Wellington Region

The Education Ministry has closed its Wellington head office because the building does not meet earthquake standards.

More large waves are due on southern and eastern coasts mid-week, days after a big southerly swell left roads damaged in Wellington and the South Wairarapa coast.

A man has died and two people are injured following a single vehicle crash at Ōtaki on Kāpiti Coast.

The Hutt City Council says it did not treat the local health board any differently to any other building owner.

Wellington Airport had argued the crossing would lead to congestion and inconvenience locals, businesses and airport users.

Documents show the major hospital block about to be shut in Lower Hutt due to earthquake weakness was ruled not earthquake-prone just one year ago.

Local iwi have welcomed a name change for a Porirua street, removing reference to a frigate which held a revered ancestor captive.

One person is injured and Tawa College spent part of Tuesday afternoon in lockdown following what police are calling an 'incident'.

A Wellington school has called police in after two instances of racist graffiti in the toilets. The vandalism has been removed, but some students are worried it will happen again.

Hutt Hospital is to clear one of its main buildings containing critical services because it is an earthquake risk.

A couple charged in relation to the violent final day of anti-mandate protests at Parliament have chosen to take their case back to Wellington.

A seal that was stranded on Wellington's Oriental Bay has been put down.

A stolen excavator was used to smash into a service station in Lower Hutt, causing significant damage to the building.

Many Wellingtonians had a rocky Sunday wake up, with a moderate earthquake shaking them up.

Wellington residents and business owners who have to pay to use their own garages are furious at the city council's proposal to double their fees.

A bill that would formalise a treaty settlement with Wairarapa iwi has passed its first reading in Parliament.

A group of Wellington City councillors have failed in their bid for the council to take a public stance against the expansion plans for the capital's airport.

One of three people arrested today over the unlawful occupation of Parliament is facing charges relating to the lighting of fires.

Police in Masterton are appealing for the driver of a vehicle which hit and killed Lawziah Karaitiana in the early hours of last Saturday morning to come forward.

The iwi has finalised a settlement with the Ministry of Education involving the land occupied by 40 schools.