Wellington Region

The new skate spot has already drawn more skaters than the Melling park it replaced, says mayor.

A Wellington woman was horrified when she was handed the bill for her son's uniform this year and discovered she had to pay more than $1000. Audio

The man had been ordered to stay in an IDEA Services-run mental health facility in Porirua by the district court.

Fear Factory says a drop in visitor numbers and a Covid-19 hangover both played a part in the closure of its Wellington branch.

Hundreds of people have reported feeling a quake this afternoon.

An extradition file was being prepared despite no extradition treaty between New Zealand and Vietnam.

Seven men are due to appear after an armed offenders callout to a property in Makara.

A man has been left with serious injuries after a road rage incident at a supermarket, and another has been arrested, police say.

Five people have been arrested following an incident at a property in the small settlement of Mākara, near Wellington.

Those involved left the scene in a Wellington suburb before police arrived.

Three people have died and commuters have been warned of delays in Auckland, Waikato and Napier, after a day of crashes and a police incident involving the Armed Offenders Squad.

Major surgical cases have been delayed in some places because of a strike by lab workers at public hospitals in Wellington, Palmerston North, Tauranga, Rotorua, Whakatāne, Nelson and Dunedin.

Designed by Studio Pacific Architecture, Tākina was the only New Zealand building to make the shortlist in the international awards.

The sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene this morning.

Wellington homeowners are being warned the value of their properties might have fallen even further than what QV tells them. Audio

Leaders in the performing arts industry are worried following news Wellington's only creative polytech campus could close. Audio

Kāpiti Boating Club says the man is a retired grandfather and long-time club member.