Wellington Region

A woman became upset and had to leave court after viewing harrowing photographic evidence of her severed finger.

Police have launched a homicide investigation following the unexplained death of a man in Naenae.

Officials are promising that the country's war memorial Carillon instrument in Wellington will not need to be disassembled for major repairs again.

A medical student at Wellington Regional Hospital organised for their flatmate to watch heart surgery, but the hospital never verified their identity, a review has found.

With 30,000 tickets sold in just over a week for the All Blacks game against Australia in Wellington, fans say they feel comfortable about attending, but would stay away if they had Covid symptoms. Audio

Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre has successfully hand-reared five orange-fronted parakeets, a species that has been declared extinct twice.

Traffic north of Wellington on State Highway 1 has come to a standstill with long delays, after an earlier crash at Paekākāriki.

The deliberate cutting of a hole in a predator-proof fence has shocked staff at Wellington's urban ecosanctuary.

The Jaycee building in central Wellington has been cleared of any fire threat.

Victoria University is looking into allegations of sexual misconduct by the late composer Jack Body.

Voters are starting to line up to have their say at polling stations throughout the country, with a steady stream turning out today in Wellington.

A large tree has fallen in central Wellington, blocking part of Lambton Quay.

A report from Wellington Water has set the figure to replace 60 percent of the 2000km pipe network.

Staff at Wellington Hospital's mental health ward say the unit is at crisis point and they are scared, distressed and feel unsafe at work.

It will cost $540 million to transform Greater Wellington Regional Council into a carbon positive organisation.