Wellington Region

The New Zealand First MP and former Carterton mayor, Ron Mark, has called the Supercity plan deadly. Audio

Opponents of a Wellington supercity are gearing up to fight the proposal with the capital's Mayor confident it will never go ahead. Audio

Opponents of a Wellington supercity are gearing up to fight the proposal with the capital's Mayor confident it will never go ahead. Audio

A man on trial for setting fire to a Wellington storage unit repeatedly denied any involvement with the blaze, which caused millions of dollars of damage, despite the police showing him a large amount… Audio

So could Wellington's Supercity repeat the mistakes of the Auckland local body merger ? Audio

The New Zealand First MP and former Carterton Mayor, Ron Mark, says the Local Government Commission will have a fight on its hands to get its Wellington Super City proposal across the line. Audio

Listening to that is the Lower Hutt mayor Ray Wallace. Audio

Wellington and Wairarapa mayors are biting back at a proposal to amalgamate the region's nine councils into one. Audio

Australian guitarist previews his recital at the New Zealand School of Music Audio

Cellist and conductor for this weekend's Wellington Chamber Orchestra concert Audio

The Local Government Commission is informing the Wellington region's Mayors in person at Te Papa, at 9.30, of its draft decision of the region's future structure. All are expecting the decision to be… Audio

The President of Wellington's Chamber of Commerce, John Milford, speaks with Guyon Espiner. Audio

Wellington could today come one step closer to becoming the country's next supercity. Audio

The Local Government Commission will give its decision on whether the nine councils of the Wellington region should merge into one today. Audio

The Kāpiti Chorale turned 30 last. Choir member and archivist Carol Dyer has written a book, looking back on the choir's history. Audio

The trial of a man accused of setting fire to a Wellington storage unit has been told the motive revolves around a falling out between two people. Audio

City Councillor for the Parparaumu Ward, K.Gurunathan is a sharp-witted and passionate advocate for his patch of coast. Lynda follows Guru around Kapiti as he gathers signatures for a petition against… Audio

Police are examining two crimes scenes near Wellington, one on Paekakariki Hill Road and the other on Oxford Terrace as they try to find out why a 32 year old Lower Hutt man was killed overnight on… Audio

When Marae Nga Hau e Wha o Papararangi Marae in Wellington took in 42 evacuees following the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes, they soon realised the marae was not well equipped to cope. So began their… Audio

The most prestigious and yet misunderstood role in the orchestra must be that of the conductor. Kirsten Johnstone finds out about the art of conducting from some of New Zealand's well known Maestros.