Lower Hutt
Demo work starts on quake-damaged Queensgate mall
Demolition work begins on the quake-condemned part of Queensgate Mall in Lower Hutt Audio
Westfield Queensgate partially reopens
Part of the Wellington region's biggest mall reopened today for the first time since the earthquakes - but another part of it is set for demolition. Audio
Cinema at Queensgate shopping centre to be demolished
The cinema complex and part of the carpark at Queensgate shopping centre in Lower Hutt are to be urgently demolished. Video, Audio
Modernist treasures in the Hutt
Lower Hutt, Wellington's neighbour, is home to a treasure trove of post-World War II modernist buildings. Audio, Gallery
Man stabbed, bottles thrown at ambulance at 21st
A man was stabbed and bottles were thrown at an ambulance when a 21st birthday party turned into a drunken street brawl in Lower Hutt.
Sex offender moved out of Lower Hutt community
Lower Hutt residents are delighted the Department of Corrections has moved a sex offender out of their neighbourhood following a community outcry. Video, Audio
Police seek witnesses to Hutt Valley attack
Police are seeking witnesses to an assault after a man was found with serious head injuries in Lower Hutt, near Wellington.
Lower Hutt mum petitions to allow kids to ride on footpaths
A Lower Hutt mum is asking Parliament to change the law to allow children under the age of 14 to ride their bikes on the footpath. Audio
Escapee sex offender sentenced to supervision
The child sex offender who was on the run for two days after cutting off his GPS monitoring anklet was today sentenced to intensive supervision. Audio
Steve's Christmas Village 2015 - Steve Flaunty
For the past couple of years, RNZ has caught up ambitious Chirstmas village maker, Steve Flaunty. Every year, one whole room of his Lower Hutt house is transformed into a miniature Christmas village… Video, Audio
Lower Hutt flood barrier a step closer after council vote
A stopbank for Lower Hutt, which involves bulldozing homes and businesses, could save more than $1 billion in flood damage repair, Wellington Regional Council says. Audio
Space Between
Space Between is a sustainable zero waste fashion design project run through Massey University. Sonia Sly meets the designers and team behind the project to look at why they're reconstructing… Audio
Police chase ends in crash, arrests
A police chase ended when a car crashed in Lower Hutt this afternoon. Two people have been arrested.
You Call this Art 2014 Part 2
The actor Cliff Curtis, composer Phil Dadson and authors Damien Wilkins and Georgina White discuss the importance of discovery in the process of creating new performances or writing. Justin Gregory is… Audio
Manhunt on for sex attacker who assaulted woman on lunchbreak
A manhunt is underway for a man who sexually assaulted a woman at knifepoint on her lunchbreak in Lower Hutt. Audio
Wrappers' Delight
More than 100 young farmers are growing tasty food on a disused football pitch at Epuni Primary School. With project co-ordinator Julia Milne of the Common Unity Project Aotearoa, schoolchildren and… Audio
Simon's A to Z - Eastbourne
A tour of the seaside township with: Steve Phillips, stalwart of Eastbourne, RSA President, sailor, tennis player and committee member; Mary Longmore, who grew up in Eastbourne and returned there to… Audio
Mallard's Moa plan "pure science fiction" says expert
Mr Mallard says he's dead serious about the plan, which would involve reintroducing Moa to the forests of Wainuiomata in his constituency of Hutt South. Audio
