Lower Hutt
Gang brawl in Stokes Valley
The police are speaking with two gangs and doing regular patrols after a brawl at a popular park in Lower Hutt. Stokes Valley locals reported fighting involving patched gang members - believed to be… Audio
State-of-the-art National Geohazards Monitoring Centre opens
The facility is a first of its kind and will be operated 24/7 to help save time and potentially lives in a natural disaster.
Lower Hutt hard-hit by affordable housing shortage
A housing crisis in Lower Hutt is being exacerbated by people moving into the city from nearby Wellington in search of cheaper rent, with nearly 50% of the region's emergency housing grants being paid… Audio
Police seek shooter after Lower Hutt incident
Police are still searching for the person responsible for a shooting in Lower Hutt in the early hours of Sunday morning. A 21-year-old was was shot at from a passing vehicle in Stokes Valley. The… Audio
Lower Hutt residents want deer poisoned
There are calls for authorities to poison deer, after complaints the animals are running riot through Lower Hutt properties. Video, Audio
Volunteer-run kitchen to provide food for hungry school children
A new 35-square metre shipping container has been transformed into a completely off-the-grid commercial kitchen, aimed at feeding hungry schoolchildren, and teaching people how to grow and cook… Video, Audio
Asbestos dust causing concern in Lower Hutt
Workers in a Lower Hutt suburb are angry after receiving a positive test for asbestos from dust coating their work vehicles, after a massive industrial blaze. They work down the road from the Chair… Audio
Concerns Wellington blaze could be emitting toxic smoke
One person has been taken to hospital as firefighters continue to battle a scrap metal yard fire in Lower Hutt.There are concerns smoke emitting from the blaze could be toxic. Video, Audio
Bogus traffic checkpoint ruled unlawful by IPCA
A bogus breath-testing checkpoint, which targeted a group of euthanasia supporters, has been ruled unlawful and unjustified by the police watchdog and privacy commissioner. Video, Audio
Syrian refugee overwhelmed by support for trashed garden
The Waiwhetu community in Lower Hutt rallied together, offering their time, plant cuttings, potting mix and money after vandals ruined Khaled Al Jouja's garden. Video, Audio
Refugee's garden destroyed in targeted attack
Vandals have destroyed most of a Syrian refugee's market garden in the Hutt Valley in what a local charity says appears to be a deliberate, targeted act. Video, Audio
Political opinions on a rush-hour Wellington train
Labour has changed its plan to introduce new taxes from working group recommendations in its potential first term after attacks from National. How did everyday people react? RNZ's Jacob McSweeney took… Audio
One glint of hope for Jensen family still keen to live in NZ
Steve Jensen and his family are preparing to return to the United States after missing financial targets set by Immigration New Zealand. Video, Audio
Lower Hutt family lose visas, despite profitable business
An American family who sold everything to come to New Zealand and run a successful business for four years are preparing to leave the country for not meeting visa requirements.
State housing boost for Lower Hutt
The Government plans to build an extra 330 new homes in Lower Hutt to house people who are sleeping rough, and bring hundreds more up to warm, dry standards. Audio
Family lose visas, despite profitable business employing locals
An American family, who've spent the last four years running a successful business in Lower Hutt, are being forced to leave New Zealand. Audio
Lower Hutt water likely to be 'permanently chlorinated'
Lower Hutt's water supply will probably require permanent chlorination, as officials struggle to find out how the aquifer has become contaminated.
Lower Hutt to decide fate of four wharves
The people of Lower Hutt are being asked to decide the fate of their wharves, where overdue maintenance and earthquake damage have led to budget over-runs.
Crunch time for quake-prone facades
The clock is ticking for building owners with quake-prone parapets and facades, with 12 months to fix them up. Audio
Police seek fresh information in Lower Hutt sexual assault case
Police in Lower Hutt are making a fresh appeal for anyone with information about a sexual assault early on Tuesday to come forward.
