Wellington Region
Wellington College students suspended for rape comments
Two students who posted online about having sex with unconscious girls have been suspended for five days.
Man jailed for illicitly filming sexual encounters
A man who threatened to post online images of a woman whom he had been paying for sex has been jailed for seven years.
'If you were twenty, you were old'
How young is too young to compete in international sport? Rebecca Perrott had an outstanding swimming career which began when she was picked at the age of 12 for the 1974 Commonwealth Games in… Audio
Hutt Valley roads reopen after fatal crash
State Highways 2 and 58 in the Hutt Valley have re-opened following a fatal crash.
Four Wellington port buildings to be demolished
At least four buildings at Wellington's port are set to be demolished following November's earthquake.
Commission recommends merged Wairarapa councils
Wairarapa's three existing councils would merge into a single body under a draft proposal just released by the Local Government Commission.
Police station evacuated amid bomb scare
Buildings have been evacuated in central Wellington due to a mysterious item at the central police station. RNZ reporter Emile Donovan is at the scene with the latest. Video, Audio
Central Wellington evacuations
buildings around the wellington central police station have been evacuated. RNZ reporter Emile Donovan is there and is with us now from the scene. Audio
28-year-old charged with Levin man's murder
Police have charged a 28-year-old man with the murder of Levin man Palmiro MacDonald, whose remains were found five months ago in a bush gully.
Woman tells court father began abusing her age 11
A woman who says her father sexually abused her has told a court she was just 11 when her father gave her a glass of gin and fondled her for the first time.
Hundreds join protest against rape culture in NZ
Hundreds have gathered for a protest triggered by two Wellington students' online posts about having sex with drunk and unconscious girls. Video
Hundreds join protest against rape culture
Hundreds of students are protesting against rape culture outside Parliament. The protest follows comments Wellington College students made about taking advantage of drunk girls. Video, Audio
Former teacher accused of sex crimes against daughters
An 80-year-old former teacher is on trial in Wellington accused of multiple sex crimes against his daughters through the 1970s and 1980s.
Wellington school teaching kids in caravan as numbers swell
A Wellington primary is teaching children in a caravan, and other schools are using libraries as classrooms, as they try to cope with a student number's boom.
Wgtn leaking 1.5m litres of water daily
Wellington is losing up to 1.5 million litres of water a day because of earthquake damage to pipes.
Future of demolished Queensgate carpark undecided
The Lower Hutt Mayor says the council hopes the Queensgate shopping centre carpark will be rebuilt.
Landslips and surface flooding in Wellington
There has been landslips in the Wellington suburb of Newtown and surface flooding in Hutt Valley and Mana as the torrential rain moves south.
Remembering the victims of the 1918 Influenza epidemic
The devastating influenza epidemic of 1918 killed more than 8,600 New Zealanders, including many soldiers who'd survived the First World War. The graves of hundreds of influenza victims are scattered… Audio
The Mixtape: Lee Prebble
Lee Prebble has produced and engineered albums for The Phoenix Foundation, The Black Seeds, and Trinity Roots - does this make him responsible for 'The Wellington Sound'? He joins Melody Thomas for… Audio
Wellington College scandal: Legal action taken over boys' identities
Lawyers for the boys at the centre of a controversy over comments about rape have taken an injunction over any details leading to their identification.
