Wellington Region

The coroner has ruled that the death of a man who set himself on fire in the grounds of Parliament and subsequently died in hospital was a suicide.

An usher working for the Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency has had all her shifts cancelled because she asked for a mat to stand on.

Between them, the 11 defendants face 64 charges, to which they've pleaded not guilty.

The measles outbreak has spread to Wellington, with a teenager admitted to hospital over the weekend.

More and more of Wairarapa's rolling green pastures are being blanket-planted with pine trees, which rural communities warn are killing their way of life.

There have been delays for motorists north of Wellington after a four-car crash, police say.

The Archbishops of the Anglican Church in New Zealand have announced Waitohiariki Quayle as the world's first Māori woman Bishop.

Four parcels of land came into iwi hands in 2009 for just over $13.3 million, but three of those sold to developers for $2m about eight years later.

The fast-evolving situation of insurance premium increases is what triggered Wellington mayor's to call for a forum with stakeholders and the EQC Minister. Audio

A business owner in a Lower Hutt suburb says he's been forced to shut up shop after the closure of a local swimming pool turned the shopping centre into a ghost town.

The man accused of murdering a woman at her suburban Wellington home has now also been charged with sexually violating her daughter.

A man who molested a child is facing a 10-year jail term, because of the three strikes legislation.

The Wellington City Council says it has run out of patience with a building owner who has not strengthened a central city building, six years after the deadline for the work to be done.

Extra traffic from the long-awaited Transmission Gully will make congestion on State Highway 2 even worse, now that two other roading projects are on hold, says the Upper Hutt mayor.

In the three years since Te Papa's Gallipoli exhibition opened the crowds have kept coming - so it will stay on.

Some residents say parking fee increases will make them think twice about using their car, but city councillors say that's the point. Video