns in a decision that will affect major trading partners.

Bangkok Post

Feral pigs torment residents in New Zealand capital

Wellington City Council says feral pig population in suburbs has been expanding

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‘It’s a murder scene’: feral pigs torment residents in New Zealand capital

Farm just minutes from centre of Wellington estimates it has lost about 60 kid goats in past few months

The Guardian - AU

Paul Eagle denies attending anti-Labour 'study group'

Independent council candidates attended 'study group' sessions where they say they were given campaigning advice by Paul Eagle and Diane Calvert.

Newsroom.co.nz

Ghosts of Somes Island

A historical novel examines POWs in Wellington harbour

Newsroom.co.nz

Marathon champ finds her stride at 44

The new Rotorua Marathon champion, Mel Brandon, hasn't had a conventional running career. But she's found her stride at 44, and is making her three kids proud, she tells Suzanne McFadden

Newsroom.co.nz

Queen's funeral: Final route of coffin from London to Windsor revealed

After the funeral, the King and members of the royal family will walk behind the Queen’s coffin to Wellington Arch before it is driven to Windsor on the state hearse

Daily Mirror

Who really will get Wellington moving?

The three people vying for Wellington's top job each have different transport preferences and a different level of ambition around climate change.

Newsroom.co.nz

New Zealand reflects on te reo journey

Te reo Maori has been celebrated in Wellington, marking the 50th anniversary of a turning point for New Zealand's indigenous language.

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A three-way race to decide Wellington's future

Whoever leads the city's 16-seat council after the October election may well set the direction of Wellington's development for decades to come.

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Couples therapy

A Wellington poet on the front lines of living

The Guardian - AU

Apathy in New Zealand – but little desire for change – as King Charles’s reign begins

Despite an apparent indifference to the new king, New Zealand also seems to have no real appetite to sever ties with the crown

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Mittens, move over: Aotearoa's most iconic animals

Mittens the cat may be cute, but Aotearoa has many animals far more worthy of immortalising in bronze.

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Book of the Week: Speed, LSD and other thrills

Philip Matthews on a reissued stoner classic

Wales Online

Disgraceful high tackle sparks outrage among fans as headshot only leads to yellow card

Wellington hooker Asafo Aumua can count himself a little lucky not to have received a sterner saction

The Independent UK

Bret McKenzie: ‘It was different writing songs that weren’t d*** jokes’

After finding fame with comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, the New Zealander is leaving the laughs behind on his debut solo album ‘Songs Without Jokes’. He talks to Kevin E G Perry about winning an Oscar with The Muppets, pissing off Morrissey with The Simpsons, and Taika Waititi’s detachable…

Bangkok Post

NZ to force supermarkets to give small stores access to wholesale units

WELLINGTON: The New Zealand government said on Wednesday it plans to introduce regulations that would force the wholesale arms of supermarkets to give small retailers fair access to their products.

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand’s latest ‘freedom’ protest is a sad farce staged by a doomed cause

What the incoherent events in Wellington show is that the conspiracists, while dangerous, are already losing

Reuters

Anti-government protesters gather outside New Zealand's parliament

About 2,000 anti-government demonstrators gathered outside New Zealand’s parliament on Tuesday to vent their frustration on a range of issues nearly six months after protesters were forcibly removed from the grounds of the legislature.

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NZ 'people's court' adjourns peacefully

About 1500 anti-government protesters have staged a mock trial outside New Zealand's parliament, in a move snubbed by Jacinda Ardern's Labour Party.

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