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	Black Caps forced to call on new test wicketkeeper for first time since 2017 Stuff.co.nz - 4 Dec (Stuff.co.nz) Black Caps wicketkeeper Tom Blundell has been ruled out of next week’s second test against the West Indies in Wellington. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Black Caps set to debut new wicketkeeper in second test against West Indies Stuff.co.nz - 4 Dec (Stuff.co.nz) Black Caps wicketkeeper Tom Blundell has been ruled out of next week’s match in Wellington. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Defective switch caused Air NZ Airbus A320 emergency landing in Auckland - report Stuff.co.nz - 4 Dec (Stuff.co.nz) The incident saw the flight from Wellington to Sydney make an unplanned landing in December 2024. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Ultra Worldwide Music Festival heads to Wellington, 20,000 expected to attend RadioNZ - 4 Dec (RadioNZ) About 20,000 people are expected to attend the one-day, three-stage festival that`s being called a milestone by promoters. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Police seek information after man stabbed in Wellington car park on Sunday RadioNZ - 3 Dec (RadioNZ) Wellington police are appealing for information after the incident in Wellington`s Te Aro in the early hours of Sunday morning. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Police appeal for witnesses after man stabbed in Wellington carpark Stuff.co.nz - 3 Dec (Stuff.co.nz) Young man remains in hospital after multiple stab wounds in Te Aro. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Charity's snorkel events under threat after equipment stolen RadioNZ - 3 Dec (RadioNZ) Mountains to Sea Wellington was left without enough gear to run its free school and community snorkel programme in the new year. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Person seriously injured in assault on central Wellington street RadioNZ - 3 Dec (RadioNZ) Police said the person was seriously hurt early on Wednesday morning. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Green MPs, councillors launch campaign against second Mt Victoria tunnel in Wellington RadioNZ - 3 Dec (RadioNZ) Green MPs and former and current councillors spoke out against the project, saying it`s too expensive, too disruptive and too focused on cars. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	‘Aggressive and anti-social’: Sabotage turning Mt Victoria’s bike trails into a battleground Stuff.co.nz - 3 Dec (Stuff.co.nz) The “traps” began appearing a few weeks ago on the mountain biking trails traversing Wellington’s Mt Victoria-Matairangi. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General