Wellington

A three-car crash on SH1 near Tawa created havoc for commuters heading home this evening.

It will take another three months of repairs before Wellington's port can use its cranes again to load container ships.

Unrestrained heavy pipes, wires and air conditioning units that could be lethal in an earthquake are escaping proper scrutiny.

A man accused of attacking two Porirua women was actually the victim in the incident, his lawyer has told the High Court in Wellington.

Supporters at rugby games in Wellington say they're willing to have a go at implementing an initiative aimed at cutting out abuse on the sidelines of kids games.

Police and health officials have been told to stop challenging liquor licensing applications just because they failed to negotiate earlier closing times for Wellington's bars.

A structural engineering company has shut its doors while facing both an unresolved complaint and a call for a review of its seismic assessments and other work.

A man referred to by a judge as the operations manager of a Wellington methamphetamine ring has been jailed for four years and eight months.

A new type of measuring device installed in buildings around the capital could help provide quicker safety information following a large earthquake.

A new scheme to collect food scraps and garden waste separately from other rubbish is being proposed for the region.

An elderly man who touched his daughter's breasts hundreds of times and forced another daughter to perform oral sex on him has been jailed for five years and four months.

An engineer is defending his assessment of a Wellington building damaged in November's earthquake, despite it having floor supports the industry was warned to avoid.

The head of Statistics New Zealand might have sped up work on strengthening Statistics House if she had seen an engineer's report from 2013, she says.

Buildings similar to Wellington's Statistics House, which suffered "life-threatening" earthquake damage, need checking, the government says. Video

Wellington's port would be unusable if a large earthquake struck within the next three months, senior officials says.

The type of fog that has caused Wellington's flight chaos can be expected about six times a year, a meteorologist says.