Press Release – Wellington City Council Wellington City Council welfare staff and volunteers worked quickly last night to find temporary accommodation for about 35 InterIslander passengers after their ferry was turned away from Picton and required to return to Wellington yesterday evening. …
Wellington City Council welfare staff and volunteers worked quickly last night to find temporary accommodation for about 35 InterIslander passengers after their ferry was turned away from Picton and required to return to Wellington yesterday evening. The passengers were found beds at a couple of CBD locations.
City Council engineers, building inspectors, arborists, roading staff and contractors will continue to be busy today checking and clearing damage around the city. There are reports of some trees down and slips at a number of locations. Large landslips were reported in Glenmore Street, Erlestoke Crescent (Churton Park) and a number of other roads.
City Council engineers, building inspectors, arborists, roading staff and contractors will continue checking and clearing damage around the city today. There are reports of some trees down and slips.
Large landslips were reported in Glenmore Street, Erlestoke Crescent (Churton Park) and a number of other roads.
The City Council’s Contact Centre received about 600 calls from 8am yesterday to late last night – extra staff were brought in to deal with the demand.
Building inspectors and insurers will continue to check two houses in Ladbrooke Drive, Newlands, that were evacuated yesterday afternoon following a large landslip.
A footbridge was washed away by the Kaiwharawhara Stream in Trelissick Park in the Ngaio Gorge.
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The incident occurred on Dooley Street and Glenmore Street in Park Avenue at 3.33pm.
Paramedics took the patient to Rockhampton Hospital in a stable condition with back pain and a lower leg injury.
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Wellington Police investigating the death of a woman in Mt Cook on 24 April are appealing to the public for information which may assist.
“The investigation team is continuing to build a timeline of events,” says Detective Sergeant James Stewart.
“As part of this we are seeking sightings of a man aged in his 30s-40s, wearing a black t-shirt, black trousers, and a beanie.”
“We believe this man was on foot by himself between 6pm on 24 April and 12.30am on 25 April.
“He moved between The Terrace and the Glenmore Street / Upland Road area in Kelburn during this time.”
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Wellington homicide – police seek information from public
Wellington Police investigating the death of a woman in Mt Cook on 24 April are appealing to the public for information which may assist.
“The investigation team is continuing to build a timeline of events,” says Detective Sergeant James Stewart.
“As part of this we are seeking sightings of a man aged in his 30s-40s, wearing a black t-shirt, black trousers, and a beanie.”
“We believe this man was on foot by himself between 6pm on 24 April and 12.30am on 25 April. He has moved between The Terrace and the Glenmore Street / Upland Road area in Kelburn during this time.”