Wellington Region

Inspection of the Connemara ship continues after it lost power during a sailing last week.

A Wellington woman says the city's new cycle lanes are opening up a world of possibilities of what can be achieved without motor vehicles.

It's 50 years since Dr Bill Sutch was arrested on a rainy night in Wellington's Aro Valley. RNZ's Black Sheep podcast takes a look back at the controversial Cold War spy story.

About 100 people protesting outside the Wellington embassy were blowing whistles, banging pots and pans and sounding alarms.

The annual shift to conserve water as rainfall decreases in summer starts on Sunday.

RNZ asked the region's councils for their working from home policies.

Residents have reported seeing a 'distressed mother' with a baby in her arms at the Newtown flats where police are investigating the death of an infant.

Chemicals in the pool at Porirua's Te Rauparaha Arena were found to be safe.

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.