Wellington Region

The Crown has closed its argument in the murder trial of David Lyttle, saying he took his friend's money and his life.

Five months on since the iconic Wellington marae Tapu te Ranga burnt to the ground, the clean up has made slow progress.

Masterton District Council has bought additional clay to cap its closed landfill but says it's part of an ongoing management plan rather than a response to the Fox River landfill disaster.

Paul Raymond Harris, the man who assaulted Green Party co-leader James Shaw, has been sentenced nine months in prison.

Wellington property owners can no longer take for granted that private insurers will take on as much risk as they have been, a council taskforce report says. Audio

Police have arrested three young people in relation to the assault on Bath Street, Levin yesterday evening that left a 90-year-old woman with serious injuries.

Wellington's new mayor says the recognition is a tribute to the capital's talented film community.

A new resource consent has been granted for the controversial Shelly Bay development in Wellington.

East by West was given the fine for a grounding that injured passengers, and health and safety breaches.

A Chinese Navy vessel has been in Wellington since Saturday, with cadets on board training with the New Zealand Navy.

Government ministers have been forced to release more details from a letter they've refused to make public, regarding Wellington's long term transport plan.

A Lower Hutt couple whose dog had a wounded paw crawling with maggots has been fined and barred from owning pets for five years.

Opponents of Wellington Airport's billion-dollar expansion plans say the council needs to rein in the plans.

Former Wellington mayor Justin Lester has applied for a recount of the local election results after losing by 62 votes.

Wellington's deputy mayor-elect Sarah Free says she will provide balance in the council's leadership.