Wellington Region

A man has been arrested following a series of suspicious fires in Wellington last week, including one at the central fire station.

A multibillion-dollar transport plan for the capital is back on track after an eleventh hour bid failed to stop it.

Wellington City Council have voted against withdrawing from the Let's Get Wellington Moving program.

Retailers in the capital want a rethink of plans to stop people from driving and parking their cars on Wellington's golden mile.

The Wellington 'blown away' sign has had a sporty makeover, with a giant football temporarily subbing in for the 'O'.

Leading politicians from the Five Eyes countries are meeting in Wellington this week - and they'll be talking migration, democratic resilience and child sex abuse - among other issues.

The letter O reportedly first appeared 1000 years before Jesus Christ, then the Greeks adopted it, from where it entered the Roman alphabet and, eventually, found itself in this sentence. Seven times.

Wellington City Council has released the locations of 25 buildings in the capital that are being checked, following the fatal Loafers Lodge fire.

Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley and one of its psychiatrists have been found in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services consumers' rights after a man's death.

Power Play - In letting slip its election-night target of 45 percent this weekend, the National Party revealed some of its inner thinking around its campaign strategy.

A section of State Highway 2 has been closed after a man was found injured near Greytown, Wairarapa.

In a rousing address to National's rank and file, the party's deputy has warned against "lazy politics of envy", saying "reckless tactics" to punish the wealthy would divide the country.

The party has kicked off the weekend by celebrating its commitment to stand candidates in Māori electorates for the first time in two decades.

Former Loafers Lodge residents are a step closer to getting their belongings out of the fire ravaged building.

Parents and teachers in a Wellington suburb are outraged a vape retailer is set to open near a bus hub that gets their children to and from school each day. Audio

The Greater Wellington Regional Council has voted unanimously to extend half-priced fares for everyone until August.

Appointments and procedures were delayed or cancelled because of a major computer outage.

John Coveney has been sentenced for taking water in breach of resource consent conditions and breaching an abatement notice.

Entire subjects and 229 full-time equivalent roles will be axed at Victoria University if proposed cuts that staff describe as shocking go ahead.