‘It’s a catastrophe’: Wellington rages as millions of litres of raw sewage pour into ocean

Abandoned beaches, public health warning signs and seagulls eating human waste are now features of the popular coastline in New Zealand ...

New Zealand’s capital city faces environmental disaster from massive sewage leak

Following the preventable breakdown of the capital’s wastewater treatment plant, tens of millions of litres of raw, untreated ...

30,000 without power and flights cancelled as storm hits New Zealand

Flights cancelled and 30,000 without power as freak storm brings 193kmph winds to New Zealand - ‘Extremely unusual’ wind gust ...
Yahoo

Man killed by tree branch, pedestrian blown into road as storm buffets Wellington, New Zealand

A ferry is battered by high winds in Wellington, New Zealand, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (Bruce MacKay/STUFF via AP) WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A man was struck and killed by a tree branch in a city ...
Reuters

New Zealand's budget cuts punish public sector, business and workers

Wellington economy hit hard by government spending cuts House prices in Wellington fell 6.8%, population growth stagnated Economists warn fiscal strategy risks economic hollowing-out WELLINGTON, May ...
News Tribune

Japanese warships visit New Zealand’s capital for first time in almost 90 years

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Japanese warships docked in New Zealand's capital Friday for the first time in almost 90 years amid efforts by Tokyo to deepen its strategic ties in the South Pacific ...