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Town Hall upgrade revealed
Ambitious plan to turn Wellington's Town Hall into a music hub will cost at least $58m.
'Machinegun alley' avoided
Demolition crew at 61 Molesworth St relieved as site is handed back to owner.
She was 'allowed to go home'
Family's concerns continue over report into Wellington Hospital's care of patient.
Defence House not for the chop
AMP Capital rejects suggestions that Aitken St building is destined for scrapheap.
Rain causing havoc
Heavy rain is causing traffic delays around parts of Wellington and the Hutt Valley.
Guns N' Roses cranks it up
![Guns N' Roses lead singer Axl Rose and lead guitarist Slash doing what they do best.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170202114302im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/0/k/k/z/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1h0hhp.png/1486033071849.jpg)
11:57 PM Guns N' Roses fans had no qualms letting their hair down, drenched or dry.
Car submerged in flood
11:50 PM Flash floods have closed a road in Lower Hutt, north of Wellington.
Farmers Cuba St being emptied
![Farmers department store.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170202114302im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/c/o/h/7/3/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1h01w4.png/1486023188039.jpg)
Stock is being removed and the windows are being papered up in Farmers Cuba St.
'Machinegun alley' avoided
![Gunther Wild at 61 Molesworth St, near the spot where a vertical support beam used to stand.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170202114302im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/0/6/p/y/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gzrf6.png/1486015726816.jpg)
Demolition crew at 61 Molesworth St relieved as site is handed back to owner.
Wind slows mall demolition
![Digger driver Cameron Jurgens said Queensgate was the windiest site he had ever worked on.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170202114302im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/0/c/3/h/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1h0eht.png/1486011620442.jpg)
Queensgate crews love the rain, but winds have put them about 10 days behind.
Landlords using 'bad tenant database'
![Many tenancy application forms involve signing permission to obtain wide-reaching information.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170202114302im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/1/0/3/u/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gyper.png/1485929464058.jpg)
A database used by landlords to share info about tenants has been labelled 'discriminatory'.
More police, safer communities
![Prime Minister Bill English](http://web.archive.org./web/20170202114302im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/z/g/u/9/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1h0013.png/1486003033170.jpg)
OPINION: Investment in police is part of a wider strategy to change lives for the better, says PM Bill English.
Setting the date
![Prime Minister Bill English announces the date of the 2017 general election.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170202114302im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/z/d/4/2/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gzdz5.png/1485921766202.jpg)
So we now have a date for the general election. It comes as no surprise: many journalists had picked that 23 September would be the day, for a variety of reasons. It's an off-week between two big All Black games, for instance.
The reality gap
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We risk forgetting the ties that bind us into a world fit to live in, writes Rosemary McLeod.
Homeowners' interests protected
![A quake-damaged house in Seddon.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170202114302im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/y/v/3/u/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gy3wt.png/1485901417163.jpg)
Opinion: Detailed bilateral contracts specify how insurers will act when handling EQC claims.
Editorial: A late, muted response
![Prime Minister Bill English offered cautious disapproval of Donald Trump's instantly controversial travel ban.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170202114302im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/x/y/6/e/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gyabw.png/1485832470171.jpg)
OPINION: It was technically an objection to the policy, but it came out as a murmur.
Guns N' Roses cranks it up
![Guns N' Roses lead singer Axl Rose and lead guitarist Slash doing what they do best.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170202114302im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/0/k/k/z/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1h0hhp.png/1486033071849.jpg)
Guns N' Roses fans had no qualms letting their hair down, drenched or dry.
All Guns blazing, despite rain
![Guns N' Roses' production manager Dale Skjerseth prepares for a wet show in Wellington.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170202114302im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/0/9/r/y/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1h045x.png/1486007167625.jpg)
It's "full steam ahead" for Guns N' Roses show, whatever the weather.
Inside Welly's underground raves
![Olly de Salis looks for unusual venues for his parties, he doesn't want them tainted with other's legacies.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170202114302im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/u/l/l/e/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gu3mt.png/1485990786226.jpg)
In Wellington, throwing house parties isn't just a fun thing to do. It's a business.
An absorbing and intriguing show
![Isabella Austin and Barney Olson star in Raggedy-Anne and Mr Piths.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170202114302im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/z/p/p/w/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gzpgi.png/1485979237922.png)
REVIEW: Highly confident performances keep this play moving with great energy and pace.
Why bare-breasted women unite
Cherie Keast doesn't like what she sees when she stands naked in front of a mirror. But now, she's taking steps to change that.
Floorball tournament in town
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The Women's World Floorball Championships Qualifying Tournament is in ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170202114302im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/0/0/k/4/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gzevf.png/1486000993583.jpg)
A popular European sport with little profile in this country is on the rise in Wellington.
Sandoval far from satisfied
![Efforts are underway to attract riders such as two-time world champion Peter Sagan to the New Zealand Cycle Classic.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170202114302im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/0/6/g/j/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1h05uk.png/1486006587435.jpg)
Promoter Jorge Sandoval wants to bring the greats of world cycling to Wellington.
'Region-like feeling' needed - Subasinghe
![H-K fast bowlers Fraser Bartholomew and Liam Pinfold, part of the side's young brigade.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170202114302im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/z/0/1/h/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gz07w.png/1486002800376.jpg)
Culture change, red-ball cricket and player retention crucial for future of Horowhenua-Kapiti cricket.
Coasting to sprintcar title
![Jamie Larsen during his New Zealand Sprintcar Championships win.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170202114302im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/y/w/v/a/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gyvus.png/1486001014321.jpg)
Jamie Larsen overcomes conditions, fuel shortage to claim second national speedway title.
Heat 'madness' plagues Nix
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"I'd like to see the A-League head come out and play 90 minutes in that heat," captain Andrew Durante says.
Floorball tournament a NZ first
![Eight teams from around the world are competing in the qualification tournament including Singapore and Korea.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170202114302im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/y/f/t/i/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gxwab.png/1486000820673.jpg)
Eight women's teams from around the world have arrived in Wellington for a World Cup qualifier competition.