People spread ashes on Botanical Gardens rosebeds.

Will Rodney Hide make the capital a Super City too? Perhaps. But local councils will certainly have to do things differently.

Porirua’s central shopping area is set for a major facelift.

An under-used Waitangirua carpark is to make way for picnic areas and playgrounds. CATHERINE McGREGOR finds out why community representatives are enthusiastic.

Prospect of 1000 homes has some worried at ‘lack of vision’.

NewsWire reporter HINANO ANDREWS – Pacific Island NZer – talks to a young Samoan man about his aspirations for PI people.

A Porirua driving instructor finds a novel way to teach those whose English skills are a barrier to learning, reports HINANO ANDREWS.