Wellington Region

The fire broke out in a warehouse on Wellington's Miramar Peninsula, and FENZ has warned residents about the risk of asbestos.

Monique Fiso serves up gourmet menus featuring muttonbird and kawakawa, has rubbed shoulders with chefs like Gordon Ramsay, and her restaurant has even been recognised in Time magazine. Audio

The Hutt River has eroded a bank to within 20 metres of a major road just north of the city centre in Lower Hutt.

The indigenous festival Kia Mau is bringing Māori and Pasifika theatre, music and art to the streets of Te Whanga-Nui-a-Tara.

Wellington's new convention centre, Tākina, is set to launch with the largest Lego exhibition to come to NZ - and yes, it's hands-on for kids.

Jacqueline, there to support the family of missing Kāpiti woman Breanna Muriwai, said it had been "nine months of torment".

Wellington police have filed five murder charges in relation to the fatal fire at Loafers Lodge in Newtown.

The money was intended for social support services.

Known for outlet stores and speciality shops, Ōtaki was also famous as a traffic bottle neck. The new expressway has killed the town - or it's a win-win - depending on who you talk to.

Police investigating the fatal fire at Loafers Lodge in Wellington expect to finish the scene examination on Friday.

Meanwhile, Wellington City Council will carry out more building audits in response to a critical finding by MBIE, the mayor says. Audio

A person has died following a crash on State Highway 2, north of Wellington.

Eight months before the Loafers Lodge fire, the building regulator told Wellington City Council it was doing six-to-10 times too few safety checks on buildings, and to do more. Audio

Council inspectors last checked on safety systems at Loafers Lodge five years ago, even though they are meant to check every year.

Wellington's mayor says lives depended on bringing buildings without a current Building Warrant of Fitness up to standard quickly.

A tramper has been airlifted to hospital after they were found injured on the Whakanui Track in Lower Hutt on Sunday evening.

Police have confirmed a total of five people died in the Loafers Lodge fire in Wellington.

Mourners from all walks of life trickle into the Newtown funeral home - buskers, police, social workers, government bureaucrats, gang members, and the mayor.

Auckland Council is inspecting boarding houses at least three times less often than it should be.

The country's first 'wet house' will allow residents to drink on site and access wraparound services. But the aim is not to fix people, a city missioner says.