Motorists are advised to avoid the area and expect delays.
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The puppies' parent had previously been impounded by the council, who advised it be desexed – but that advice was obviously not followed.
Tuesday 4:00pm
"Indications are that the woman had exited her vehicle after a minor crash, and was then struck by another vehicle," police said.
Sat, May 9
The expo at Te Rauparaha Arena on Tuesday was designed for students, school leavers and anyone who wanted to find education or a career pathway.
Fri, May 8
Strong wind watches expand and heavy rain hits West Coast and upper South Island, with more disruption expected as system moves east.
More than 30 residents from the Bishop Snedden Retirement Village sign and present a petition.
Thu, May 7
Police upheld the allegations made against the recruit as "serious misconduct".
Crime and Justice
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission today released findings into the January 2023 incident, when Kaitaki lost power and drifted within about 1.4 km of coastline before its engines were restarted.
Warnings extended into the North Island and deeper south as a rapidly intensifying storm system approaches, with damaging winds, flooding rain and more alerts likely.
The clip-on pathway would have replaced a now-closed, ratepayer-owned footbridge attached to a rail bridge between stations.
Wed, May 6
Identifiable by her pale face, Khusi was "beloved by the entire zoo community".
Matt Balkham from Wellington Astronomical Society said although the comet was getting fainter and further away, it may actually be a better time to photograph it.
Hutt Intermediate School is getting a new teaching block with more than a dozen classrooms.
Tue, May 5
Emergency services searched the Waipoua River near Dixon Street after reports of a person in distress on Sunday evening, but no one has been found and no missing persons have been reported.
Mon, May 4
Wellington businesses can apply for grants up to $35k after the February wastewater failure, but some say the 50% revenue-loss threshold is too high.
Business
Sat, May 2
Four offenders are before the courts after police linked them to a spree targeting supermarkets and retail stores across the lower North Island.
To mark the celebration of Capital Kiwi releasing its 250th wild kiwi into the hills of Wellington, there was a special event at Parliament.
Thu, Apr 30
At the Ōwhiro Stream on Wednesday, tow trucks pulled wrecked cars up the banks and onto the street.
Wed, Apr 29
The March incident was described as "deeply regrettable".
Politics
Carterton Mayor Steve Cretney said he saw about five or six "unusually behaved" lights in the distance towards South Wairarapa.
Tue, Apr 28
Geoff Swainson declined to renew his three-year contract that started in November 2023.
As more homes come onto the market, vendors appear to be setting prices closer to what buyers will pay.
They were linked to three frogs that had escaped captivity during a flood in the 1970s.
Mon, Apr 27
Crew swiftly recovered the passenger after the Bluebridge vessel Livia left Tory Channel en route to Wellington.
The 115-year-old building was among five churches targeted in a string of attacks in Masterton in February last year.
