Wellington Region
Households cut off by bridge slump face bush trek
Hundreds of people in Upper Hutt face having to clamber for an hour through the bush just to leave home, after surging floodwaters took out their bridge. Audio
Fence battle reaches new heights
A couple in a court battle over a 4m-high fence in front of their Wellington home tries to have their neighbour's appeal struck out.
Buckled bridge causes headaches for residents
More than 60 properties were cut off last night in the Upper Hutt suburb of Birchville after a bridge buckled following heavy flooding. Audio
Residents survey broken bridge
One of the residents unable to get home is Terry Horn. Audio
Water supply restored last night to Upper Hutt householders
Sixty two homes in Upper Hutt remain cut off this morning after a surging Akatarawa River damaged a narrow bridge in the suburb of Birchville. Audio
Convicted refugee to be held pending deportation
A Somalian refugee with a long list of convictions will be held as a special patient in a secure psychiatric unit while attempts continue to deport him.
Valley residents stranded as flood waters take out bridge
Sixty people in Akatarawa near Upper Hutt in Wellington are cut off tonight because floodwaters have taken out their local bridge. Audio
Reporter at scene of flooding
Our reporter, Tom Furley, is next to the slumped bridge in Upper Hutt. Audio
Valley residents stranded as flood waters take out bridge
Sixty people in Akatarawa near Upper Hutt in Wellington are cut off tonight because floodwaters have taken out their local bridge. Audio
Phoenix captain with shocked response to Australian snub
The Wellington Phoenix captain Andrew Durante says his players were shocked when they first heard the news that Australian football's ruling body had declined the club's request to stay in the… Audio
More details on Paekakariki Hill murder revealed
More light has been shed on what happened to a man whose body was found down a bank on the Paekakariki Hill Road north of Wellington a year ago. Audio
Police reassure public after Lower Hutt shooting
Police are still hunting for a gunman after a shooting in Lower Hutt overnight left a man with serious injuries. Audio
Man jailed for life over Kapiti killing
The killer of a man whose body was found down a bank on the Paekakariki Hill Road on the Kapiti Coast has been jailed for life.
Panda's Big Day
International Panda expert Dr Edith MacDonald is looking at whether Wellington Zoo can viably support giant panda bears, while educating children around the country on conservation. Lynda… Audio, Gallery
Five years' jail for mother who burnt child's hands
A woman who deliberately burnt her toddler's hands and left the burns untreated has been jailed for a total of five years.
Police are hunting gunman
As you heard in the news a gunman is still on the loose in Lower Hutt after a man was shot and seriously injured in his Taita home last night. Our reporter Adriana Weber is outside the house in… Audio
Police are hunting a gunman
Police are hunting a gunman who shot and seriously injured a man in the Lower Hutt suburb of Taita last night. Audio
Prioritising funding to help refugees
The Wellington City Council will prioritise its nearly-300 thousand dollar grants fund to go towards supporting services for incoming refugees. Audio
Wellington Phoenix's battle to stay in Australian A-League
The future of the Wellington Phoenix in the Australian A-League football competition is becoming increasingly uncertain after Football Federation Australia declined the club's bid for a 10-year… Audio
Phoenix A League future increasingly uncertain
The future of the Wellington Phoenix in the Australian A-League football competition is becoming increasingly uncertain. Audio
