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Wellington's wild weather claims driver
Wellington's wild weather has claimed the life of an elderly man, whose car became submerged as raging floodwaters rose across the area.
Man sentenced for Wellington bus rant
A Lower Hutt man who was caught on film verbally attacking two foreign-looking men on a Wellington bus has been fined and ordered to do community work.
Woman sentenced to home detention over Taita death
A woman has been sentenced to home detention and community work in relation to the death of a Lower Hutt man earlier this year.
Train driver in crash loses appeal
A senior train driver who crashed into a concrete block with a trainload of passengers and later tested positive for cannabis has lost his last appeal to win his job back.
Bus rant: Guilty man 'not a racist'
A Lower Hutt man who was caught on film verbally attacking two foreign men on a Wellington bus last week says he is "not a racist".
Racist rant: 'Sympathy' for abuser
There is "sympathy" and "forgiveness" within the Muslim community for a man who was caught on camera making offensive comments, a religious expert says.
Arrest over racist rant
A Lower Hutt man has been arrested after a video of a racist rant on a Wellington bus against two young men who appeared to be Muslim was published online.
Survivor's Ironman effort
Isaac Young's parents could not believe a small lump on their young son's leg was melanoma. The resulting biopsies, surgeries and skin graft are more than any child should have to endure.
Firefighters battle major house blaze in Lower Hutt
A young family are devastated after a major house fire wrecked their suburban home this afternoon.
Taita death: Third arrest
A third person has been arrested and charged in relation to the the death of a man in Taita, Lower Hutt last week.
Taita death: Man arrested and charged
A man has been arrested and charged after a 39-year-old man was killed in Lower Hutt last night.
Hunt continues for escaped prisoner
The hunt is continuing tonight for a prisoner who escaped from hospital on Friday night.
Prisoner escapes from Hutt Hospital
A remand prisoner at Rimutaka, escaped from Hutt Hospital last night.
Delays after train hits pole in Lower Hutt
A train hit a pole in Lower Hutt last night and brought down overhead cables at the Ava Station.
Stabbing: Police seek missing shoe
Police investigating the mysterious murder of Lower Hutt man Matthew Stevens are looking for a shoe missing from his body.
Man sentenced to 10-year prison term
A man found guilty of murdering a hairdresser he thought was a love rival has been sentenced to life imprisonment with no chance of parole for 10 years.
Dairy worker robbed at knifepoint
An man armed with a knife robbed a Lower Hutt dairy yesterday, police say.
DHB errors blasted in patient death findings
Mental health services at two district health boards have been criticised in coroner's rulings after it was found administrative errors played a role in two self-inflicted deaths.
'I'm sorry for being a man'
Labour leader David Cunliffe says he’s sorry that he’s a man because men commit most family violence but Prime Minister John Key says the comment is 'silly'.
Cunliffe mows down Mallard's moa plan
David Cunliffe says Trevor Mallard's plan to resurrect and reintroduce the moa to Lower Hutt is "not going to fly".
Body found in bush in Lower Hutt
A post-mortem examination will be carried out today on a body found in bush in Lower Hutt yesterday.
Karla Cardno's killer still 'deadly'
The killer of Lower Hutt school girl Karla Cardno is a sadist who enjoyed his crime, a report denying him parole has found.
Karla Cardno's killer denied parole
The man who snatched Lower Hutt school girl Karla Cardno off her bike, then raped, tortured and killed her, has been denied parole.