Wellington Region
Porirua street re-named to remove colonial reference
Local iwi have welcomed a name change for a Porirua street, removing reference to a frigate which held a revered ancestor captive.
Wellington's Tawa College locked down, one person injured after 'incident'
One person is injured and Tawa College spent part of Tuesday afternoon in lockdown following what police are calling an 'incident'.
Wellington school calls in police after racist graffiti attacks
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 to clear building after it is declared a quake risk
Hutt Hospital is to clear one of its main buildings containing critical services because it is an earthquake risk.
Pair charged over Parliament protest fight to keep names secret
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.
Injured seal euthanised and buried, DOC says
A seal that was stranded on Wellington's Oriental Bay has been put down.
Service station raided using digger taken from building site
A stolen excavator was used to smash into a service station in Lower Hutt, causing significant damage to the building.
Earthquake shakes Wellingtonians awake
Many Wellingtonians had a rocky Sunday wake up, with a moderate earthquake shaking them up.
Fee hike for land of 'no use to anyone else' angers Wellingtonians
Wellington residents and business owners who have to pay to use their own garages are furious at the city council's proposal to double their fees.
Treaty settlement deal a step closer for Ngāti Kahungunu
A bill that would formalise a treaty settlement with Wairarapa iwi has passed its first reading in Parliament.
Councillors' bid to take stance against Wellington Airport expansion fails to take off
A group of Wellington City councillors have failed in their bid for the council to take a public stance against the expansion plans for the capital's airport.
Man charged with lighting fires in Parliament's grounds
One of three people arrested today over the unlawful occupation of Parliament is facing charges relating to the lighting of fires.
Police appeal for information on suspected hit-and-run fatality in Wairarapa
Police in Masterton are appealing for the driver of a vehicle which hit and killed Lawziah Karaitiana in the early hours of last Saturday morning to come forward.
Ngāti Toa pleased with deal over purchase of school land in Wellington area
The iwi has finalised a settlement with the Ministry of Education involving the land occupied by 40 schools.
Making councils more diverse through youth
As we head towards another local body election Local Government New Zealand says councils in this country have a diversity problem. Jesse talks to NZ's youngest councillor, Sophie Handford. Audio
Council spends more than $300k on post-occupation cleanup
The anti-mandate protest in the capital earlier this year has cost the Wellington City Council more than $300,000.
Man found dead on Masterton Castlepoint Road in Wairarapa
Police are asking anyone with information about a man found dead on a Wairarapa road to come forward.
Police make further arrests in relation to gun incidents in central Wellington last month
Police have made more arrests over a shooting in Wellington's CBD and shots fired at a house in the suburb of Tawa last month.
'Shameful' suppression of Armenian flag at Ataturk memorial
A Wellington man who claims police threatened to trespass him from an Anzac Day memorial if he displayed an Armenian flag in memory of genocide victims says it is "shameful".
Wellington construction firm collapse leaves $8.7m shortfall
A shortfall of $8.7 million has been left by the collapse of Wellington construction company Armstrong Downes Commercial, liquidators say.