Wellington Region

The Department of Internal Affairs is reviewing its management of the Prime Minister's official residence, Premier House.

The Wellington City Council will build 750 new units of social and affordable housing in the next 10 years, the mayor has announced. Audio

Police in Lower Hutt are making a fresh appeal for anyone with information about a sexual assault early on Tuesday to come forward.

A diver off Wellington's south coast might not have died if he and his diving buddies had stayed together, a coroner has found.

A Masterton man's been fined after his neighbours' cat was left hanging from a leg-hold trap set on a fence post for two days until it died.

Emergency services are attending after a rubbish truck has crashed into a house in Lower Hutt this morning.

A mother taking Wellington's DHB to court says her case could set a precedent for people seeking reparation for deaths in state care. Audio

A number of homes in the Wellington suburb of Karori were evacuated this evening, after someone spotted a grenade lying in the gutter.

Settled, sunny weather has finally arrived in the capital, which has had one of its worst summers in years.

Police are looking for a man after a serious assault in Lower Hutt early this morning.

Chinese New Year is now the largest community festival held in the capital. Lynda Chanwai-Earle finds out from three generations of the Tom family why it's such a special time of year.

Two peace activists have escaped conviction after a protest at a defence industry conference in 2015 turned violent.

Homeowners seeking insurance in earthquake-hit areas from North Canterbury to Wellington face an uncertain wait.

A search and rescue team has found the body of an elderly Wellington woman who had been missing since Friday morning.

Wings Over Wairarapa in Masterton was cancelled today because of forecast rain, thunderstorms and hail.