Wellington Region

Social services are on site at an emergency housing facility in central Wellington today where a baby has died, and police say that so far, there's no indication of suspicious circumstances.

A Carterton council election candidate has called for more light on the district's major project - a multi-million dollar wastewater treatment plant estimated to cost $10 million.

A collision between a car and a truck on State Highway 2 near Wellington left one person seriously hurt, and partly blocked the highway causing traffic to build up.

Two repeat pāua poachers have been banned from fishing for three years.

Candidates in the Carterton council by-election say residents are "annoyed" and "frustrated" by the town's ongoing water contamination.

A Wellington councillor says she wants a landmark Wellington church closing over safety concerns to be strengthened and potentially used for housing.

A man arrested over the assault of two security guards at a Wellington music festival is also being investigated in connection with assaults on several women.

Fire fighters spent last night battling two small vegetation fires in high winds, and much of the South Island and parts of the lower North Island are being warned to prepare for severe weather today.

Wellington's landmark St Gerard's Church will close its doors later next month, after the owners failed to raise enough money to get the earthquake-prone building strengthened.

Emergency services in Wellington have spent the night responding to a fatal crash involving a bus and a male pedestrian in the central city.

A large yellow buoy worth a six-figure sum is still missing from the Kāpiti Marine Reserve despite calls to fishermen to keep an eye out for it.

More than 100 cyclists are due to take part in the inaugural National Tweed Ride in Wairarapa this afternoon.

A Worksafe investigation has been launched after 15 children were injured at an Upper Hutt community pool on Thursday.

Easter holidaymakers are already taking to the roads this evening, heading out of Wellington and Auckland.

The rally, organised by the Wellington Alliance Against Sexual Violence, is calling on authorities to commit to changing the culture of Wellington.

Wellington City Council's confirmation vote on its long term plan to be put out to consultation, has been delayed until next week.

A rally will be held this evening in Wellington demanding action against sexual violence.