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class="meta-comments"></span></a> </strong> </span> </div>  <div class="entrybody"><p>Wellington.Scoop<br /> An Air New Zealand flight from Wellington to Sydney was diverted to Auckland this afternoon after what the airline described as an “engine issue.” <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=166085#more-166085" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>  </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-166082"> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=166082" rel="bookmark" title="Article-Link (Permalink)">Guard on Porirua house after man suffers critical injuries</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> <span class="meta-time">December 01st, 2024 </span> <span class="meta-comments"> <strong> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=166082#respond"><span class="meta-comments"></span></a> </strong> </span> </div>  <div class="entrybody"><p>News from NZ Police<br /> Police are making enquiries after a serious incident overnight that has left a man critically injured. <a 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If you want to go far, go together." <a href="https://twitter.com/CycleWgtn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CycleWgtn</a> celebrates 30 years of successful advocacy for a better city. <a href="https://t.co/WZYGTpJYCL">pic.twitter.com/WZYGTpJYCL</a></p> <p>— Patrick Morgan (@patrickmorgan) <a href="https://twitter.com/patrickmorgan/status/1862755473205993574?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote> <p> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p>Wellington.Scoop<br /> The influential lobby group Cycle Wellington celebrated its thirtieth anniversary yesterday, with cyclists converging on the waterfront to mark the occasion. <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=166075#more-166075" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>  </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-166041"> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=166041" rel="bookmark" title="Article-Link (Permalink)">Twenty Santas bringing hospital message to Parliament on Tuesday</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> <span class="meta-time">November 29th, 2024 </span> <span class="meta-comments"> <strong> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=166041#respond"><span class="meta-comments"></span></a> </strong> </span> </div>  <div class="entrybody"><p>News from Dunedin City Council<br /> All we want for Christmas is the hospital we were promised. 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