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	Man injured after being hit by car in Wellington RadioNZ - 16 Jan (RadioNZ) Emergency services were called to a report of a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian in Newtown about 6.40pm on Friday. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	Wellington Hospital gastroenteritis outbreak likely caused by contaminated food RadioNZ - 16 Jan (RadioNZ) Spokesperson Jamie Duncan said no patients have been affected and there is no risk to the general public. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	NZTA warning Wellingtonians to expect traffic delays ahead of long weekend RadioNZ - 16 Jan (RadioNZ) Wet weather, Wellington Anniversary weekend and chip seal works are expected to create a perfect storm for traffic. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	Gastro outbreak at Wellington ED spreads to general ward Stuff.co.nz - 16 Jan (Stuff.co.nz) At least 30 people have been struck down by the illness since last Friday. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Ed Sheeran set to rock Auckland on first night of tour RadioNZ - 16 Jan (RadioNZ) The UK singer-songwriter is playing two shows at Go Media Stadium, before heading to Wellington and Christchurch. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	Promising Wellington attacker gets first crack at pro football with Auckland FC Stuff.co.nz - 16 Jan (Stuff.co.nz) Isa Prins has turned heads in the capital playing for Wellington Olympic the past two seasons, but didn’t attract any interest from the Phoenix. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	ABBYY, Desktop Imaging automate NZ council rebates, invoices ITBrief - 15 Jan (ITBrief) AI document tools slash manual workloads at Wellington City Council and Fire and Emergency New Zealand, boosting compliance and payment speed. Read... Newslink ©2026 to ITBrief Computing



	Gastro outbreak affects 30 staff at Wellington Hospital emergency department RadioNZ - 15 Jan (RadioNZ) More than two dozen staff have shown symptoms consistent with stomach illness. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	Gastroenteritis outbreak hits staff at Wellington Hospital’s ED Stuff.co.nz - 15 Jan (Stuff.co.nz) Thirty people have fallen ill from the virus since the outbreak began on Friday. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Train hits large rock disrupting Wellington's peak-time services RadioNZ - 15 Jan (RadioNZ) While the train did not derail commuters can expect delays. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General