Wellington Region

Hundreds of passengers who are stuck at Wellington Airport by heavy fog are struggling to find accommodation.

The new $630m Kapiti Expressway was built to cut down travel time into the capital, but commuters say it is having the opposite effect.

Child Youth and Family threatened to take four children off a couple after they went to court to force the agency to help them. Audio

The iconic fountain has broken down, with the council saying it suspects an electrical fault.

People showing up at Wellington's emergency department are being told to expect longer waits.

Wellington land owners who sit on empty land without developing it could be the target of new penalties, if the city's mayor gets his way.

Wellington City Council has released a cleaning contract for tender, without mention of paying workers a living wage, despite a commitment to do so.

The people of Lower Hutt are being asked to decide the fate of their wharves, where overdue maintenance and earthquake damage have led to budget over-runs.

A group of Wellington peace activists has been awarded more than $3000 costs from police after successfully defending charges of trespass and obstruction.

A man convicted for illicitly filming under a cubicle door at a swimming pool has been sentenced to four months' community detention.

A former teacher jailed for sexually abusing a pupil has lost a bid to overturn her convictions.

The magnitude 4.8 earthquake hit near Paraparaumu at 8.51pm.

Ashley Peacock's parents, who demanded his release, say health authorities have agreed to let him move to a house in the country. Video

The man was accused of kissing a patient, but a judge said a lack of corroboration undermined the woman's story.

Residents of a Wellington suburb want a mental health facility moved, saying its patients pose a danger to children who have to walk past it every day.