OPINION: When you strip power from local councils you get resentment, confusion, and a patchwork of policy driven from Wellington without accountability on the ground. Read...

Fishery officers in Wellington have uncovered one of the largest recent hauls of illegally taken paua, confiscating 1863 shucked shellfish from a vessel at Titahi Bay. Read...

Marie Murphy, previously described as property manager for the Wellington hostel where five people perished in a fire two years ago, has pleaded not guilty and allowed name suppression to lapse. Read...

The endorsement of the proposal by Chorus was announced as part of the release of the draft National Infrastructure Plan at the Looking Ahead Infrastructure Symposium in Wellington. Read...

Wellington City councillors have formally signed off a $12 billion, nine-year spending plan and confirmed a 12% rates rise – a decision more than a year in the making. Read...

In October the plan was shot down and council started the amendment process. Read...

Wellington IT worker Evan Chen has been waiting almost two years for his parents` visa application to be approved. Read...

Julia DeLuney is accused of murdering her 79-year-old mother on the evening of 24 January 2024 at her Khandallah home. Read...

A man was rendered unconscious after he was punched in the face by a police officer who was acquitted of the charge. Read...

The former director of the Wellington-based business must pay liquidators over $1 million, judge rules. Read...