Friday, 03 September 2010 02:04 pm
    leadimage OUR POLLS: Split vote on SAS in Afghanistan

    Wellingtonians are evenly split over whether the SAS should be withdrawn from Afghanistan.

    But a clear majority thinks the Kiwi reconstruction team should stay in Bamiyan Province, according to four NewsWire polls conducted over the past three weeks.

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featuredimage Lower Hutt can tab collectors up to 38,600 and they’re still counting

Chilton St James School students know how to count to 38,600 – that’s how many aluminium drink can tabs they have, reports ANITA DE MUTH.

featuredimage Whitireia Independent Students Association – how saga unfolded

NewsWire has carried detailed coverage of the events surrounding revelations that the Whitireia Independent Students’ Association’s financial affairs got into a mess last year.

Turn to this page to get links to our stories:

# Auditor: student body books ‘a big mess’.
# Polytech says it’s there to help students.
# Problems with NZ student groups common.
# Onus on association to be transparent.
# Whitireia head yet to see student accounts.
# We want our money back, say aggrieved students.
# Student body mess a ‘tragedy’ for Whitireia.
# No milk, no sugar…no hope.
# Student association inquiry may take months.
# Acting president not giving up on crippled association.
# Student exec member felt ‘out of the loop’.

featuredimage Kadine the Kiwi ‘birthday present’ a gift to the nation

Patty Kilpatrick thought finding a birthday present for husband John’s 50th would be hard – he wanted a kiwi, reports KATE MELZER.

featuredimage Wellington buses trialling NZ developed ‘green’ diesel

Four city buses have no black smoke coming out their back ends, all because of a new kind of fuel developed in the Hutt, reports KATE MELZER.

featuredimage The anatomy of a Saturday late night suburban car crash

‘His parking needs some work,’ the fireman said to JOSIE GLASSON after her neighbourhood peace was broken by a crash.

Vocal crowd debates search, surveillance bill

Campaign against the bill will carry on, say organisers.

Local boy fighting Taleban for British

Paratrooper finds adrenaline and death in Afghanistan.

Gamblefree Day helping addicts break cycle

Increasing numbers asking Problem Gambling for help.

Artsplash 2011 kicking around rugby theme

10,000 children get their chance on Wellington stages.

Rugby’s comeback boys inspire their school

Premier one winners St Pat’s Silverstream set new goals.

Capital’s quaint corners kept for posterity

Council rolls out plan to preserve older parts of Wellington.

Cultural mash-up as New York meets Cuba St

US Christian dance group right at home in the Capital.

Cars need to give way to walkers in city

Councillor – ‘without walking, we’ll have dead, dangerous places.’

Cup advice – pack your comfy shoes

RWC organisers want people to walk to matches.

Cost of train delays piles up on city businesses

Commuters late on job just part of working week in capital.

Board won’t budge on Waikanae cycle lane

Proposal to restrict Te Moana Rd parking is rejected.

Unwelcome visitors’ trail of evidence at Bank

Wellington arcade gets more than its fair share of tagging.