Power is out to areas of the Hutt Valley after a car hit a power pole on Eastern Hutt Rd, in the Lower Hutt suburb of Taita.

Hurrah for the safety of a nine-year old Wainuiomata girl who spent the night up a tree after becoming lost and was reunited with her family the following day.

Police have found a missing horse rider in Rimutaka Forest Park.

She's a Samoan-born Wellingtonian but she's holding her own on a British food show. Introducing chef Monica Galetti.

The officer heading the investigation into the slaying of a Wellington man says his injuries were some of the most "vicious" he had seen in his 23 years on the force.

Police hunting the killer of a man who was the victim of a 'ferocious' stabbing attack at his Wellington home are appealing for new leads.

A massive police hunt has been launched for the killer of a man who was the victim of a 'ferocious' stabbing attack at his Wellington home. Police found the body of Matthew Hall, 35, at his Johnsonville flat on Tuesday evening.