Hutt Valley High School -- no longer is the first

THE lack of new shopping space in Wellington will enhance the trading performance of existing centres, international property company CB Richard Ellis says. The last new space came on stream with the completion of Harvey Norman's Lower Hutt centre (13,000 square metres) nine months ago, it said.

By PALMER, Rebecca Rebecca Palmer profiles candidates for the Wellington region's district health boards. -------------------- DOCTORS and nurses are the familiar faces of our health system.

Hutt Hospital's emergency department might be under pressure with rising numbers (July 4) but, at the same time, numbers attending Lower Hutt After Hours Medical Centre are dwindling, threatening the service's viability.

A TWO-hectare block of land next to Wellington's urban motorway has been sold for more than $1.4 million. The sale was managed by Barry O'Brien of Pelorus Real Estate. The land is at 673 Hutt Rd -- on State Highway 2 at Horokiwi between Wellington and Petone.