Wellington Region
Peace activists seek costs after charges dismissed
A group of peace activists who successfully defended charges of trespass and obstruction are seeking to recover legal costs from police.
Govt plans family violence summit
Government ministers will host a family violence summit in June in response to what they say is an horrific form of abuse in New Zealand.
Misleading CYF information put girl at risk - judge
Child Youth and Family put a three-year-old girl at unacceptable risk by providing misleading information about her father, a Family Court judge has said.
Health professional on trial for indecent assault in hospital
A health professional is accused of indecently assaulting a woman by kissing her on the cheek as he prepared her for a rectal examination.
Major delays on SH2 into Wellington
Major traffic jams on SH2 caused travellers to miss flights, disrupted court trials and delayed rubbish collections in the capital.
Pedestrian hit by car dies
A woman was hit by a car in Paekakariki on the Kapiti Coast this morning.
Fire at Wellington CBD restaurant
Fire crews are at the scene of a blaze at central Wellington restaurant The Bresolin.
Bruised US diplomat leaves New Zealand
A diplomat who left a Lower Hutt house with a broken nose and black eye has left the country - without speaking to police.
US refusal to waive diplomat's immunity 'surprising'
The US Embassy refuses to lift immunity for a diplomat who left a Lower Hutt house with a broken nose and black eye.
Council 'uninformed' over teachers college sale, says Uni
Victoria University is hitting back at Wellington city councillors, saying it is surprised at how ill-informed they are.
Kaikōura artists bring gallery show to Parliament
An exhibition of earthquake-inspired artwork by four Kaikōura artists has opened at Parliament's Bowen House.
Run-down Wellington house expected to fetch more than $500,000
A derelict Wellington home that is so run down prospective buyers cannot even go inside is expected to sell for well over half a million dollars. Video, Audio
Offers mount up for collapsed Wellington house
A Wellington real estate agent has been inundated with calls and tender offers for an uninhabitable house with a rateable value of $540,000.
Jose & the octopus
Niwa Marine Ecologist Jose Xavier has been studying an Antarctic Octopi and the diets of Antarctic toothfish. He is an Antarctic marine ecologist based at the Marine and Environmental Research… Audio
Where the streets have no names
The developers of a new subdivision in Newlands, Wellington are at loggerheads with the local council over the names of the streets. The developer has been told it cannot call one of the streets The… Audio
Untreated wastewater discharged into sea
Untreated wastewater has leaked into the sea at Wellington's south coast due to a treatment plant equipment failure.
Wellington College rape comments apology doesn't mention women
Two Wellington students who posted comments encouraging people to rape drunk, unconscious girls don't seem to understand the harm they have done, a sexual violence specialist says. Audio
Shakti Wellington Refuge 'struggling to cope'
Shakti Wellington opened a refuge in 2014 after the murders of two migrant women in the city due to domestic violence - Sarwan Lata Singh and Mei Fan. In 2016 it helped over 350 women, with over 200… Audio
Indigenous film festival: 'These are our stories'
A global film festival being held on Wellington's Kapiti Coast is a chance to tell stories from an indigenous perspective and no one else's..
People in your neighbourhood: key to disaster resilience
What's the best way to cope in a natural disaster? Know your neighbours, a new strategy says.
