Wellington Region

More than 150-thousand dollars worth of speeding tickets have been cancelled by the police because a camera in Wellington's Ngauranga Gorge was clocking fines at the wrong time. Audio

From home grown vegetables to living walls, rooftop and pop-up gardens, to the humble indoor plant: nature is taking centre stage with gardening enthusiasts happily showing off the fruits of their… Audio

NZ bassist previews his Wellington Jazz Festival appearances. Audio

An inquiry's found a woman died in Wellington Hospital after waiting too long for treatment. Audio

Wellington-based harpist talks about her upcoming performance of Ginastera's Harp Concerto with the New Zealand School of Music Orchestra. Audio

Victoria University accuses the Wellington City Council of ignoring its contribution and potential. The University, which has more than 20 thousand students and employs two and a half thousand staff… Audio

Sound is emotional, images are informational, or so goes the old saying. And when you combine the two in a well-made feature film, you can make an audience laugh or cry. But is that appropriate or… Audio

The Labcoats are a six-piece superstar Wellington band who have finally released their second album, O'Potassium. Samuel Scott went along to the sound check of their album release to find out how a… Audio

Glacially paced Wellington alt-country foursome So Laid Back Country China have just released their debut album, With Knees of Honey in Goodbye Canyon. Emma Smith talks to co-vocalists Harriet Ferry… Audio

Friend and former student Daniel Beban recalls his first encounter with Jack Body and talks through some of his compositions. Audio

Former British Army Brigadier, and Producer and Chief Executive of The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, which is being brought to Wellington by the New Zealand Festival in February 2016. Audio

Heavy rain throughout the North Island has made underfoot conditions difficult for all North Island farmers, while in the South Island North Otago could do with rain. Audio

Eleven schools around the region hit by the flooding have been closed today. And at Tawa School, a block of four classrooms are out of action for at least the rest of the term. Audio

In the north Wellington suburb of Tawa, shop owners want answers out of the city council about the failure of recently upgraded drains to cope with yesterday's deluge. Audio

The capital's transport network is up and running again but flood-wary commuters are questioning whether the chaos of last night is bound to happen again. Audio

Most of the Kapiti Coast residents forced out of their flooded houses have now returned home, as the massive clean-up of the region continues, with some local roads still closed. Audio

Fran Wilde is the Chair of the Greater Wellington Regional Council. Audio

The Capital's highways and most rail lines are back up and running but 24 hours on from yesterday's deluge people are questioning whether the transport tangle's bound to just happen again. Audio

It's New Orleans style swing-blues today on New Zealand Live, courtesy of 4 of the hardest working musicians in Wellington. Audio

With us is Kapiti's mayor Ross Church. Audio