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	Police ask public for info after unattended kayak found in Wellington RadioNZ - 29 Nov (RadioNZ) Police also found a hoodie on the beach. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ Sport



	Police seek information on unattended kayak and clothing found in Wellington Stuff.co.nz - 29 Nov (Stuff.co.nz) The kayak was found about 500 metres off Raumati Beach around midday on Saturday. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Wellington road closed following motorcycle crash RadioNZ - 29 Nov (RadioNZ) Akatarawa Road is currently closed, after the two-vehicle collision. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Road closed in Wellington after serious crash Stuff.co.nz - 29 Nov (Stuff.co.nz) A person was seriously hurt in the crash, police said. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	'Strong winds' set to return for Wellington and Canterbury, heavy rain in the west Stuff.co.nz - 29 Nov (Stuff.co.nz) MetService issues weather watches for rain and gales across multiple regions. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Watch: Gas fire burns outside building in Wellington city Stuff.co.nz - 29 Nov (Stuff.co.nz) Six fire trucks responded to the incident in the early hours of Saturday morning. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	'Hidden' workforce shortages in hospitals add to frontline pressures RadioNZ - 28 Nov (RadioNZ) Health NZ data reveals it was taking up to 30 weeks to approve recruitment for frontline vacancies at hospitals in the Wellington region. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Wellington's Transmission Gully to close for southbound traffic over weekend, while trains replaced by buses RadioNZ - 28 Nov (RadioNZ) NZTA is closing the southbound side of Transmission Gully from Friday until the early hours of Monday. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Why the seats along Wellington's Oriental Parade are randomly arranged Stuff.co.nz - 27 Nov (Stuff.co.nz) Some of the seats are more than three of a reporter’s feet from the seawall, others are only about 1½ feet away. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Wellington Hospitals waiting up to six months for Health NZ approval to recruit RadioNZ - 27 Nov (RadioNZ) Data obtained under the Official Information Act shows 219 recruitment requests took more than two months to be approved, 91 waited more than 20 weeks, and 45 roles applied for in March were still vacant last month. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General