By BURGESS, Dave CAPITAL and Coast District Health Board may have to spend up to $4 million on a new reservoir. The cash-strapped board is compelled to find the money because Wellington Hospital's emergency water supply would run out after two days if a disaster struck.

By PATTERSON, Colin A GROUP of Upper Hutt intermediate school pupils are recreating on stage one of New Zealand's worst maritime tragedies. The interisland ferry Wahine hit rocks and sank near the entrance to Wellington Harbour on April 10, 1968. Fifty-three passengers and crew died.

What is it with Wellington's female leaders that they think they can have their cake and eat it? They claim such passion for making Wellington a world-leading, carbon-neutral eco-city, yet demand vast sums be spent on big- ticket roading projects.

By FITZSIMONS, Tom It may not have the highest profile, but it wields plenty of power. Tom Fitzsimons looks at the candidates for the Greater Wellington regional council.

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.