Wellington Region

The Hutt Valley DHB has called the urgent meeting to be held tomorrow to discuss the quake-prone hospital's future.

The judge imposed a fine of $450,000 and ordered reparations of $360,000 after a worker was killed from exposure to chemical poisons.

Kāpiti Coast has been hit by two tornadoes in the past two hours.

Wellington school Scots College confirmed it had received an allegation of improper behaviour by a non-teaching member of staff.

There are about 150 buildings in the capital with the same design flaw as the Education Ministry's head office, the council says.

The Department of Corrections has stood down five staff following allegations of misconduct at the prison.

The Education Ministry has closed its Wellington head office because the building does not meet earthquake standards.

More large waves are due on southern and eastern coasts mid-week, days after a big southerly swell left roads damaged in Wellington and the South Wairarapa coast.

A man has died and two people are injured following a single vehicle crash at Ōtaki on Kāpiti Coast.

The Hutt City Council says it did not treat the local health board any differently to any other building owner.

Wellington Airport had argued the crossing would lead to congestion and inconvenience locals, businesses and airport users.

Documents show the major hospital block about to be shut in Lower Hutt due to earthquake weakness was ruled not earthquake-prone just one year ago.

Local iwi have welcomed a name change for a Porirua street, removing reference to a frigate which held a revered ancestor captive.

One person is injured and Tawa College spent part of Tuesday afternoon in lockdown following what police are calling an 'incident'.

A Wellington school has called police in after two instances of racist graffiti in the toilets. The vandalism has been removed, but some students are worried it will happen again.

Hutt Hospital is to clear one of its main buildings containing critical services because it is an earthquake risk.

A couple charged in relation to the violent final day of anti-mandate protests at Parliament have chosen to take their case back to Wellington.

A seal that was stranded on Wellington's Oriental Bay has been put down.

A stolen excavator was used to smash into a service station in Lower Hutt, causing significant damage to the building.

Many Wellingtonians had a rocky Sunday wake up, with a moderate earthquake shaking them up.