Wellington Region

Wellington's Matiu/Somes Island will reopen to visitors later this month after being closed most of the year. Audio

The owner of a Wellington vet centre and cattery that was gutted by fire on Saturday night says emergency crews did an amazing job helping to rescue as many cats as possible.

Crews are working to clear a sewer blockage at a Wellington park.

Five people have been hospitalised after a crash in Auckland, while drivers face up to three-hour detours in Wairarapa/Wellington.

The scheduled release on Wellington's south coast on Friday was abandoned when the penguin began to overheat.

What started ten years ago as a one-off idea dreamed up by two Wellington locals has grown exponentially with 2030 hampers needed this Christmas.

The Plimmerton Farm development received the green light to be included in the new Fast-Track Approvals Bill last month.

There is no "us and them" at Whakamaru, Wellington City Mission's new $50 million facility.

KiwiRail says the changes are part of a safety programme and a plan to prepare the line for faster and more frequent services.

No one was arrested during a funeral procession in the Wellington area for a Mongrel Mob vice-president, police say.

Wellington City councillors were told they needed to improve their behaviour "otherwise there will not be a next election for us".

A Mongrel Mob vice president is being farewelled in Wellington but Mark Mitchell says the police have it under control. Audio

However, police are still keen to hear from anyone who saw him last Friday - the last day he was seen alive.

Neighbours described gunshots in a "tight-knit community" and locking themselves inside as a man tried to stop a pair breaking into cars.

Juan Galicio Romero, 27 was one of 10 people arrested as part of Operation Bali in June 2022.

More than 8000 new homes are set to be fast-tracked on the outskirts of Wellington, but the region's public transport plan is up in the air. Audio

Two blocks at the Wellington school have been shut indefinitely after receiving poor earthquake risk assessments - forcing students to work from home.

Masterton's council is considering "alternative approaches" to addressing the problem of businesses using public car parks for vehicle storage.

A body has been found in the water near the coastal Lower Hutt suburb of Eastbourne.

Police say they broke up the planned activity by what they call anti-social road users on Waingawa Road near Masterton just after 1am.