Articles by Georgina Campbell, NZ Herald
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Crime
Shots fired at Levin building; those involved likely known to each other
Monday, 28 October 2024, 4:12pmPolice are investigating after shots were allegedly fired at a commercial building in Levin. The incident happened on Mabel...
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Wellington
Body recovered from the water in Eastbourne
Monday, 28 October 2024, 12:06pmA man’s body has been found in the water in Eastbourne, Lower Hutt. Wellington police said in a statement the body was recovered...
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Wellington
Wellington City Council Council paying $25m a year in interest on debt
Monday, 30 October 2023, 11:46amThere are claims Wellington City Council is facing a financial crisis, meanwhile, its AA+ credit rating now has a negative...
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Lower North Island
Police release new information in search for missing Ōtaki kayaker
Friday, 27 October 2023, 2:33pmPolice now say a missing woman who paddled out to sea may have been in a single-seat yellow kayak, not a two-seater. Michaela...
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National
Interislander ferry reliability improves, but still below target
Monday, 9 October 2023, 10:33amThe on-time performance and reliability of Interislander’s ferries have improved in the past financial year but still fall...
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National
Interislander ferry damaged by large wave, five sailings cancelled
Tuesday, 22 August 2023, 12:36pmFive Interislander sailings have been cancelled after a large wave damaged a door onboard the Kaitaki. Interislander operations...
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Audio
Tory Whanau: I'll no longer be going out on a Friday night for a drink
Tuesday, 8 August 2023, 1:24pmWellington Mayor Tory Whanau says she will no longer go out on a Friday night for a drink and has been through a process...
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Wellington
Hounded out: Wellington mayor's dog evicted from office, leaving town
Tuesday, 8 August 2023, 7:02amThe Wellington mayor’s dog, Teddy, will be sent to live out of town after it was revealed Tory Whanau breached the council’s...
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National
Paula Justine Harris identified after body found on Waitārere Beach
Wednesday, 12 July 2023, 11:49amPolice have confirmed the person found dead on Waitārere Beach was missing woman Paula Justine Harris. The 49-year-old’s...
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Auckland
'Big waste': Consent granted for bus depot on prime waterfront land
Thursday, 6 July 2023, 10:20amConsent has been granted for a bus depot with space for up to 120 buses on prime waterfront real estate in Wellington. The...
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Health
'I'm in agony': 81-year-old’s surgery canned after year on strained wait list
Thursday, 6 July 2023, 8:36amAn 81-year-old woman languishing on an operating wait list for the past year sat hungry and cold for two and a half hours...
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Wellington
Green light to get Wellington moving but Government cash not confirmed
Friday, 30 June 2023, 9:21amThere will not be enough money in the National Land Transport Fund (NLTF) to pay for Let’s Get Wellington Moving’s (LGWM)...
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National
Investigation into ‘serious harm data breach' after Kiwis in crashes have medical details released
Wednesday, 21 June 2023, 7:00amAn investigation has been launched after Wellington City Council committed a “serious harm data breach” by releasing personal...
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Wellington
Loafers Lodge survivor's haunting choice
Saturday, 10 June 2023, 11:11amA man who survived last month’s deadly Wellington boarding house inferno has spoken of his desperate leap from his third-floor...
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Wellington
All Loafers Lodge residents accounted for after devastating blaze
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 12:56pmPolice say everyone who lived in Loafers Lodge has now been accounted for after a devastating fire ripped through the building...
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Wellington
Maritime New Zealand issues detention notice on beleagured Shiling cargo ship
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 11:54amMaritime New Zealand has issued a detention notice on the troubled MV Shiling cargo ship, meaning it cannot leave Wellington...
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Wellington
Wellington fire: Wellingtonians invited to farewell Mike the Juggler
Wednesday, 24 May 2023, 8:26amAn open funeral will be held for Mike the Juggler – an iconic and “always smiling” Wellington character who died in the Loafers...
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National
Rough seas forecast amid preparations to tow troubled Shiling cargo ship
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 11:36amRough seas are forecast over the weekend while authorities work on an operation to tow the beleaguered MV Shiling cargo ship...
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Business
Dire Strait: Passengers waited 5 hours on the phone to Interislander
Thursday, 11 May 2023, 9:29amSome ferry passengers had to wait on the phone for five hours to get through to Interislander when Kaitaki sailings were...
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Wellington
Man found dead in Wellington harbour was treasured teacher and fine sportsman
Saturday, 22 April 2023, 3:08pmThe Elmwood Normal School community is at a loss after the body of teacher Isaac Levings was found in Wellington Harbour...
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Wellington
Harbourmaster issues ultimatum to owner of classic yacht at risk of sinking
Friday, 14 April 2023, 9:54amWellington’s harbourmaster has issued an ultimatum to the owner of a leaking yacht after marina staff spent six months pumping...
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Wellington
Wellington bus driver wages lifted to $30 per hour
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 10:53amGreater Wellington Regional Council has agreed to lift urban bus driver wages up to $30 per hour, which will take effect...
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National
Dire Strait: More repairs for new Bluebridge ferry, sailings cancelled
Saturday, 25 March 2023, 3:57pmBluebridge’s new Cook Strait ferry is undergoing repairs for the third time after joining the fleet less than two months...
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Wellington
Foot found on Wellington beach, police investigating
Saturday, 25 March 2023, 1:21pmPolice are investigating after a foot was found by a member of the public on Petone Beach in the Wellington region this morning. Detective...
