Wellington Region
Central Wellington street reopens after bus hits pedestrian
A person has been hospitalised with serious injuries after being hit by a bus in central Wellington.
Shutter buildings that miss quake deadline - investor
Wellington buildings that aren't made quake safe by next year's deadline should be emptied and their doors closed, a property investor says.
Accidental Ushering - The Tale of Curtains of a Candle
An unusual tale of accidental ushering. Shaun D Wilson berates his flatmate, NZ Fashion Week Miromoda Emerging Designer winner Jacob Coutie, after Jacob’s stunningly poor texting leads to Shaun… Audio, Gallery
New mums cheer paid parental leave extension
A group of first-time mothers in Kapiti, near Wellington, wish paid parental leave was extended earlier so they could spend more time with their babies before returning to work. Audio
Fireworks tech box gone in a puff of smoke
An expensive box of electronics used in Wellington's Guy Fawkes display has vanished after falling off the organisers' barge in the city's harbour.
Body Double: Julia Croft and Karin McCracken
Long before the hashtag #MeToo began and the dark underbelly of abuse of women in Hollywood came to light, two New Zealand women were exploring, for a theatre piece, women's sexuality in both negative… Video, Audio
Making Music with Arduino
Music 101's Yadana Saw tries to make music using her laptop and a whole bunch of wires. She's at Victoria University's Women and Music Technology symposium attending an Arduino circuit making… Audio
Mad about sheep
Dayanne Almeida is a self-confessed sheep nutter. She was determined to move to New Zealand from Brazil to work in the sheep industry and now spreads the world about sheep farming on her "Sheep… Audio
Group breaks man's jaw in central Wellington
Police in Wellington are asking for witnesses after a man had his jaw and several teeth broken in a vicious and unprovoked bashing early yesterday morning.
Council could turn to lending to save quake-risk facades
Wellington City Council is looking at stepping in as lender of last resort for building owners with high earthquake risk facades.
Man jailed for child sexual exploitation material
A "handbook" for paedophiles was among material found on the computers of a Lower Hutt man jailed for trading child sexual exploitation material.
Dog club in centre of Wellington City Council and bowling club leasing feud
Wellington City Council says there have been complaints about noise and alcohol breaches at Newtown Workingmens Bowling Club, which could lose its lease to a dog training school. Audio
Man jailed for largest collection of child abuse images ever found in NZ
Salman Alhisaynawi, 44, was sentenced to five years imprisonment for eight charges, including making and distributing child pornography. Audio
New govt won't intervene on Wellington's trolley buses
Transport Minister Phil Twyford has ruled out intervening to save Wellington's trolley buses because the cost would be too great.
Fresh approach: Socially aware startup pays cleaners more
The cleaning industry is notorious for paying workers low wages. Most cleaners earn the minimum wage - that's $15.75 an hour for adults. Wellington start-up The Fresh Desk wants to change that. Its… Audio
Trolley buses cost $6m more a year than diesel - council
Wellington's soon-to-be scrapped trolley buses cost about $6 million more to operate each year compared with running the same number of diesel buses, according to the regional council.
Counter protesters turn away National Front
About 200 anti-fascist protesters turned out at Parliament today to counter a planned rally by members of the National Front.
High-rises in Auckland, Wellington fail quake standards
Building inspections show most Auckland and Wellington high-rises failed to meet earthquake standards to stop people being hit by falling objects.
‘I want the government ... to bring kindness back’
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern talks to John Campbell while on her way to being sworn in. She says she wants New Zealanders to know the government is empathetic, kind and has the right goal and focus… Video, Audio
Commemorations for New Zealand wars this weekend
New Zealand War commemorations are being held this weekend to remember those who died and acknowledge how those battles throughout the country shaped our history. Video, Audio
