Wellington Region
Wellington road closures to last months after sewerage collapse
Parts of central Wellington will remain at a standstill for months as authorities admit they still don't know how to fix a key part of a sewerage collapse in the central city.
Making Miniatures with the Lower Hutt makers club
They make fishbones out of toothpicks, potato chips from the seeds of capsicums - can turn almost any object into something that can be used in the tiny worlds they create. Miniature makers are people… Audio, Gallery
Dorothy Buchanan - pioneering New Zealand composer
New Zealand composer Dorothy Quita Buchanan pioneered the Composers-in-Schools scheme in the 1970s, and has been an active violinist, pianist, teacher and publisher throughout her career. Video, Audio
Search continues for missing snorkelers
The police dive squad is still searching the sea off the Wairarapa coast for two snorkelers who failed to return to shore on Friday.
Introducing - Paper Plates
Wellington electro dream-pop duo Paper Plates introduce their lead single 'Wait'. Audio
Gillian Candler's Nature Heroes - conservation for kids
Gillian Candler is a writer who takes her love of nature and conservation to create children's books that teach kids about native wildlife, and how to help protect it. She's released a new book -… Audio, Gallery
Conversations with My Immigrant Parents | Season 1 | Episode 7: Sucking on Chicken Feet
Ty Meng’s parents escaped the Cambodian genocide and went on to raise five children in Lower Hutt. Three generations of the Meng family consider how their family’s history lingers in the present. Video, Audio
Purrfect end to tabby's six-year tale
Nobody knows Thomas the tabby cat's tale, but after six years on the run, he has been reunited with his family.
Australia bushfires' smoke reaches North Island
The North Island is in line to be hit by smoke and haze from bushfires currently raging in Australia, after the South Island received a dusting on New Year's Day. Audio
Wellington investigates narrow 'cycle way' in CBD
Wellington City Council has sent roading engineers to check on what appears to be an extremely narrow cycle lane painted on a central city street.
Wellington residents wake up to smashed windscreens
The windscreens of 17 cars were smashed on a Wellington street overnight with what appears to be a hammer.
'My heart just dropped': Artist's dismay as work reproduced again
A Wellington mural artist is outraged photos of her work have appeared in a calendar without permission and tired of others appropriating art without crediting it.
Six people emerge from Wellington bush after overnight ordeal
The group who spent the night in bush near Wellington have all walked out this morning unharmed.
Diesel vehicles keeping Wellington from world-beating air quality - NIWA
The air quality on Wellington's golden mile is as bad as some of the worst polluted sections of clogged multi-lane motorway networks in the country.
Deborah Coddington - Booksellers
Yesterday we spoke to a bookseller in the Wairarapa town of Carterton - and today we're heading about 30 kilometres south to another spot in the region - Martinborough. And we're speaking to Deborah… Audio
Theo Papouis - Chef
Theo Papouis is a young chef who, just over two years ago, opened up a restaurant in Strathmore after being inspired by the way food is served overseas, in particular, Cyprus. Audio
Athol McCredie - The Muesli Review
Athol McCredie is a man who knows a good breakfast, and has started a website called The Muesli Review. On it, he not only reviews muesli across Wellington, but gives a history of the dish. Audio
Wellington sewage leak: Rāhui on harbour lifted
The rāhui placed on Wellington harbour after possibly millions of litres of sewage poured into it has been lifted although some parts remain off-limits.
Lower Hutt mayor walks back on demands for investigation
The mayor of Lower Hutt has pulled back from his earlier demands for an investigation into plumbing at a retirement village that's still waiting for repairs to be approved, 18 months after warnings of…
Sewage from second site flowing into Wellington harbour
Wastewater is flowing into Wellington harbour from a second site, although on a much smaller scale than last week's leak that has caused major disruption to the central city.
