Stories by Nick James

The capital will get more housing including six-storey buildings and minimum front and side yard requirements in high-density residential zones.

The animals are the rarest mammals in New Zealand and were feared to be extinct in the lower North Island. Audio

Wellington Water could bring a decommissioned 113-year-old dam back into service to increase future water supply.

Councils from Horowhenua, Kāpiti, Wairarapa, the Hutt Valley, Porirua and Wellington City will meet this Friday to work together on a plan for a Greater Wellington region water deal.

A 60-year-old sewerage pipe that runs under State Highway Two would cause the motorway to slump if it collapses, Wellington Water has revealed.

The company says it learnt the deal was not going ahead just prior to a meeting they thought was to sign off the plan.

The site of the shuttered cinema complex could be "perfect", a business owner says after a potential deal with the council fell through.

A pipe that travels under a major Hutt Valley Highway and carries all Upper Hutt's sewage could fail, engineers say.

Nearly 140 roles are proposed to go at Customs and at the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), a larger number than PSA announced this afternoon.

The contents were revealed in correspondence from Simeon Brown and Chris Bishop to Wellington's Mayor.

Kāinga Ora is unable to say how many proposed KiwiBuild developments have been delayed as it waits for the outcome of the government's independent review of the state housing agency.

The chairperson of Greater Wellington Regional Council says it wants more information about rail network renewals to keep commuters moving safe and efficiently.

The deaths have sparked concerns the road is becoming a pest highway.

It took eight months to capture the critter, documents show.

Wellington's mayor will meet the prime minister next month, with the axe falling on public sector jobs set to take a heavy toll on the capital.

KiwiRail is looking into whether it is possible to extend the life of the Interislander's Kaitaki ferry.

An Interislander passenger has won compensation over a ferry breakdown last year, with the Disputes Tribunal finding the service was "not fit for purpose".

Two track workers were nearly hit by a train on Wellington's Johnsonville line last year.

Wellington city and regional councils are considering a plan to build bus priority lanes along main roads near the waterfront.

Land under the Wairarapa line could have major consequences, documents released under the Official Information Act reveal.

Council leaders in the Wellington region are looking at plans that could see their councils amalgamated. Audio

The city council has opted for denser housing and reduced heritage protections in the capital.

The money being set aside in the capital for new water pipes is not even half what Wellington Water wants for the next decade.

Decisions that will determine the future of building in the capital will be made on Thursday - here's what you need to know.

Documents show a track operations manager believed overhead lines failed in two places because design or installation work was "wrong" or poorly done.