Articles by Christina CAMPBELL
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Audio
Wine: OTU (Otawhero Estate) Chardonnay
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 11:58AMBOB’S BEST BUYS Wine: OTU (Otawhero Estate) Chardonnay, 2023 Hawke’s Bay $20 Why I chose it: - Discovered it in a recent...
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Wellington
Wellington City Council ends negotiations to reopen Reading Cinemas in Courtenay Place
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 2:43PMWellington City Council has announced it has ended negotiations with Reading International to re-open the closed cinema complex...
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National
Watch: 'We could die'- Diabetic girls plead with Pharmac
Saturday, 20 April 2024, 4:33PMTwo 11-year-old girls have made a video begging Pharmac to continue funding the insulin pumps they rely on to keep them alive. Emily...
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National
Govt investigating mega tunnel underneath Wellington
Monday, 15 April 2024, 7:21AMThe Government has asked NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi officials to investigate a mega tunnel underneath Wellington from...
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Business
Commercial Bay developer eyes Wellington's Civic Square
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 3:16PMTe Ngākau Civic Square is meant to be the heart of Wellington but it has become a graveyard of closed buildings after the...
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Audio
Bob's Best Buys: Escarpment Gris 2023 Martinborough
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 1:44PMBOB’S BEST BUYS Escarpment Gris 2023 Martinborough $30 Why I chose it: -I like it very much and respect Escarpment as...
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Politics
Minister dodges questions on ferry letter, won't commit to new ships by 2026
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 4:25PMFinance Minister Nicola Willis will not commit to replacing Interislander’s ageing fleet by 2026 which is when the now cancelled...
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National
Letter from Nicola Willis forces KiwiRail to bin ferry contract after 2-month limbo
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 7:36AMKiwiRail only terminated its mega ferry ship-building contract after receiving a letter from Finance Minister Nicola Willis and...
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Crime
'Lifetime of grief': Drink driver sentenced for killing 'deeply loved' Irish pedestrian
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 3:27PMEmotional friends and family of an Irish national killed by a drunk driver in Wellington say they have been left with a lifetime...
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Wellington
Wellington's early amalgamation plans revealed, why it won't be a super city
Sunday, 17 March 2024, 4:37PMWellington civic leaders have secured a meeting with ministers to discuss a potential regional deal, and are considering...
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Politics
Transport Minister refuses to commit to walking and cycling path in new Mt Vic tunnel
Thursday, 7 March 2024, 4:15PMTransport Minister Simeon Brown has refused to commit to a walking and cycling connection in Wellington’s second Mt Victoria...
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Wellington
Corporate welfare or visionary? The secret Reading Cinema deal dividing Wellington
Wednesday, 28 February 2024, 6:58AMIn the middle of last year, Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau needed a win. She was being criticised for absences from civic functions,...
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National
Kiwi apartment owners seek overseas insurance after premium spikes $350k
Tuesday, 27 February 2024, 2:28PMWellington apartment owners are joining forces to try and find alternative insurance cover amid growing concern premiums...
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Audio
Wine: A hearty red for the months ahead
Saturday, 24 February 2024, 11:57AMTaylors Estate Limestone Coast, Clare Valley Shiraz $20 Why I chose it - Hearty red for the months ahead. - Taylor’s...
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Business
'Perfect storm': KiwiRail reveals what led to mega ferry cost blowout
Thursday, 15 February 2024, 3:18PMKiwiRail has dragged up an old stoush over the location of its Cook Strait mega ferry terminal in Wellington to explain why...
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Business
Watch: KiwiRail fronts select committee amidst rail rage and ferry fury
Thursday, 15 February 2024, 1:33PMKiwiRail bosses are appearing before the Transport and Infrastructure Committee this morning where they are expected to face...
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National
Watch live: KiwiRail fronts select committee amidst rail rage and ferry fury
Thursday, 15 February 2024, 8:06AMKiwiRail bosses will front the Transport and Infrastructure Committee this morning where they are expected to face pressing...
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National
KiwiRail visited South Korean shipyard after Government scuppered ferries
Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 4:07PMKiwiRail visited a South Korean shipyard contracted to build its new Cook Strait mega ferries even after the Government called...
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National
KiwiRail cancelling mega ferry contract with South Korean shipyard
Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 11:13AMKiwiRail has officially started discussions to terminate a contract with a South Korean shipyard to build two new mega ferries...
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Wellington
Tory Whanau's $43k hunt for council leaker
Thursday, 8 February 2024, 2:07PMWellington City Council spent $43,000 on an investigation launched by Mayor Tory Whanau into the conduct of five of her councillors. The...
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National
KiwiRail to front select committee, future of Cook Strait ferries hangs in the balance
Wednesday, 7 February 2024, 10:11AMKiwiRail bosses will front a select committee meeting next week where they are expected to face pressing questions about...
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National
Khandallah homicide: Police investigation narrows in on key timeframe
Monday, 5 February 2024, 3:05PMPolice investigating the death of a 79-year-old Wellington woman say they have gathered significant information from a scene...
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Audio
Bob's Best Buys: Askerne 2022 Viognier
Saturday, 3 February 2024, 12:14PMBOB'S BEST BUYS Wine: Askerne 2022 Viognier, Hawke’s Bay $26.90 Why I chose it: - One of the best examples of NZ Viognier...
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National
Police name man who died jumping from crane into Wellington Harbour
Sunday, 28 January 2024, 3:15PMPolice have named the man who died after jumping from the crane in Wellington Harbour on Friday as 33-year-old Jarreth Colquhoun. “Our...