Vet thousands of dollars in debt for treating animals when their owners couldn't pay.

A vet faces a huge debt for treating animals whose owners couldn't stump up with the cash.

A crash and a separate truck breakdown in Wellington are causing major delays for commuters.

An American diplomat wanted by police after an incident in Lower Hutt is unlikely to face trial.

Lower Hutt's Queensgate Shopping Centre will reopen fully next month while earthquake repairs continue.

Emergency services are on the scene at a crash on Wainuiomata Hill in Lower Hutt. A Fire Service shift manager said the car had crashed

A member of the public has come forward as the likely owner of an inflatable raft found in the Hutt River.

The alleged sexual assault occurred on the footpath outside the Taita shops on High St, police say.

Driver trapped in cab after live wires come down on a truck.

Taiari Hawkins was last seen at 10pm yesterday after possibly visiting a friends house.

Thousands of workers have been displaced, building assessment deadlines are not being met and earthquake damage is still only just coming to light in Wellington.

Emergency crews have been called to a sea-side spot in Wellington, where a man has been pulled out of the water unconscious.

The teenager who drowned after he was swept into the flooded Hutt River on Thursday was trying to rescue his friend.

Chlorine has been added to Lower Hutt's water supply, in another E. coli scare.

Motorists face flooding and road closures across the Wellington and Wairarapa regions this morning.

Owners of boutique cinemas in Wellington have seen their business double since the November earthquake knocked two major cinemas out of action.

Police have used CCTV footage to identify two vehicles of interest in the case of murdered Upper Hutt woman Lois Tolley.

Police were unable to find the group of three or four males driving a black car up and down the road.

Road toll now equal to last summer's following death of motorcyclist.

Four fire crews are battling a blaze in the Lower Hutt suburb of Stokes Valley.

There was a record downpour in Auckland, a tornado in Taranaki and "quake lights" above Wellington. Oh, and 2016 was likely also New Zealand's hottest year on record.

A Wellington kitten had a close shave this morning after becoming trapped in rush-hour traffic.

A teenager who was charged after allegedly saying "this teacher is mean as f***" in a public place has had his charges withdrawn.

Wellington police are appealing for information after a woman was badly injured in a possible hit and run early Saturday morning.

The earthquakes closed New World Hutt City, so its owners have opened a pop-up supermarket.

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has released its findings on two Wellington commuter train crashes.

Creaking metal and roaring machinery have heralded the end of Queensgate mall's cinema.

Lower Hutt shoppers won't be vying for a car park at Queensgate or the CBD this Christmas season, thanks to a free weekend shuttle service.

A Wellington mother is furious her son was disqualified from running barefoot from an inter-school event but a local sporting body says it agrees with the school's decision.