Damian George and Bill Hickman13:46, Jul 29 2021
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A fine day with light northerlies is on the cards for the capital this Thursday. (File photo)
Good afternoon Pōneke, here’s what’s in your
Dominion Post and what is happening around the city today.
1.30pm: This day 40 years ago, The baton incident Trevor Richards, one of the founding members of the anti-tour group Halt All Racist Tours, shares his memories of what the Evening Post called “Wellington’s darkest hour of the tour”. On this day, a march of more than a thousand Wellingtonians protesting against the presence of the Springboks in our country were attacked by baton-wielding police. People were left bloodied, requiring hospital care.
Wellington today, July 29: Person missing in Tararua Forest Park, arrest after Vogeltown shooting
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Wellington today, July 27: Grid fault leaves 4000 households, businesses without power in Lower Hutt, police believe vehicle sped from the scene of Vogeltown shooting
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