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    Tears and cheers as the man who murdered five people when he set fire to Wellington's Loafers Lodge in 2023 is sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum non-parole period of 22 years
     19 December 2025
    Tears and cheers as the man who murdered five people when he set fire to Wellington's Loafers Lodge in 2023 is sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum non-parole period of 22 years
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    Captain Alex Rufer has plenty to cheer about despite a poor run of form for the Wellington Phoenix
    18 Dec: Captain Alex Rufer has plenty to cheer about despite a poor run of form for the Wellington Phoenix... more
    Former deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming's sentencing is underway in the Wellington District Court - where more than a dozen people have filed into the public gallery
    17 Dec: Former deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming's sentencing is underway in the Wellington District Court - where more than a dozen people have filed into the public gallery... more
    One person's died in a water-related incident at Porirua's Titahi Bay on Sunday
    16 Dec: One person's died in a water-related incident at Porirua's Titahi Bay on Sunday... more
    Police are hailing victims - who came forward after a series of sexual assaults by a former Wellington GP
    16 Dec: Police are hailing victims - who came forward after a series of sexual assaults by a former Wellington GP... more
    Black Caps pace bowler Blair Tickner is pushing boundaries to recover from the dislocated shoulder he suffered against the West Indies in Wellington
    15 Dec: Black Caps pace bowler Blair Tickner is pushing boundaries to recover from the dislocated shoulder he suffered against the West Indies in Wellington... more
    Police are investigating a stabbing that occurred at a Wellington bar over the weekend
    15 Dec: Police are investigating a stabbing that occurred at a Wellington bar over the weekend... more
    Coach Giancarlo Italiano believes the Wellington Phoenix have shown enough promise this season to prove he's on the right track
    15 Dec: Coach Giancarlo Italiano believes the Wellington Phoenix have shown enough promise this season to prove he's on the right track... more
    They conceded three goals at home, but Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano has more goals and a creative midfielder on his Christmas wishlist following a second successive A-League defeat
    15 Dec: They conceded three goals at home, but Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano has more goals and a creative midfielder on his Christmas wishlist following a second successive A-League defeat... more
    The search is on for the designer of Wellington's next big sculpture
    15 Dec: The search is on for the designer of Wellington's next big sculpture... more

     Most Popular Recent Wellington News
     09 Dec: A realistic reflection of the modern cricket calendar for Black Caps coach Rob Walter as he deals with a raft of injuries ++++++++++++
     06 Dec: There will be a heavy police presence in Auckland's Mount Wellington as officers carry out a homicide investigation in the area +++++++++++
     07 Dec: A Porirua woman's been remanded on bail after allegedly attempting to partially cut off her husband's penis +++++++++++
     19 Nov: Police say cordons in Wellington's Newtown have been stood down, after a suspicious item was found ++++++++++
     08 Dec: A 21-year-old man is due in court today charged with murder and other offences in relation to the death of an Auckland man in Mount Wellington on Friday ++++++++++
     10 Dec: The West Indies are 92 for two at lunch after the first session of the second cricket test against New Zealand in Wellington ++++++++++
     20 Nov: Wellington are scrambling on the third day of cricket's Plunket Shield opening round against Otago at the Basin Reserve ++++++++++

     Wellington NewsLinks
      19 Dec: Eighteen pasifika families in wellington no longer have to pay for 'overpriced rental homes' (RadioNZ)
      17 Dec: Disgraced former top cop jevon mcskimming sentenced to home detention (Stuff.co.nz)
      17 Dec: Councillors scrap plans to charge motorbikes for parking in wellington city (RadioNZ)
      17 Dec: Wellington ratepayers to fork out an extra $40 on average after error (RadioNZ)
      17 Dec: Warning of bus driver shortage if immigration settings not changed (RadioNZ)
      17 Dec: Man admits damaging wellington mountain bike tracks, formally warned by police (RadioNZ)
      17 Dec: Wellington trains out of action for at least two weeks over summer (RadioNZ)
      16 Dec: Year 13 party ends in chaos after kids assaulted with metal poles (Stuff.co.nz)
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