Wellington Region

A Wellington bar owner says the Reading Cinema deal needs to be done, but he is worried about the precedent it might set for other undeveloped land. Audio

Tory Whanau says Wellington council can invest in both fixing its water infrastructure and revitalising its CBD.

Te Whatu Ora says it is still preparing its report to assessors about why it should be allowed to keep training junior scanning doctors.

The controversial deal will see the council buy the land the cinema complex is situated on, and rent it back to a private international company.

Luke Harrison had a "strong feeling" he was going in the right way before finding his father, who was lost three days in the bush. Audio

Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau is confident the city council will agree on a $32 million deal to fix what they had described as a major eye sore in the capital's CBD.

The man was spotted by family searching in the Ohau Gorge.

The council has released the full details of its $32 million Reading Cinemas deal.

Council staff have recommended Thursday's meeting stays private, but Mayor Tory Whanau is keen for it to be public.

The fate of a 122-year-old oak tree is in the hands of Carterton councillors after being deemed to be "compromised".

The almost 12-hour ordeal ended in a 25-year-old man's arrest on Tuesday evening.

Neighbours saw police throw smoke bombs through the windows before emerging with the man in handcuffs.

Wellington Water says the task will take two years as a new design to allow water more contact time between the treatment plant and the tap is needed.

Wellington Water has failed again to meet Ministry of Health fluoride targets.

Ukrainians and their supporters gathered in Wellington's Civic Square on Saturday to mark the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

A secret $32 million deal between Wellington City Council and Reading Cinema owners is set to finally be discussed in public.

They want "everybody to have a good time while keeping themselves and others safe".

A little blue penguin that made headlines around the world after stopping flights at Wellington Airport has been released back into the wild.

Carterton District Council will be asked to scrap a multimillion-dollar water processing project in a bid to save ratepayers footing a hefty bill.

Former Health NZ employee Barry Young is accused of releasing the personal information of at least 12,000 people.