Wellington Region

Any response to the plan for a new electric bus depot in Lyall Bay submitted before 17 April has been deleted.

Its new building in Wellington will not be nearly big enough for all its records, and it has also run out of money to build its new storage facility in Levin.

Current market conditions and economic viability could put projects out well over a year, it is estimated.

An advocate is calling for more signage for dog owners to avoid any more "devastating" attacks.

He admitted to shooting at a gang rival from the Mongrel Mob outside the hospital last week.

Police have withdrawn a warrant for the man's arrest after he failed to appear in court on Monday.

Speaking to the Waitangi Tribunal, Ngāpuhi Kaumātua Hone Sadler said ACT's interpretation is not in tune with the intent of Te Tiriti.

The three people who were in the house at the time the child received a blunt force trauma to his head were his mother, a woman called Rosie Morunga and her partner Dylan.

As the number of job cuts to the public service skyrockets, Victoria University is offering a new scholarship for those made redundant. Audio

The capital will get more housing including six-storey buildings and minimum front and side yard requirements in high-density residential zones.

While re-invasion is a constant threat, Predator Free Wellington says the good news is there's no risk of breeding.

The country's water services regulator says actions over the next eight months will be critical to ensure the capital has enough drinking water.

Iwi would not allow the government to degrade its whenua, moana or awa for the purpose of urban development, ministers were told.

Council did not provide sufficient evidence to support its reasons for removing the 10 buildings from the Heritage schedule, Chris Bishop says.

But Fire and Emergency still wants people to check out public pyrotechnic displays instead of pulling out a box of fireworks.

Wellington City Council have put plans to build a permanent cycleway in Brooklyn on hold after losing over half of its funding.

Kalais Grant - who is facing charges of possessing a knife and threatening violence during an altercation at the hospital - has failed to appear in Wellington District Court.

Two people remain in hospital after a stolen ute, driving in the wrong lane, caused a head-on collision in Ōtaki, north of Wellington.

Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt and Porirua will move down to Level 1 water restrictions on Wednesday, Wellington Water says.