Wellington Region

Residents said they had been told it was a baby who died, media reported.

Former All Blacks captain Sam Cane is set to start in his 100th test and join an exclusive club. Audio

A Greenpeace protest outside the Wellington office of mining lobby group Straterra temporarily shut down parts of The Terrace.

Disruptive industrial action by Wellington public transport workers will stop on Monday night, their union says.

The woman charged with murdering an elderly Wellington resident has lost her fight for name suppression - but it will remain secret for now.

The government caused Wellington's retail woes and forcing public service staff back to the office is not going to fix them, a union leader says. Audio

Severe gales are expected, as well as snow and strong winds that could approach gales in parts, MetService warns.

An Upper Hutt baby has been diagnosed with Bohring-Opitz syndrome.

Tory Whanau - who earns nearly $190K - said her recent comments during a long interview had been "taken out of context".

First person - By Friday, commuters like me were getting more used to randomness. But here, on the Friday evening platform, it reached a new level, Phil Pennington writes.

There are fears lives could be lost if the government doesn't step in to bring the country's ailing Cook Strait ferry services up to scratch.

High rents, expensive groceries and parking costs have sucked life out of the city, Business owners say. Audio

The search for Bret Hill continued on Friday, with up to 50 people scanning the Hutt river.

The driver crashed through the gates and then continued across the grounds, the school says.

One of the coldest, hottest, and most powerful superconductor electric rocket thrusters ever to be tested in space is being built at the bottom of Wainuiomata Hill. Audio

A woman charged with the murder of an elderly Wellington resident in January will face trial by jury in June 2025.

The ferry Connemara, which lost power and was left drifting with 88 people aboard, will not be allowed back out until a full investigation. Audio

A Bluebridge ferry losing power and drifting in the Strait is just the latest in a series of disruptions, delays and issues with ferries in the past two years.

Some people stayed with friends after their trains didn't show, while others forked out to sleep in hotels. Audio