Wellington Region

Sex workers who were secretly filmed by a man during sex say it was an "absolute violation" of their privacy.

A man has been arrested in relation to a disorder incident in Upper Hutt last month which saw one person hospitalised with serious injuries.

The National Emergency Management Agency has apologised for mistakenly sending a tsunami warning.

Police are appealing for information after two home invasions at Wellington properties left women traumatised.

Mayor Campbell Barry hopes lowering the eligible voting age could turn around low turnout during elections.

Wellington's Sky Stadium completely sold out for a charity event to help the homeless - but not a single person actually attended.

A person has died after being hit by a train in Upper Hutt, Wellington this morning.

A Wellington woman is angry the city has no public service for people with lymphoedema while those from most other regions can access funded care.

Wellington rail commuters are again facing train service cancellations due to staff shortages and sickness.

The hospice offering palliative care services in the Wellington region is taking only the most urgent admissions for at least the next fortnight as it struggles to recruit staff.

Wellington City Council is fast-tracking construction of new retaining walls while also upgrading its current ones in poor condition.

An 18-year-old man has been charged with hitting a man in the head with a brick in order to leave the scene of a crime.

Explainer: A Wairarapa hapū says a Supreme Court ruling means it should be removed from a proposed treaty settlement that is in its final stages.

The aim of reopening the earthquake-prone Carillon belltower in time for Anzac Day commemorations next year will not be realised.

Terrible weather and stark new sea level rise data this year has led to a rise in public concern about the impacts of climate change in the capital.

Police have located the body of a diver who was reported missing yesterday at Karaka Bay in Wellington.

Multiple agencies are searching for a person who failed to return from a free-dive in the Karaka Bay area.

It is just weeks from Christmas but Kāinga Ora is emptying out its infamous Dixon Street Flats in Wellington because they are "old and no longer fit for purpose".