Articles by Georgia Nelson

• Hamilton

  

  Body found on Sumner Beach that of missing teenager

  Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 4:50PM

  Police have confirmed the body recovered from the Waikato River this morning was a 23-year-old swimmer who went missing on...

• Vote2017

  

  ACT candidate booed after defending hate speech against transgender people

  Wednesday, 23 August 2017, 8:22AM

  An Act Party candidate has been booed by a crowd in Wellington after defending hate speech aimed at transgender people, saying...

• National

  

  Wellington house prices up 10 percent more than Auckland

  Wednesday, 3 May 2017, 11:42AM

  Wellington house prices are rising faster than Auckland's. Wellington City values are up 20.8 percent over the last year,...

• National

  

  Giant portrait of Helen Clark saved from Wellington rubbish dump

  Friday, 7 April 2017, 1:40PM

  Ever wanted a giant painting of former Prime Minister Helen Clark? A 2.4 by 1.2 metre plywood portrait of her has been saved...

• Crime

  

  Surprise at Wellington tyre slasher's hefty sentence

  Thursday, 6 April 2017, 5:31AM

  UPDATED 9.51am Surprise at the hefty sentence imposed on Wellington's vigilante tyre slasher. David Johns has been sentenced...

• Wellington

  

  Pole in pedestrian crossing a 'screw up'

  Monday, 3 April 2017, 11:38AM

  There is confusion on a busy Wellington street after a veranda pole appeared in the middle of a pedestrian crossing area. The...

• Politics

  

  Wellington in good shape despite Kaikoura spending - Lester

  Monday, 27 March 2017, 8:48AM

  Wellington's mayor says the city is in good shape despite spending millions after the Kaikoura earthquake. LISTEN ABOVE:...

• National

  

  Wellington family reunited with priceless war relic

  Tuesday, 14 March 2017, 6:17PM

  A Wellington family is thrilled to be reunited with a priceless war relic. Last week police put out a public plea to find...

• National

  

  Wellington's Mayor announces 750 new homes over next decade

  Thursday, 23 February 2017, 1:36PM

  The Wellington City Council wants to become the biggest landlord in the capital in an attempt to making housing more affordable. The...

• Health

  

  Review finds inadequacies in Wellington mental health services after patient attacks

  Friday, 27 January 2017, 6:44AM

  Disappointment from the head of the Wellington region's mental health services after a review into five homicides found inadequacies. Five...

• National

  

  Heritage issues could face Wellington building owners carrying out urgent reinforcing work

  Thursday, 26 January 2017, 5:34AM

  The Property Council says heritage issues could surface in Wellington as building owners scramble to secure earthquake-risk...

• National

  

  Leggett: Wellington needs another reservoir

  Tuesday, 24 January 2017, 5:09AM

  He's stopped short of saying I told you so, but Nick Leggett says the near miss with Wellington's water supply is evidence...

• National

  

  Former Wellington mayor denied tattoo as leaving gift from taxpayers

  Tuesday, 17 January 2017, 9:22AM

  UPDATED 12.53pm A former Wellington mayor has come under fire for requesting a lizard tattoo as a leaving gift. Celia Wade-Brown...

• National

  

  Upper Hutt community mourns loss of homicide victim

  Monday, 12 December 2016, 5:57AM

  The close knit Upper Hutt community is mourning the loss of Lois Tolley. The 30-year-old was killed in her Ward Street home...

• Politics

  

  Leggett 'didn't have much choice' but to jump ship - expert

  Thursday, 1 December 2016, 6:02AM

  A political expert says Labour gave Nick Leggett little choice but to jump ship. LISTEN ABOVE: Newstalk ZB's political editor...

• National

  

  NZ's top road cop on a mission to crack down on drink driving

  Monday, 28 November 2016, 5:44AM

  On a windy, Wellington Friday night - the kind of wind that makes you eyes water and hat blow off - Police were cracking...

• National

  

  Another Wellington building out of action

  Thursday, 24 November 2016, 9:36AM

  The latest Wellington office building evacuated because of earthquake damage suffered cracks three years ago in the Seddon...

• National

  

  Jane Campion officially made a Dame

  Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 11:11AM

  UPDATED 1.47PM Acclaimed film director Jane Campion has been officially made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of...

• National

  

  Police dog Rush becomes youngest to take top award

  Wednesday, 21 September 2016, 5:47PM

  The Hamilton Senior Constable who took out the title of New Zealand's top patrol dog team with his dog Rush is thrilled. Blair...

• National

  

  Wellington the new place for Aucklanders?

  Wednesday, 7 September 2016, 5:33AM

  Aucklanders are being encouraged to move to the capital to escape million dollar house prices. The latest QV figures shows...

• National

  

  Road island hazardous for Wellington drivers

  Tuesday, 30 August 2016, 12:40PM

  A stern dressing down for the developers who put an unmarked traffic island in the middle of a busy Wainuiomata road. The...

• Crime

  

  Reports of assaults spark warnings for Vic Uni

  Wednesday, 24 August 2016, 5:47AM

  Students are being urged to be extra vigilant in the Aro Valley area following reports of assaults in the area. The Victoria...

• National

  

  Beehives could take the sting out of homelessness

  Thursday, 16 June 2016, 6:17PM

  Could beehives be the answer to tackling homelessness? A scheme to employ the homeless to harvest honey from urban beehives...

• National

  

  Shocking death toll: Safe roads taken for granted

  Tuesday, 7 June 2016, 3:16PM

  It was the worst Queen's Birthday road toll in 27 years and questions are being asked about what has changed since 2013 when...