Wellington Region

Hundreds of Interislander travellers had their plans disrupted this morning after a mechanical fault saw the Kaitaki ferry replaced with a smaller ship.

A prison gardening project that feeds families in need is also teaching inmates skills to help them integrate back into the community.

Wellingtonians catching the train this morning are being warned to expect some delays.

Earthquake hazards have forced the Transport Agency to go back to the drawing board over a long standing roading project in Wellington.

Wellington police have made a number of arrests as thieves take advantage of Christmas deliveries.

The departing head of Wellington's deeply-indebted district health board says tight funding has forced it to become highly efficient.

Some Karori residents are disappointed a retirement village will replace a teaching campus they've long relied on for recreation.

A person has died after a bulldozer rolled 80m down a bank in Wellington this morning.

Victoria University has sold its former College of Education campus in Wellington to a retirement village developer.

The exodus of Rohingya Muslims into Bangladesh has become an urgent humanitarian crisis. In this week's Voices, Lynda Chanwai-Earle and Justin Gregory present a disturbing first-hand account from an…

A Wairarapa teacher has been censured after holding the head of a student who was trying to push another student's head into a desk.

New traffic signs are reminding Wellington motorists to watch out for low flying kererū.

The rural marae in the Wairarapa will soon be revitalised as a new social housing development nears completion, a project manager says.

A year after the killing of the Upper Hutt woman, police have narrowed the list of those they suspect were involved to about 12 people.