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Why city centres are going car-free

Auckland, Dunedin, and now Wellington – does pedestrianisation solve problems, or create them?

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Book of the Week: Middle-age, middle-class womanhood, and other crises

In her first novel in 10 years, Emily Perkins interrogates "your perfect Chelsea Winter life"

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How to be friends with China

Avoiding being dragged into a potential new Cold War in the Indo-Pacific remains a strategic priority in Wellington, writes Dr Nicholas Ross Smith

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Pet by Catherine Chidgey review – sly psychological thriller

The New Zealander’s latest novel, set in 1980s suburban, Catholic Wellington, moves to a dark denouement powered by lingering uncertainty

The Guardian - UK

Women’s World Cup TV schedule: How to watch every match in UK

All games at this years Women’s World Cup will be shown live on the BBC and ITV

The Independent UK

FIFA Women’s World Cup start date, fixtures and full schedule

England will go into the World Cup as one of the tournament favourites after winning the Euros

The Independent UK

Librarian, concert cellist completes historic Foveaux Strait swim

Wellington librarian and concert cellist Corrina Connor crossed the Foveaux Strait on April 1. It’s the furthest into the season that anyone has attempted this swim. Now, she opens up about marathon swimming, resilience, and the power of the open ocean.

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Wreath-laying ceremony organised at MRC Wellington

wreath laying ceremony organised at MRC

The Hindu

Tonight's rugby news as Gatland gets new player option for Six Nations and Rugby World Cup set for rule changes

The latest rugby headlines from Wales and beyond

Wales Online

Northern Explorer a captivating rail ride through heart of New Zealand (no Wi-Fi needed)

On a bright, clear fall morning, the train from Wellington to Auckland clatters away from the rail station precisely as scheduled at 7:55. The temperature hovers coolly in the mid-50s, not at all cold, and quite typical for a Southern Hemisphere fall morning.

Tribune News Service

Wellingtonians grieve Loafers Lodge hostel fire dead

Loafers Lodge residents, police and first responders were among hundreds who gathered to remember the five men killed in a hostel fire last month.

AAP

Edwards back following that black line in the pool

Swimmer Chelsey Edwards nearly gave the sport away twice, but with help from a pyschologist and a new training environment she's back competing for NZ

Newsroom.co.nz

Eight pubs may be forced to shut as 'billionaire owners demand full lockdown rent'

Many boozers owned by the Wellington Pub Company may have to pay rent in full despite being crippled by the Covid-19 pandemic and huge rises in overheads recently

Daily Mirror

New Zealand strip club dancers are fighting to change the future of gig work in Aotearoa

In New Zealand, a collective of strip club dancers has moved a dispute with their employer out into the open to fight for protections for all gig workers.

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Alleged NZ hostel arsonist’s charges upgraded to murder

New Zealand police have filed five murder charges against the man they say lit a deadly fire at a Wellington hostel two weeks ago. Police had earlier

The Independent UK

New Zealand police file 5 murder charges against man accused of starting deadly hostel fire

New Zealand police have filed five murder charges against the man they say lit a deadly fire at a Wellington hostel two weeks ago

ABC News

Murder charges laid over fatal Wellington Loafers Lodge hostel fire

The man accused of murder over the fire that killed five people is already in custody, having been charged with two counts of arson.

The Independent UK

What the Australia and New Zealand deals mean for shoppers, workers and farmers

The post-Brexit trade deals that the UK has negotiated with Canberra and Wellington came into force on Wednesday.

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Behind the scenes of Wellington's rail turmoil

Staffing schedules forced Metlink to cut services on two of Wellington's three busiest lines in early May, even though they weren't subject to speed restrictions.

The Guardian - AU

‘It can be quite Dickensian’: life in New Zealand’s boarding houses

After a fire at Loafers Lodge left at least five dead, attention has turned to Wellington’s hostels and the housing crisis they embody

ABC News

Fire crews made it to the Loafers Lodge fire in minutes, but one truck with a 32-metre ladder was out of action

In the early hours of Tuesday morning, residents of Loafers Lodge hostel in Wellington were jolted awake by thick smoke and flames licking the walls. As they tried to escape, one crucial fire truck was broken down.

Salon

"Top Chef's" Wellington battle sputters

An oddly timed double elimination and mismatched pairs results in another less-than-ideal episode

The Independent UK

New Zealand police lower hostel fire death toll to 5; man held in jail on arson charges

New Zealand police have lowered the confirmed death toll from a Wellington hostel fire from six people to five, although they haven’t finished searching the dangerous four-story building

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand hostel fire: suspect remanded in custody after Wellington court appearance

Man charged with two counts of arson and police say they have not ruled out more serious charges relating to deadly blaze

Reuters

Fifth body found in burnt out NZ hostel, man appears in court on arson charges

A 48-year-old homeless man appeared in New Zealand court on Friday on two charges of arson as police found a fifth body in the burnt out remains of a hostel in the capital Wellington.

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