Election 2020: Hutt South on a knife-edge
Chris Bishop managed to turn the seat blue in 2017, but can he hang onto it?
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Greens pitch walking and cycling tunnel in Wellington
The Green Party wants to double Mt Victoria's tunnel, but not for cars.
Your weather: Flurry of severe weather warnings as snow hits the south
A rapidly deepening low has hit with heavy rain, gales, snow - and cold temperatures.
One person dies after car crashes into water in Lower Hutt
One person has died after crashing into water in Wainuiomata
Magnitude 3.5 earthquake felt in Wellington
Some Wellingtonians were confused as to whether the shaking was a quake or just the wind.
Man performs indecent act near school, films children reacting, gets name suppression
It would harm the man's dying father to see his son's name published, the lawyer said.
Election Battlegrounds: Six North Island electorates to watch
Profiling Whanganui, Ōhāriu, Wairarapa, Palmerston North, Hutt South, Wellington Central.
'No one is born with a patch on their back': How Kiwi gang members are made
New Kiwi film shows boy's journey from abusive childhood to brutal gang enforcer.
Lois Tolley murder: Another arrest in Upper Hutt execution-style killing
A third man has been charged in relation to the crime.
Wellington City Council backtracks on Convention Centre name
A new name is being proposed after an awkward double up with a Lower Hutt café.
Quake sensor system trial to identity building safety
The network will help identify which buildings are safe to occupy after an earthquake.
'Dickheads': Nat MP's billboards destroyed, PM images attacked
'Of course every other party's signs were left totally intact', MP says.
'My childhood was taken away' - the trail of sex abuse left by top church leaders
The Royal Commission into Abuse in Care prepares to investigate abuse by clergy.
Gunpoint robbery at Hutt restaurant
Nobody was harmed in the armed robbery, police said.
'I can think of no one more deserving' - mayoral accolade for Bloomfield
He was the face of covid, bringing an air of reassurance during the outbreak.
Owners of $5m Vogel House ask for rates remission
The heritage house was previously used as the official residence for the Prime Minister.
Ex teacher sentenced on sex offences from the 80s
The victim said she once jumped out of a moving car to avoid talking about the offending.
Traffic stretches from Hutt to Wellington after slip
Gridlock rush hour traffic: drivers should consider taking alternative routes home.
Cafes using Ned Flanders, apple pie and bubblegum to lure in customers
The hotly-anticipated challenge is in its sixth year.
The curious case - and unanswered questions - of Covid pair's road-trip
Two sisters, a 640km road trip and one tank of gas.
Armed police in Petone as search warrant carried out
The police presence in Petone relates to a search warrant.
Man dies after being hit by car in Lower Hutt
Road authorities said to expect "severe delays" this morning.
Supermarket rage: Man who killed stranger with headbutt in car park dispute jailed
Emilio Tanirau Whaanga's tendency to bottle up anger had "created a monster".
Police arrest three, seize firearm and drugs
The three men with gang ties are due to appear in Hutt Valley District Court today.
Lower Hutt man denies attempting to murder his mother during lockdown
The 24-year-old appeared via video link in the High Court at Wellington this morning.
Chihuahua court fight with cop: Woman wins $6k legal costs from police
The festering dispute over the elderly dog has dragged on for three years.
Lower Hutt man accused of trying to murder his mother during lockdown
The man was charged with wounding the complainant, but the charge has been upgraded.
Thieves use lockdown to raid primary school garden
One person thought it was a community garden, so tried to dig up a feijoa tree.
Cat curfew gives Hutt council officers pause
Potential rules include a limit on how many cats a person can own, and when they can roam.
SPCA warns of parvovirus outbreak in Lower Hutt
"One walk has cost these puppies their lives."
Wellington's Convention Centre: The awkward middle child
Mayor Andy Foster backs construction at full speed ahead despite questions amid Covid-19.
Rest home asks people to wave to residents on daily walks
Next time you're passing a rest home on your bubble walk, give the residents a wave!
Lower Hutt residents sing happy birthday from their doorsteps
Residents sign up to be 'captains' of more than 170 streets during Covid-19 lockdown.