Articles by Georgina Campbell
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National
'Woke nonsense': Santa's helpers told to wear seatbelts on Christmas parade floats
Saturday, 23 November 2024, 4:55pmSanta and his elves must wear seatbelts for Christchurch’s Christmas parade following new health and safety advice – a move...
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National
'Really weird': Union questions why mega ferry exit is taking so long
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 9:56amKiwiRail is still negotiating its exit from a $551 million contract with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard to build two mega ferries. The...
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Audio
'Political theatre': Tory Whanau resolute as Crown observer named
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 9:39amLindsay McKenzie has been appointed as Wellington City Council’s Crown observer. Local Government Minister Simeon Brown...
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National
'Bit of a shudder': 4.9 magnitude earthquake felt in Wellington
Monday, 4 November 2024, 4:16pmA 4.9 magnitude earthquake has struck 15km east of Picton and has been felt in Wellington. GeoNet reported it was 35km deep...
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Politics
'Absolutely not a shambles': Defiant Tory Whanau insists Wellington council will be fine
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 11:24amTory Whanau has requested a meeting with Minister Simeon Brown after revelations about potential interventions at Wellington...
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National
‘Chaos and confusion’: Wellington council votes to stop controversial airport sale
Thursday, 10 October 2024, 5:02pmWellington City Council has voted to stop the controversial sale of its 34% share in the airport after a tense meeting. Mayor...
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National
Large pool of brown wastewater spews into Wellington’s harbour
Thursday, 10 October 2024, 1:34pmA large pool of brown wastewater has spewed onto the street near Parliament and into Wellington’s harbour. Wellington Water...
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National
Bluebridge ferry hits wharf in Picton in strong winds
Tuesday, 8 October 2024, 2:03pmBluebridge’s Cook Strait Connemara ferry has hit a wharf in Picton. Marlborough Harbourmaster Jake Oliver told the Herald...
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Crime
Man charged after early morning assault on Wellington’s Courtenay Place
Monday, 7 October 2024, 5:13pmPolice have charged someone after an assault on Wellington's Courtenay Place that left a man in critical condition. Emergency...
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News
Magnitude 3.8 earthquake hits Wellington, confirmed as aftershock
Monday, 7 October 2024, 3:47pmA magnitude 3.8 aftershock has hit Wellington after a "sharp" and "nasty" jolt rattled the city on Sunday morning. GeoNet...
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National
Potential $1m cost to protect snails and lizards from new North Island motorway
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 7:18amNew Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) could spend up to $1.1 million protecting snail and lizard species from a...
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National
KiwiRail disestablishes 61 jobs, including health and safety roles
Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 11:26amKiwiRail has disestablished 61.5 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs affecting staff who work in finance, human resources, and...
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National
Aratere ferry damage: Ship needs new plating, port doing underwater inspections
Friday, 9 August 2024, 5:10pmInterislander’s Aratere ferry needs new plating inserted after it hit a linkspan coming into a berth in Wellington, damaging...
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National
Interislander ferry damages hull after hitting linkspan while docking
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 8:35pmInterislander’s Aratere ferry will be out of action on Friday after it hit a linkspan coming into a berth in Wellington,...
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National
'Finally some hope': Sick teen who hasn't eaten for a year booked for surgery in Germany
Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 6:02amA Wellington teenager who cannot eat or drink and hasn’t been to school in 16 months has a chance of getting her life back. About...
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Business
Inside the $180m plan to keep Interislander ferries afloat until 2029
Monday, 22 July 2024, 4:16pmMaritime experts have found the ageing Interislander fleet is in better condition than first thought. No systemic problems...
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National
Aratere returns as fourth KiwiRail director quits, ex-army colonel joins exec
Thursday, 18 July 2024, 11:38amInterislander’s Aratere ferry will resume normal services by the end of this month but it’s far from smooth sailing ahead...
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National
'Right place, right time': Teens break into racecourse being used for police dog training
Wednesday, 17 July 2024, 3:46pmThree teens broke into an Upper Hutt racecourse to find a police patrol dog course that happened to be training there. Police...
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National
Trucking hell! Bizarre scene as crane topples over
Friday, 12 July 2024, 3:13pmA crane truck has tipped over in Upper Hutt causing a spectacle described as “Optimus Prime stuck in transformation”. Brad...
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National
New poll shows Kiwis divided over whether to sell Interislander
Thursday, 11 July 2024, 2:53pmA Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll suggests New Zealanders are divided over whether the Government should sell the Interislander...
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National
'Crikey, that’s not a denial': Peters to find out more about Aratere grounding
Wednesday, 10 July 2024, 12:53pmNZ First leader and acting Prime Minister Winston Peters says he is “going to find out more” about the Interislander Aratere...
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National
Rugby club applies to renew liquor licence after patron jailed for fatal hit-and-run
Tuesday, 9 July 2024, 7:04amA rugby club in Wellington is applying to renew its liquor licence after a man who had been drinking there killed one woman...
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National
Interislander ferry's stabiliser fin missing for more than 18 months
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 8:40am- Interislander’s Kaitaki ferry has been missing a stabiliser fin since September 2022, affecting sailings. - A new stabiliser...
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National
Government 'highly unimpressed' with KiwiRail's maintenance of Cook Strait ferries
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 4:13pmTransport Minister Simeon Brown said the Government has been “highly unimpressed” with KiwiRail’s maintenance of its Interislander...
