Wellington Region
Expensive bus experiment proves inconclusive
Wellington City Council spent $160,000 subsidising bus fares to lure Wellington Christmas shoppers, but there is no proof it worked.
Christmas bus gamble fails to pay off
Wellington City Council's bus fare gamble has failed to attract the Christmas shoppers it hoped for. The council set aside two hundred thousand dollars to subsidise bus fares for a month, to try to… Audio
Porirua mayor to stand for Wellington mayoralty
Porirua's outgoing mayor, Nick Leggett, will be standing for election in this year's Wellington City mayoral race.
Night Mayor on Cuba Street - Jason Krupp
You'd be hard pressed to describe Wellington's recent CubaDupa festival as anything but an outstanding success. Two days of street food, live music, street artists, and throngs of happy attendees. If… Audio
Nurse, DHB chastised over medication mix-up
A registered nurse has been told to apologise after an elderly patient inadvertently took another person's medication.
Paul Waggott
Chances are that if you've seen a play in Wellington in the last few years Paul Waggott was in it, often as a member of his collective My Accomplice. He's performing in a physically demanding, one man… Audio
Jo Coughlan to run for Wellington mayoralty
Wellington's mayoral race is heating up, with a fourth member of the city council announcing she wants the top job.
The unspoken rules of music gigs
With the help of door people, security guards, musicians and gig lovers - Melody Thomas explores The Secret Life of Gig Etiquette. Audio
Dafydd Davis: trails and mountain bikes
Colin Peacock interviews a leading Welsh trails consultant and advocate for sustainable land management who is visiting New Zealand to help develop a master plan for Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park. Audio
Man killed in Kilbirnie in Wellington named
A man who was killed in the Wellington suburb of Kilbirnie this week has been named. He was Kiong Thai Tan, 66, known as Bill He. Mr Tan was killed...
New Zealand Live: The Andrew London Trio
The Andrew London Trio perform live in our Wellington studios. Video, Audio
Man in 60s in critical condition after Kilbirnie attack
Staff and residents at the housing trust where a man in his late 60s was allegedly assaulted are devastated.
Honeybee health hit by high hive levels
The National Beekeepers Association is warning that a surge of newcomers to the industry is resulting in too many hives placed too close together.
Wellington set to miss emissions target
Wellington City Council has announced an ambitious plan to reduce emissions in the capital.
Waikato-Tainui partners with Wellington iwi trust
A new agreement could see Waikato-Tainui end up with large stakes in land set aside for Wellington iwi.
New proposal to reduce emissions in Wellington
The Wellington City Council has announced an ambitious plan to reduce emissions in the capital city. Audio
Wellington's surfers hold line against airport extension
Wellington Airport is not ready to apply for resource consent to extend its runway into Lyall Bay, say surfers in the city.
Te Araroa trail: Pukerua Bay to Paekakariki
A new walking track 220 metres above sea level gets its official opening next month. The latest section of the national Te Araroa trail stretching 10kms between Pukerua Bay and Paekakariki snakes up… Audio
Community Fruit Harvesting
At this time of year our fruit trees are groaning. But it can sometimes be a tall order to gather the harvest before it falls. Coming to the rescue: Community Fruit Harvesting. These are regionally… Video, Audio, Gallery
A revival of classic play Joyful and Triumphant
It's one of the most performed New Zealand productions - 200 shows over 5 years here and overseas. Robert Lord's family epic Joyful and Triumphant spans 4 decades of the Bishop family's Christmas… Audio, Gallery
