Wellington Region

Wellington now has a binding target to slash greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the decade.

Former list MP Aaron Gilmore, who resigned in 2013 after he used his position as a threat to a hotel employee, says there has been "outrageous behaviour" by those in Parliament. Audio

The former NZ First MP didn't plan to run for Carterton's mayoralty - until residents suggested otherwise.

Witnesses are still being sought to a stabbing in the capital that left a man with serious injuries.

Police are making a new appeal for information on two house fires - one fatal - in Upper Hutt a year ago.

Wellington City Council has approved a cycleway which will connect the Botanic Gardens to the inner city.

Modified ground used to fill Wellington's valleys nearly 100 years ago is growing old and putting the city at greater risk of landslips, a geomorphologist has warned. Audio

Another massive chunk of land has fallen away in a hilly Wellington suburb, and climate change will likely create a further headache for areas prone to slips if severe weather events increase.

Fresh slips have hit a rain-soaked Wellington region, with one in the suburb of Karori leaving a house perched near the edge of the landslide.

A man just managed to avoid going down with a ship that sank in Wellington Harbour overnight, the harbourmaster says.

Six major slips across different locations have resulted in road closures and home evacuations in Wellington. Audio

Residents from The Terrace in Wellington have been moved to hotels for the night while a major slip is being cleaned up.

It has cost the nation's roading agency nearly $250,000 to prove that LED billboards next to one of the country's most dangerous highways are not a good idea.

Te Waka Whaiora is a mental health and addiction service that works the streets of Porirua, building relationships and resilience with whānau in a by-Māori, for Māori way.

Wellington City Council is poised to move its entire social housing portfolio into a new community housing charity.

Candidate Tory Whanau will not be taking the posters, despite criticising a fellow candidate over early election advertising.