The southerly which cut power to Wellington residents last night has moved north but fresh gales are expected in the lower South Island.

A gang member says he knows the identity of the officer who left a confidential document at a house during a raid last year.

Summer has ground to a spectacular halt in a number of regions over the past week - is it going to get even worse?

Comprising three titles, a substantial and multi-tenanted 3.35ha industrial park is for sale on the fringe of the Seaview industrial area.

Convicted double rapist Maka Renata is in police custody after being found in Lower Hutt tonight.

The teenager indecently assaulted by a prominent musician has broken her silence, saying police tried to dissuade her from pursuing charges.

Kevin Jones rushed home from work at lunchtime to find his house 10m away from the edge of a slip that blocked State Highway 2 at Te Marua, 6km northeast of Upper Hutt.

The State Services Commission has ordered an investigation into a Labour Party complaint about National MP Paul Quinn.

Police are investigating the possibility that a gang of home invaders is operating in Hutt Valley.