Wellington Region
A Bit of a Jigsaw Puzzle
Bruce Hopkins fills in some of the missing pieces of Te Araroa jigsaw puzzle. Audio
Lower Hutt street in lockdown after shooting
A Lower Hutt street has reopened after a man was shot near Pharazyn street in Melling just before midday.
Flat Candy: a new place to find a sweet flatmate
Kiwi flat-hunters can now connect with people who have rooms to rent on the free website and app Flat Candy. "It's almost like Trade Me Property except instead of rentals, it's people," says… Audio
Bright ideas: Start up sector takes off
The New Zealand start up scene has only really been around for the last decade or so, and when a Kiwi idea is picked up overseas it's huge for the players and for the economy, says start-up guru Dave… Audio
The Mixtape: Jim and Max from Radio Active
This week's mixtape selectors are father-and-son duo Jim Scott and Max Scott-Murray, who have a lifelong connection to Wellington's Radio Active 88.6FM. Audio
Summer Jams: Kiki Van Newtown chooses her favourite summer song
Kiki from Wellington witch-rock trio Hex shares her current summer jam. Video, Audio
$1m cost for govt to get back two early education centres
The Ministry of Education paid nearly $1 million to have two early education centres in Wellington transferred from Victoria University back to the Crown.
Unshaded capital playgrounds a cancer risk - study
The vast majority of playgrounds in Wellington have no protection from the sun, new research out of the University of Otago shows.
Heavy rains wash toxic algae from Hutt River
The Hutt River is now safe to swim in, after last week's rain washed away toxic algae which forced its closure in late November.
Translating the darkness
The NZ Festival's Reader and Writer's section is a chance to see some of your favourite authors and find many new ones. A very new author - at least to English language fiction - is Indonesian writer… Audio
Three-storey home burns in Wellington CBD
A fire broke out at a three-storey house on the northern end of Wellington's The Terrace shortly before 4pm today.
Joy Cowley awarded the Order of New Zealand
You'll know her name, whether from your own bookcase or from the library - Joy Cowley is one of the country's most prolific and successful writers. She's best known for the incredible "Mrs… Audio
Police thank passersby who helped in arrest
Police are wanting to hear from anyone who knows the identity of the members of public who helped an officer apprehend an alleged criminal in central Wellington.
Roads Run Through Us: 2
John Bluck explores the ways of the road in this second of a series about the place roads have in New Zealand history, consciousness and identity. Audio
Woman trapped under car at cemetery
A woman has been flown to Wellington Hospital after getting stuck under her car in a Wairarapa cemetery.
She Will Move You - k2k
We profile DJ and producer k2k, as part of RNZ Music's ongoing series 'She Will Move You', looking at women in electronic music in Aotearoa. Audio
Murals reflect vibrant, diverse community
Artists have come together to create murals that represent one of the Wellington region's most diverse suburbs.
$160k financial support announced for farmers affected by drought
The drought affecting farmers in Taranaki, Manawatu-Whanganui and Wellington has been classified as a medium-scale adverse affect by the government.
New digs for colossal squid
Te Papa's nature zone, home of the colossal squid and the Edgecumbe earthquake house, is closing so a new $11 million dollar exhibition can open in its place
Popular Cape Palliser
The tiny fishing village of Ngawi, on Wairarapa's south coast, has found itself on the tourist trail. Thousands of tourists now pass through as they head out to Cape Palliser; stopping along the way… Audio, Gallery
