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Just the ticket? The problem with local body candidates aligning with national political parties

With accusations flying thick and fast last year about supposed “dysfunction” and a “shambles” at Wellington City Council, Local Government Minister Simeon Brown stepped in and appointed a Crown Observer.

The Conversation · Jun 4, 2025

Swimming instructors REFUSE to help child stuck in public pool railing

A swimming instructor told a panicked family friend it was "not our job" when they were asked rescue a three-year-old girl stuck in a railing at a public pool

Daily Mirror · Oct 17, 2022

Feral pigs torment residents in New Zealand capital

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

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022