Wellington Region

People waited hours in the hot sun to purchase discounted 200-litre water tanks at the southern landfill's Tip Shop on Tuesday in Wellington.

Wellington Water has confirmed an employee is being investigated after they posted a video online claiming to have spent the work day "slacking off".

Hori Gage was shot in his car outside his home in Palmerston North.

The man capsized in strong winds and couldn't get back to shore in Palliser Bay.

Wellington commuters are once again frustrated by an influx of cancelled bus services in the capital.

A shearing champion says stubbornness and determination to prove critics wrong saw her crack a world record on Sunday.

There were multiple arrests, disorderly behaviour and assaults on police at the JuicyFest hip-hop festival. Audio

Stricter rules around fires are coming into force in Wairarapa.

A former farmer has smashed the women's solo world record for most ewes shorn in eight hours.

Six arrests have been made for fighting and disorderly behaviour at a large music festival in Wellington earlier this week.

A fast-tracked solution has been rolled in as 15,000 music fans begin to descend on Hutt Park.

Greater Wellington wants government funding for a sanctuary on 3000 hectares of native bush.

A Lower Hutt resident hopes Wellington Water is doing enough to rid the area of the foul stench emanating from a wastewater treatment plant.

New data shows a decrease in the number of pāua illegally taken from Wellington's coastlines.

A motorcyclist is in a serious condition following a crash on State Highway 58, near Porirua.

The council has released details to help drivers make the switch when parking in the city.

The coalition government's pledge to shrink the public sector may have spooked many would-be shoppers in Wellington on Boxing Day, commentators say.

A car went up in smoke after a three-vehicle crash that closed the Remutaka Hill.

Two people have been hospitalised after a water incident at Ōtaki Beach in Kāpiti Coast on Monday evening.