Wellington Region

Tory Whanau says her council will work collaboratively with the government, after its decision to appoint a Crown Observer.

The building is among a host of courts nationwide that need expensive work done to make them safe or suitable to use.

No-one has yet been charged over the brutal attack that fractured the toddler's tiny skull.

Four of the White Ferns squad are all former Tawa College students, and there were bleary and teary eyes at the Wellington school this morning as the team took out the T20 Cricket World Cup for the…

Tory Whanau says councillors should look to "share the pain" across the city as they consider project cuts following the airport vote.

Luke Smith, 21, was rushed to hospital in the early hours of 6 October and died when his life support was removed

Chris Penk will have the final say on if the suburb returns to its former name.

The Buller District Council has reached an agreement with Nelson-based Originair, which will start services from 3 January.

The Detail: In the space of a decade, Featherston has reinvented itself.

The bell is "worth very little in terms of metal, but it's worth a lot to our community".

A man working nearby said he thought the council was putting in "a kayak lane" and lamented the impact on local businesses.

City councillors could sell off the land underneath some CBD buildings to pay for the council's insurance risk.

Uber and the Red Cross will pick up donated clothes at no charge across Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

Wellington's mayor says the council is moving forward to amend its long term plan and address its insurance risk.

City councillors spoke to RNZ after an urgent meeting some have called "positive" and "productive", with "nine-tenths on the same page".

What do Wellingtonians think about the government's possible threat to intervene in council business over the airport saga?

The problems within the council appear to have been building for some time, former LGNZ president Stuart Crosby says. Audio

Wellington's mayor says ministers are "right to be concerned from what they've seen" at the council, but denies it is in shambles. Audio

Nicola Young and Diane Calvert feel a Crown observer would be a step in the right direction. Audio

The victim's husband described his "helplessness" as his wife died in front of him.