Wellington Region

The defendant told the court he received "thousands" of abusive and threatening messages following the online allegations, which happened before any formal charges were made.

An increase in electric buses has led to better air quality in Wellington's central city.

Police have removed protesters from the Transmission Gully motorway near Wellington after they blocked traffic during morning rush hour.

A 25-year-old man accused of rape took the stand for the first time today as the defence opened its case in Wellington District Court.

A University of Canterbury paper titled "The x-minute city" found that in Wellington, 35 percent of residents lived within a 10-minute walk of all amenities.

Wellington police are appealing for sightings of a red van in their investigation into a serious hit and run in Miramar.

Wellington's Mt Victoria Tunnel has reopened just after 10am following a full closure caused by protesters.

Wellington commuters say the cancellation of 67 bus services due to a driver shortage is just another disruption to an already unreliable system.

Police are investigating a suspected homicide after a man died following a serious assault in the Lower Hutt suburb of Moera.

Police in Kāpiti investigating the disappearance of Breanna Muriwai are appealing for information about a bag that was spotted on Te Horo Beach where she was last seen, nearly seven weeks ago.

The fourth of six women to testify in the rape trial of a Wellington man says she felt confused when she awoke to find not the person she had gone to bed with, but his friend.

More than 60 Wellington bus trips are being suspended from next week to improve reliability.

Wellington trains will be replaced by buses between 9am and 3pm on Thursday.

Police say a person has been charged with arson in relation to rural fires that broke out in South Wairarapa yesterday.

The Transport Minister says it is "totally unacceptable" for protesters to disrupt Wellington commuters and the transport network.

Police have removed six protesters who blocked the southbound lane of the Wellington motorway in the Terrace tunnel, and traffic is flowing freely again.

The lawyer for a Wellington man on trial for rape says sex between the defendant and a complainant was consensual.

New Zealand Post has opened a new depot in Wellington to meet growing demand.

Protesters who disrupted traffic on Wellington's Urban Motorway yesterday have been trespassed.

A court has been told a Wellington musician on trial for sexual assault offences raped a number of women who were asleep or drunk, but he denies all charges.