Wellington Region

Safety fears have prompted Wellington Council to review its social housing policies after a woman was found dead in a Mount Cook property this weekend.

A new entrepreneur struggling to get traction for his coffee business during the pandemic says those taking a risk on new ventures need extra support from the government.

Police not attending emergency calls will now have to pay to park unmarked cars in metered council spaces in Wellington.

Police are investigating after two separate inner city deaths, one in Christchurch and one in Wellington.

Bus commuters in the capital can expect normal services today, after a lockout of drivers was overturned.

The Employment Court has told NZ Bus to let drivers back to work, but the company is not ruling out further industrial action.

Wellington bus drivers began a 24-hour strike this morning - affecting 26 routes in the capital.

Three weeks on from their rally calling for more action against sexual violence, members of the newly-formed Wellington Alliance Against Sexual Violence have voiced their demands to politicians.

The new position of an independent chair, as recommended by the review, has been given to Dave Brash, who was the national recovery manager for the Kaikōura earthquake.

The National Party is defending its role in the Transmission Gully, following a scathing review that found the project was flawed from the get-go.

A renters group says the housing market is so tight people are forced to rent houses from landlords with poor records.

Wellington City Council has today voted for a "sinking lid" on pokie machines even though most councillors admit it is largely a symbolic gesture.

A man charged with three counts of indecent assault a woman and administering a Class B drug has pleaded not guilty - and also elected to trial by jury.

The Speaker has unveiled Parliament's plans for a new building for MPs and staff, expected to cost more than $200 million.