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If you’ve been looking for a way to connect with your community, we want to hear from you. Our Kapiti and Upper Hutt Branches are now seeking members.
As a New Zealand Red Cross Branch member you will be actively involved in Red Cross activities, you’ll spread the word about what New Zealand … View moreIf you’ve been looking for a way to connect with your community, we want to hear from you. Our Kapiti and Upper Hutt Branches are now seeking members.
As a New Zealand Red Cross Branch member you will be actively involved in Red Cross activities, you’ll spread the word about what New Zealand Red Cross does and you’ll join thousands of other Red Cross members and volunteers who are doing good!
Contact wellington@redcross.org.nz today to join or learn more.
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Half price… View moreTake 50% off your next Stuff Pix movie with the special rewards code: HalfPrice4You
Watch Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly star in The Sister Brothers, set in 1850s Oregon, the infamous duo of assassins, Eli and Charlie Sisters, chase a gold prospector and his unexpected ally.
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Forty Olympic-size swimming pools worth of rock will form the foundation of the Petone to Ngauranga …
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Kia ora residents. We're adding a second track to the line between Trentham and Upper Hutt. Double-tracking will mean more services and, in time, longer and faster trains. We're preparing the ground from August. Construction starts in October and continues for around 18 months. If … View moreKia ora residents. We're adding a second track to the line between Trentham and Upper Hutt. Double-tracking will mean more services and, in time, longer and faster trains. We're preparing the ground from August. Construction starts in October and continues for around 18 months. If you're a rail neighbour or commuter, we apologise for any inconvenience while we do this work. More information attached.
Our Wairarapa rail network is finally getting a major upgrade, so from 21 July we’ll be changing Sunday timetables on the Wairarapa line to allow essential upgrade work to take place. This means that some train services will depart earlier while some will be replaced by buses. There’ll also be … View moreOur Wairarapa rail network is finally getting a major upgrade, so from 21 July we’ll be changing Sunday timetables on the Wairarapa line to allow essential upgrade work to take place. This means that some train services will depart earlier while some will be replaced by buses. There’ll also be some earlier times for the bus route 200 that connects to the train.
Make sure you check your timetable before you travel. Visit metlink.org.nz
Lahaina and Hawea Solomon, who grew up in Tokoroa, are leaders helping other youth reach their potential and are pursuing their own dreams at university.
The brother and sister duo were both Head Students, #Stars Peer Mentors and Excellence Award Winners.
They recently caught up with Stuff to … View moreLahaina and Hawea Solomon, who grew up in Tokoroa, are leaders helping other youth reach their potential and are pursuing their own dreams at university.
The brother and sister duo were both Head Students, #Stars Peer Mentors and Excellence Award Winners.
They recently caught up with Stuff to talk about their journey through our Stars programme.
Learn more about their story here: bit.ly...
UPDATE:
All three missing persons have now been found safe.
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A dad and his two daughters are still missing after going hiking in Lower Hutt.
A search and rescue operation ran all night in a bid to locate the family of three, who left Lees Grove in Wainuiomata at 12pm on Tuesday with … View moreUPDATE:
All three missing persons have now been found safe.
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A dad and his two daughters are still missing after going hiking in Lower Hutt.
A search and rescue operation ran all night in a bid to locate the family of three, who left Lees Grove in Wainuiomata at 12pm on Tuesday with the intention of walking in Days Bay.
The 50-year-old father and his two daughters, aged 14 and 11, were due to return home at 3.30pm, police said.
But when they hadn't returned home by 6pm, police were contacted by a concerned family member.
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