Wellington Region
Porirua plans $21m adventure park
Porirua Council has unveiled plans for a big new adventure park with bike trails, cafes, walking tracks, a gondola and an indoor pool with a surfing-wave generator.
More strikes possible as contract talks stall for Wgtn rail workers
Staff on the Wellington commuter rail network have rejected an offer by their employers and say further industrial action is possible.
Prisoners graduate from Rimutaka Prison literacy course
Prisoners graduating from a literacy programme say it has lifted their aspirations, and made a real practical difference.
Graduation Day behind the bars of Rimutaka Prison
Around a dozen inmates celebrated their graduation from a literary programme & correspondence courses today at Rimutaka prison. Video, Audio
Refugee's garden destroyed in targeted attack
Vandals have destroyed most of a Syrian refugee's market garden in the Hutt Valley in what a local charity says appears to be a deliberate, targeted act. Video, Audio
Kapiti Expressway leaky lanes
Green MP and former transport planner Julie-Anne Genter explains what could have possibly gone wrong with the leaky Kapiti Expressway. Audio
Brannavan Gnanalingam's Sodden Downstream
In Tamil-New Zealander Brannavan Gnanalingam's latest novel, a refugee is desperate to get to Wellington City from the Hutt Valley, despite a 'once-in-a-century' flood. The roads are blocked and… Audio
Social investors needed for Paekakariki family home
A group of Paekakariki residents has come together to hopefully keep a much loved local family in the area after the house they were renting was put up for sale. Mark Amery from the Paekakariki… Audio
Fireworks to star at Matariki as Guy Fawkes foiled again
Wellington is scrapping its annual Guy Fawkes fireworks display and moving it to celebrate Matariki instead.
Rimutaka Hill Road re-opens
State Highway 2 on the Rimutaka Hill Road north of Wellington has re-opened in both directions after a slip closed the road.
No warning for home help cuts, say elders
Some elderly people in Hutt Valley say they are shocked to learn their home-help hours are being cut back without warning.
Residents still unhappy over Wellington's Island Bay cycleway
The compromise is a new dedicated cycleway between the footpath and the kerb at the same height allowing cars to park up against the kerb, costing about $4 million. Audio
New MPs arrive at Parliament
New Zealand has 32 new MPs, and given the uncertain election result, all 32 still face the possibility of both Government or Opposition. Demelza Leslie reports.
*This report refers to Labour MP Kiri… Video, Audio
'We have to have a vote of faith in ourselves' - Marama Fox
A coalition between Jacinda and herself, 'would have been a dream come true'. Maori Party leader Marama Fox says. Maori Party co-leader Marama Fox is unlikely to gain Ikaroa-Rawhiti from Labour's Meka… Video, Audio
Labour’s Greg O'Connor ahead in early poll counts for Ohariu
'Hopefully enough people have realised that I need their votes" - Labour candidate for Ohariu Greg O'Connor is ahead in early poll results. Video, Audio
Rhydian Thomas: Dairy Farm Dystopia
To mark election day tomorrow, Wellington author Rhydian Thomas is gong to read his entire novel, Milk Island - aloud - at the Adam Art Gallery. It's satirical novel about the dairy industry, public… Audio
Man set himself on fire at Parliament - police
Police say they have no idea why a man set himself on fire in the grounds of Parliament this afternoon.
Wellington council passes affordable housing plan
The council has voted unanimously in support of a taskforce's recommendations on a revamp of the city's housing policy.
Inmate complains after prison transfer refusal
A convicted murderer has accused the Corrections Department of not considering all relevant factors in refusing his application to transfer prisons.
Wellington's music scene in the '80s
1980s New Zealand was a very different place, with wage freezes, carless days and only two TV channels. Amid the hubbub of Muldoonism and Rogernomics, our music scene was flourishing – particularly in… Audio
