Wellington Region
The Mixtape: Grant Robertson's top six Flying Nun songs
This week's RNZ Mixtape selector is Grant Robertson, Minister of Finance and unofficial Minster of Flying Nun. He shares an exclusively Dunedin collection of tracks ahead of The Others Way Festival. Video, Audio
Jaywalking 'Darwinian theory at work'
Comments by a Wellington City councillor that careless jaywalkers in the capital's Golden Mile might be the victims of natural selection has outraged some road safety campaigners.
Shelly Bay review to look at whether project followed correct process
Details of a council-led review of the Shelly Bay project in Wellington have been released.
Wellington trains running at lower capacity
Some trains in and out of Wellington this morning will be running at reduced capacity after more than a dozen were taken out of service yesterday.
Wellington train outage to affect evening rush hour
All but one train line in the capital has now been restored following a major fault earlier today but services are still reduced.
Another 25 Wellington bus services cancelled
A chronic bus driver shortage continues to plague the Capital's peak hours services.
Wellington's bus saga rolls on and on
A chronic driver shortage is continuing to wreak havoc on Wellington's peak hours services. How can the capital's once-envied public transport system come back from this? Audio
Liquor store 'not keeping with the village', say opponents
Residents in a Wellington suburb say a bottle store is not in keeping with the village and its presence would increase alcohol consumption in the neighbourhood.
They're back - Sushi shop penguins caught at burger joint
There have been more sightings of penguins near Wellington Railway Station on Sunday night, this time waddling into a parking building above a burger restaurant. Video, Audio
Wellington man admits murdering woman with mallet
A Wellington man has admitted murdering a woman with a mallet and sexually assaulting her daughter in the suburb of Karori in April.
Tramper reported missing near Wellington contacts police
A 21-year-old man tramping in a valley near Wellington reported missing has made contact with police.
Plans for Te Papa branch in South Auckland canned
Plans to build a branch of Te Papa in South Auckland have been shut down by lack of funding.
Chemical spill at Wellington motorway: two workers taken to hospital
Two people have been taken to hospital after a chemical spill at a Wellington business, forcing a highway lane to close this morning.
Businessman fined $10,000 for allowing unlicensed electrical work
A Wellington business owner has been ordered to pay over $10,000 for allowing an unsupervised trainee to carry out prescribed electrical work.
Police art competition criticised
Artists says the police should have commissioned an artist to decorate walls near holding cells in a Wellington police station, instead of opening it up to a competition.
Introducing: DOONS
Wellington four-piece DOONS share their song 'Won't You Come Through. Audio
'This train's not going anywhere until you're off'
Wellington train conductor J.J Phillips stopped her train in its tracks last night to kick off a racist passenger. She spoke to Checkpoint host Alex Perrottet. Video, Audio
Driver stops train, demands racist passenger get off
A Wellington train conductor has been hailed as a hero for literally stopping a train in its tracks after a racist taunt between passengers turned nasty last night. Alex Perrottet spoke to one of the… Video, Audio
One dead, three injured in Masterton crash
A person is dead and three others injured following a car crash about 9.30pm tonight in Masterton.
Suffrage in Stitches: The Exhibition at Wellington Museum
Vinnies Re Sew have set up The Suffrage in Stitches exhibition on this month at Wellington Museum and project coordinator Caroline O'Reilly tells us what it is and the how it came about Audio
