Wellington Region

The owner of an inner-city Wellington café says it is being forced to close by the council's never-ending construction work on the Central Library and the Town Hall. Audio

Paramedics said it was obvious Karori man Rau Tongia had been dead some time when they arrived.

It is unusual for parents to be so proactive about telling the school they were struggling to pay fees, a principal says. Audio

A trial over the death of Karori man Rau Tongia has begun.

New Metlink data shows trains are arriving at stations punctually less than a quarter of the time.

But the man has yet to be found after reportedly going overboard during an early morning crossing, police said.

The search is being led by the Police Maritime Unit, with the navy joining the hunt on Sunday. Audio

Searchers plan to continue scouring Wellington Harbour this week for a man thought to have fallen overboard from a Wellington ferry.

A Bluebridge ferry passenger says people were plunged into darkness when a ship briefly lost power coming into Wellington Harbour.

A parent says organisers of a children's extreme cross country event have left them high and dry with claims of a natural disaster.

South Wairarapa District Council is working to understand the full impact of a $51 million blunder by Wellington Water, just days after shaving 0.6 percent off the proposed rates increase for 2024-25.

The man was the sole passenger on an East by West ferry crossing on Friday morning, and was reported missing when it docked at Days Bay.

The man is described as in his 40's, fair skinned, around 180cm tall with dark hair. He was wearing a dark jacket with a zip and dark pants.

Coastguard and police ran a dummy run exercise about finding someone lost in the harbour at night the night before a man fell from a ferry.

Hutt South MP Chris Bishop says he uses the East by West ferry fairly regularly and to learn of someone falling overboard was heartbreaking.

A dozen boats and helicopters are searching Wellington Harbour after the only person on the day's first crossing vanished before the ferry docked. Audio

Three little blue penguins have died near the construction of a major Wellington cycleway in recent weeks, with one killed by construction machinery.

Mayor Tory Whanau says the new street name correctly recognises chief Hōniana Te Puni.

A Wellington man thought he had found an old copper pipe while testing out a detector - instead he found two assault rifles. Audio

The 25-year-old will next appear in court on 10 July.