Wellington Region

The lever has been pulled for the final time on New Zealand's last railway signal box.

The head of a Wellington hospitality group says plans to reopen the shuttered Reading Cinemas complex in Courtenay Place will put an end to the limbo that has hamstrung business in the central city.

Trade School Kitchen opened in August 2018, with the intention of supporting women who had undergone barista training whilst in Arohata Prison upon their release.

The man lives at an 'outside the wire' unit in the grounds of Rimutaka Prison.

Neighbours of Wellington Girls' College say the culling of the trees will ruin the character of their suburb.

Complaining about the weather is a national pastime, but some of it is justified this year, official data shows.

Trips are going ahead but conditions will make them unpleasant, one operator says.

A Wellington woman says she feels like she never wants to fly again after a six day ordeal that saw her flights home from Dallas cancelled repeatedly.

Sea conditions are expected to deteriorate due to a southerly front on Sunday afternoon.

A helicopter is now working to dampen the fire.

Sri Lanka dominated the Blackcaps from start to finish.

A 2-1 defeat to Adelaide United is the fifth loss in the Phoenix's last six games.

Relive all the action from Sky Stadium, Wellington.

Police were called to a bus stop in the Wellington suburb of Khandallah on Thursday to what they have described as a family harm incident.

Pipers and drummers have descended on the capital this week for the Royal New Zealand Pipe Bands' Association annual summer school.

They have been charged with unlawful sexual connection, robbery, and impeding breathing.

A bowling alley? Mini-golf? Or a post office? These are some of their ideas for the Reading Cinema redevelopment. Audio

The recent rainfall and cooler conditions over the last couple of weeks have reduced the risk of wildfire in the area, a FENZ official says.

Residents and business owners are also hopeful the sale of the site will rejuvenate the capital's nightlife district. Audio

Tory Whanau is welcoming the sale of the city's earthquake-prone Reading Cinema after a proposed $32m deal fell through last year.