Wellington Region

The victim, who was stabbed in the leg, was given "lifesaving" emergency first aid by a passer-by, police say.

Two men have been arrested in relation to a spate of burglaries and thefts from residential construction sites in Lower Hutt.

Wellington residents are hearing more birdsong as data reveals native birds have increased by 51 percent. Audio

Police say they are looking at a number of prosecutions after about 1000 anti-government protesters marched onto the busy Auckland Southern Motorway today.

The week's wild weather has left a wake of travel disruptions and damage, with many roads still affected, and two Wellington homes red stickered this morning.

A bank in Paraparaumu was held up near closing time on Friday by a robber police believe was wielding a gun.

Wellington Airport and airlines affected by the wild weather say with fewer staff and planes, transferring passengers onto other flights is more difficult than ever. Audio

All flights in and out of Wellington have been cancelled until further notice due to the bad weather, with today's ferry sailings also cancelled.

There are 1676 homes are without power in Titahi Bay and Paremata near Wellington this evening.

Tensions ran high during discussions on co-governance last week as South Wairarapa councillors prepared their submission on the government's Water Services Entities Bill.

Wairarapa's emergency department hit an all-time staffing low on Sunday, with only two nurses rostered on the overnight shift.

The manager of a Brooklyn liquor store targed in a ram raid says thieves have "broken everything".

The SAFE and NZALA groups believe a win in the High Court over a code of welfare may force the government to ban the entertainment sport.

As well as restricting vehicle access, the plan would see all car parks along the roads removed, most side streets closed off to become culs-de-sac, and footpaths widened.

A scathing review has found fluoridating water was "not a priority" for Wellington Water, and there were no plans to reinstate fluoride into the two cut-off water stations.

It was once a bland, boring carpark but now in its place is a new building with its look inspired by the wild winds of Wellington. Audio

Health New Zealand is tackling a major rejig of Wellington Hospital as one of its first big new infrastructure jobs, amid huge pressures of time, money and construction labour.

Two main buildings at a Wellington secondary school have been rated earthquake prone but will stay open while strengthening is done.

Wellington mayoral candidate Paul Eagle has removed digital billboards over the weekend after being asked to do so, but has put up billboards on new sites and says it is legal.

"Stark" findings about the poor state of the Wellington region's hospitals have triggered a rush to get a $2 billion fixit plan underway.