Wellington Region

Two Wellington councils have clashed over carparks, with the regional council accusing the city council of undermining its transport strategy.

The move comes after recent reports about "high costs and unsound financial management" at the entity.

The service suspension, which occurred during peak hour, saw hundreds of passengers waiting, sometimes over an hour, at stations around the region for bus replacements. Audio

Security staff initially feared the silver cylinder might be a bomb. Audio

The 27-year-old is alleged to have targeted women travelling alone on the service in Wellington.

Relive all the action of the Black Caps victory from Sky Stadium, Wellington.

A man has been arrested and charged following "extensive enquiries" by police into an aggravated burglary in Miramar.

"At some point we'll have to make the call to either scale back repairs or close facilities. We can't keep this up."

Wellington pair Nick Kelly and Muhammad Abbas have been named in the Black Caps squad for the ODI series against Pakistan this month.

Bobbi, a mother who visited the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre on 8 February, said her three-year-old daughter became unwell after swimming in the pool.

Two family members of Doreion Hard yelled profanities at the murder-accused as he appeared.

Doreion Hard, 23, was found in a vehicle with a gunshot wound. Two men have been charged with murder.

Two men have been jointly charged with murder after the death of a man in Wairarapa Saturday in a daylight shooting.

Last year, the coalition government asked the health ministry to review how that is currently handled, prompting officials to call for a more cautious approach.

Police say there will be people who know more about what led to a shooting, the death of a man found in a vehicle, and three sections of SH2 being closed down in the Wellington Region.

Police say the Strathmore Park theft is believed to be related to a separate incident in the central city.

A driver has died after a crash between two cars, which shut down part of Wellington's motorway overnight.

The fatal attack ollowed a break-in at a Darlington Road house just 20 minutes earlier, down the road from where Abdul Nabizadah was found.

The blaze's huge plumes of black smoke caught the attention of people on social media when the fire started shortly before 1.30 on a Stokes Valley hill in Lower Hutt.

Police say they recieved reports of an unresponsive jet boat passenger in his 20s who later died at the scene.