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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Wellington articles  Wellington
    The Wellingtonian accused of threatening a man with a samurai sword and demanding his Porsche has missed his first court appearance
     3 October 2025
    The Wellingtonian accused of threatening a man with a samurai sword and demanding his Porsche has missed his first court appearance
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    A man wielding a samurai sword, who was shot by Police during a terrifying home invasion in Wellington, allegedly demanded the homeowner give him the keys to his Porsche
    2 Oct: A man wielding a samurai sword, who was shot by Police during a terrifying home invasion in Wellington, allegedly demanded the homeowner give him the keys to his Porsche... more
    A number of buildings in Wellington will eventually not be deemed earthquake-prone, under a proposed rule change
    30 Sep: A number of buildings in Wellington will eventually not be deemed earthquake-prone, under a proposed rule change... more
    A Wellington man was shot by police, arrested, and hospitalised after a standoff in Wadestown over the weekend
    29 Sep: A Wellington man was shot by police, arrested, and hospitalised after a standoff in Wadestown over the weekend... more
    Mount Victoria Tunnel in Wellington's been is closed following a three-vehicle crash
    27 Sep: Mount Victoria Tunnel in Wellington's been is closed following a three-vehicle crash... more
    Indication on why the court case for the man who lit Wellington's Loafers Lodge on fire stretched across five long weeks
    27 Sep: Indication on why the court case for the man who lit Wellington's Loafers Lodge on fire stretched across five long weeks... more
    A criminal law expert says the trial for the man who set Wellington's Loafers Lodge on fire was a typical case of insanity being pleaded
    27 Sep: A criminal law expert says the trial for the man who set Wellington's Loafers Lodge on fire was a typical case of insanity being pleaded... more
    The sister of a man who died in the fatal Loafers Lodge fire was in tears as the verdict was delivered in the High Court at Wellington
    26 Sep: The sister of a man who died in the fatal Loafers Lodge fire was in tears as the verdict was delivered in the High Court at Wellington... more
    The guilty verdict in the trial of the fatal Loafers Lodge fire was made by a jury of only 10 people
    26 Sep: The guilty verdict in the trial of the fatal Loafers Lodge fire was made by a jury of only 10 people... more
    Jurors in Wellington's Loafer's Lodge fire trial will start a third day of deliberations after not reaching a decision yesterday
    26 Sep: Jurors in Wellington's Loafer's Lodge fire trial will start a third day of deliberations after not reaching a decision yesterday... more

     Most Popular Recent Wellington News
     09 Dec: A realistic reflection of the modern cricket calendar for Black Caps coach Rob Walter as he deals with a raft of injuries +++++++++++
     06 Dec: There will be a heavy police presence in Auckland's Mount Wellington as officers carry out a homicide investigation in the area ++++++++++
     07 Dec: A Porirua woman's been remanded on bail after allegedly attempting to partially cut off her husband's penis ++++++++++
     19 Nov: Police say cordons in Wellington's Newtown have been stood down, after a suspicious item was found ++++++++++
     08 Dec: A 21-year-old man is due in court today charged with murder and other offences in relation to the death of an Auckland man in Mount Wellington on Friday ++++++++++
     10 Dec: The West Indies are 92 for two at lunch after the first session of the second cricket test against New Zealand in Wellington ++++++++++
     20 Nov: Wellington are scrambling on the third day of cricket's Plunket Shield opening round against Otago at the Basin Reserve ++++++++++

     Wellington NewsLinks
      17 Dec: Disgraced former top cop jevon mcskimming sentenced to home detention (Stuff.co.nz)
      17 Dec: Councillors scrap plans to charge motorbikes for parking in wellington city (RadioNZ)
      17 Dec: Wellington ratepayers to fork out an extra $40 on average after error (RadioNZ)
      17 Dec: Warning of bus driver shortage if immigration settings not changed (RadioNZ)
      17 Dec: Man admits damaging wellington mountain bike tracks, formally warned by police (RadioNZ)
      17 Dec: Wellington trains out of action for at least two weeks over summer (RadioNZ)
      16 Dec: Year 13 party ends in chaos after kids assaulted with metal poles (Stuff.co.nz)
      16 Dec: First day of roadside drug testing in wellington gets positive feedback, police say (RadioNZ)
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