Wellington Region

Corrections may shift some inmates from Arohata Women's Prison in Wellington to other regions because of staff shortages at nearby Rimutaka Prison.

Known only as "Serviceman M" when he was decorated for leading the ground team after the Whakaari eruption, more about the mystery man is revealed.

A person has died after being hit by a train in Kapiti, Wellington this morning.

Residents of a central Wellington apartment building had to be evacuated because of an unknown chemical smell on Friday afternoon.

A Wellington Free Ambulance was broken into overnight in Lower Hutt while paramedics responded to a medical incident.

A search for a missing woman gets underway tomorrow at Te Horo beach on the Kāpiti Coast.

Porirua City Council is moving forward with its flood retreat policy, but how it will be financed is still uncertain.

The main road into the suburb of Korokoro near Petone is closed after a slip has come down, blocking both lanes.

The early morning crash on State Highway 1 near Ōtaki involved four vehicles and injuries were reported, police said.

Two pedestrians have been taken to Wellington Hospital after being hit by a vehicle in Thorndon.

A young man who punched a police officer in the face at the Wellington protests earlier this year said he was "defending his wahine toa".

Passengers on an early morning train from the Kāpiti Coast this morning were shocked but unhurt after a tree caught in a landslide hit a unit between Plimmerton and Pukerua Bay.

A New Zealand airline is releasing $799 all-you-can-fly tickets, giving purchasers three months to travel as often as they like with the airline.

The Destiny Church leader says he has created a party called Freedoms New Zealand which is about to be registered as a political party, though he won't be standing himself.

Police will be out in force tomorrow with a large anti-government protest planned for Parliament.

Police believe ram raids on a dairy and a liquor shop in Wellington in the early hours of the morning could be linked.

Slips, felled trees and debris continue to be a problem in and around the capital with roads closed and more rain due later in the week.

Barricades have been set up at Parliament in anticipation of a Freedoms and Rights Coalition protest demonstration today.

Wellington police are warning people not to approach Nathaniel North, who is wanted for arrest.

The ongoing heavy rain has led to multiple landslips around Wellington, the city council says.