Wellington Region

A man who molested a child is facing a 10-year jail term, because of the three strikes legislation.

The Wellington City Council says it has run out of patience with a building owner who has not strengthened a central city building, six years after the deadline for the work to be done.

Extra traffic from the long-awaited Transmission Gully will make congestion on State Highway 2 even worse, now that two other roading projects are on hold, says the Upper Hutt mayor.

In the three years since Te Papa's Gallipoli exhibition opened the crowds have kept coming - so it will stay on.

Some residents say parking fee increases will make them think twice about using their car, but city councillors say that's the point. Video

A Wellington City Councillor is defending a planned 50 percent hike in residents' parking fees because it will discourage people from keeping cars in the inner city.

The iwi that owns the controversial Shelly Bay site in Wellington slated for a half-a-billion dollar residential development has the right to use the land how it wishes, it says.

Sir Peter Jackson has delivered a scathing critique of the Wellington City Council's plans for a major development.

A water expert says the likelihood of another bacterial infection in Martinborough's water supply is low, now that a new agency has taken charge.

About $15 million has already been spent on strengthening the Wellington Town Hall, even before construction has started.

Wellington is beefing up its commitment to embrace te reo Māori.

Newly released reports into three New Zealand prisons show the ongoing challenges of managing gang-affiliated inmates, staffing levels and keeping prisons clean.