Ellen O'Dwyer

Wētā Workshop and the Phoenix are among the capital-based institutions and groups supporting the iconic bird in the competition's 20th year.

A gang conflict warrant has been in place in Levin for a week after five shootings.

Residents, business and social agencies have been calling attention to the troubled suburb.

A Gang Conflict Warrant is in place in the region last week following a series of shootings.

Police believe those involved are from the same gang.

Charities are working to create an online platform where shoppers can get local produce and bypass supermarket mark-ups. Audio

An open letter calls on Chris Bishop, Tama Potaka and Wellington City Council to do more.

The Moa Point facility is now forecast to cost up to $511 million, more than double the original amount.

There are concerns homelessness, drug taking, and antisocial behaviour in Newtown is reaching desperate levels.

The government is facing growing calls to deal with a homelessness "crisis" in Wellington, after RNZ revealed residents and businesses are concerned about an increase of rough sleepers and anti-social…

He was one of dozens of submitters who presented at the unofficial People's Select Committee. Audio

Residents and businesses say antisocial behaviour on the streets is reaching desperate levels. Audio

Metlink says bus services have been more than 99 percent reliable this year.

But one survivor says it feels like 'symbolic lip service' while many still wait for justice or fair redress.

Multiple staff at a Whakatāne care home were demeaning and disrespectful to a resident in her seventies suffering a neurological condition, the Aged Care Commissioner has found.

Federated Farmers put the economic optimism down to strong dairy and meat prices, lower interest rates, and cuts to government regulations. Audio

King Kapisi first met 'Mu' while recording demos at a Wellington radio station in the 1990s. Audio

Tapawera residents continue to grapple with flood devastation, with some yet to return home.

Bridges are gone, roads are destroyed, and some locals have been without water for over two weeks as flood recovery drags on.

Anita Baker says local politics has never been as dirty as now.

Rich-lister and philanthropist Sir Mark Dunajtschik said in a statement he did not support Chung's behaviour.

Ministry of Health wanted gambling levy increased but a critical report from Gambling Commission has seen request refused.

A Wellington resident has broken her foot and her well-known house in Island Bay may now be out of use, after a "major" landslide.

The government has committed $36.7m since 2022, $2.6m has gone to Porirua. Audio

A coroner wants medicine dispensing records centralised after he found a mistake with a morphine prescription may have contributed to a Levin woman's death.