Wellington Region

Carterton mayor Ron Mark said eventually "these idiot racers, these clowns, are going to get it wrong and someone is going to get killed".

A man who pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter for the death of South African man Luke Smith has been sentenced to two years and three months imprisonment.

Residents near the coastal community of Wellington's Moa Point say they will work to repair a mysterious Moa statue that has fallen from its perch high on a rocky outcrop just beyond the city's…

"If a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is," Retail NZ chief executive Carolyn Young told RNZ.

Every Disney character starts with a drawing and now fans will get to see the beginnings of 100 years of their favourite characters in Wellington. Audio

Emergency services were called to the Terrace Tunnel, which is one of the main entrances into the central city, at 12.55pm.

Rating valuations have been dropping into Wellington mailboxes for the past week, with most people finding their home values had plummeted. Audio

Wellington Water plans to dig up part of one of the region's arterial routes in April for urgent repairs on a major Hutt Valley sewage pipe, warning there will be significant traffic disruption.

A man who lives in a Wellington social housing complex recently deemed earthquake-prone hopes some residents will be able to stay in their homes while work is carried out.

One person died and three others were seriously injured when a car and a four-seater bike collided.

Two coffee companies with numerous locations are keeping prices at or below $4 for a quality barista-style flat white.

Some residents of the eight-storey building in the Pukehinau flats have returned to heir homes after the blaze broke out on the third floor.

A man's head struck concrete when he was assaulted by a group of young people in Miramar on Saturday afternoon.

The infamous over-the-suit T-shirt worn by the PM at a Parliament barbecue has gone on sale to raise funds for children living in poverty, in a TradeMe auction.

Aerial topdresser John Bargh has notched up 30,000 hours in the air in nearly five decades spreading fert on hill country farms. Despite tough economic times, his passion for flying remains.

Eleven Foodstuffs supermarkets in the region are establishing collection points for plastic and metal caps and lids, joining Auckland, Tauranga and Christchurch, in a programme which now has about 50…

A treasured school bell has gone missing from a Wellington school.

Police are continuing to investigate the cause of the crash and are yet to lay any charges.

From Monday, Featherston and Greytown will have to comply with level 2 water restrictions which will mean a ban on sprinklers and irrigation systems for residential households.

One died and three others were injured on a stretch of road earmarked for speed reduction.