Nick James

Work on the first stage of the project will start next month.

The business watchdog will be monitoring the company.

Staff shortages are being blamed for the train delays. Audio

Churches in Carterton are holding a prayer service for Doreion Hard.

The company is saying goodbye to the Strait Feronia, which first launched in 1997.

The ship is thought to be carrying "furnace oil", described as dark thick, and when spilled, pernicious - but the government has rejected advice to carry out a survey.

A Miramar resident is calling for a meeting between Wellington City Council, police and locals about crime in the community, days after a man was found with fatal injuries in the suburb.

Emergency open ocean tugs for Cook Strait could be one step closer, after calls from local government for the boats.

Tory Whanau opens up about being "humiliated in front of the whole country" and gaining a thick skin.

Tory Whanau says the Prime Minister's "lame-o" comment is poor form and the councils are sticking to their timeline to get it right.

But the committee says it chose not to apply for the government's regional deals.

At the meeting, Wellington Water board chairperson Nick Leggett said it had been making progress at fixing issues with the water company.

Infrastructure New Zealand is welcoming the government's land acquisition incentive payments and a faster process for objections - but Labour says it wants to see more detail. Audio

The future of the Wellington Water Board chair will be discussed by the region's leaders at an extraordinary meeting today. Audio

Two damning reports revealed the capital's ratepayers paid nearly three times more for unplanned water repairs than in other parts of the country. Audio

Wellington Water has released a scathing report, after a probe uncovered alleged theft, poor value for money from contractors and structural issues.

The legal dispute with the builders of Transmission Gully was later settled out of court.

Rating valuations have been dropping into Wellington mailboxes for the past week, with most people finding their home values had plummeted. Audio

Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau says the council will have security teams on standby. Audio

Wellington Water plans to dig up part of one of the region's arterial routes in April for urgent repairs on a major Hutt Valley sewage pipe, warning there will be significant traffic disruption.

The buildings, which include 300 homes, have been deemed prone, but council say they can still able to be lived in.

The council has released the final design, and Tory Whanau admits the project could end up costing her the mayoralty.

Auckland Transport is delaying charging people to park overnight in the central city by a year.

Wellington's long-awaited - and controversial - Golden Mile upgrade will start construction in April.