Wellington Region
Poet Freya Daly Sadgrove - right and true and deadly
Wellington writer and performer Freya Daly Sadgrove has just published her first poetry collection, and is already hard at work turning it into a stage show. Lynn Freeman talks to Freya about her life… Audio
Wellington coast residents upset with water quality
Wellington's Owhiro Bay residents are fed up after more than two decades of human waste making its way into their local stream and bay. Over 20 years, the bay and it's swimming spots have been opened… Audio
Water quality 'crisis': Residents slam 'tsunami of faecal matter' in bay
Wellington's Owhiro Bay residents are fed up after more than two decades of human waste making its way into their local stream and bay.
Wellington Underground market's impending closure hits vendors hard
Vendors at Wellington's underground market say they are devastated, after it was announced the market will be closing on 14 March.
Newtown Festival director Martin Hanley plays favourites
Wellington's annual Newtown Festival is the biggest free music party and street fair in the country, attracting 80,000 people to the lively and diverse suburb every year. They go there to sample 185… Video, Audio, Gallery
Introducing: Belladonna
Singer songwriter Belladonna introduces her debut single 'Hands' Audio
Cubasonic: a mass musical disruption coming to the capital
A mass musical disruption is coming to the Capital as part of the CubaDupa festival next month. 500 muscians will line Cuba Street from one end to the other and perform an original score by Wellington… Audio, Gallery
Lois Tolley murder trial delayed until May 2021
Friends and family are angry after a trial for two men accused of killing Upper Hutt woman Lois Tolley in 2016 was delayed by seven months.
Gun fired at Ōtaki beach: person arrested
Police have confirmed a gun was fired at Ōtaki Beach on the Kāpiti Coast north of Wellington this afternoon.
'Nanubhai looked after us' ex-Indian cricketers say
The Indian cricket team may have found one of their biggest fans, right here in New Zealand.
Wellington underground market to close due to being quake prone
The popular underground market at Frank Kitts Park in Wellington will run for the final time on 14 March, due to the building being earthquake prone.
Dogs die after eating toxic algae
Two dogs have died after eating toxic algae from a Wairarapa river and dog owners are being advised to take precautions.
Iwi to benefit from residential development deal
Wellington iwi Taranaki Whānui is set to benefit from the opening of a new 56-house development in Petone.
Two people charged over Lower Hutt death
A woman has been charged with murder and a man faces other charges in relation to the the death of Davis Phillips last weekend.
Toxic algae alert in Wellington region, Southland rivers
Toxic algae is taking hold in rivers in the Greater Wellington region in the long, dry spell, rendering some waterways off limits.
Two people injured in Porirua house fire
Two people have suffered minor injuries escaping a burning house in Porirua.
Shelly Bay hui opens with protesters and differences of opinion
A hui about a controversial housing development at Wellington's Shelly Bay has so far failed to win over some iwi members who bitterly oppose the plan.
Hutt hospital maternity: Babies born with brain damage after 'poor care'
One baby died and another suffered a brain injury in a 'pattern of poor care' at the Hutt Valley District Health Board's maternity ward, says the Health and Disability Commissioner.
Hui to be held on Shelly Bay development
Iwi members opposing a contentious development at Wellington's Shelly bay hope a hui will shed light on the project that they say has been shrouded in secrecy.
Lower Hutt death investigated as homicide - police
The death of a critically injured man in Lower Hutt is now being treated as homicide.
