Students at Otaki's Te Kura-ā-Iwi O Whakatupuranga Rua Mano, study NCEA, and tertiary papers at the same time. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Transport Minister Simon Bridges cut a ribbon this morning to mark the completion of the four-lane 18km Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway, north of Wellington.

Students at Otaki's Te Kura-ā-Iwi O Whakatupuranga Rua Mano, study NCEA, and tertiary papers at the same time. Made with funding from NZ On Air

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

Missing man was "always pushing the limits", says shocked friend.

The family of a man missing at sea after the inflatable boat he was on capsized, say they are in limbo as they wait - and hope - to get him back.

The search for a missing boatie on the Kapiti Coast has been suspended.

The search for a missing boatie in Otaki is based at Te Horo Beach this morning. Two Surf Life Saving boats are combing the waves

The search for second person, who is still missing after an inflatable boat capsized in a river on the Kapiti Coast, will resume this morning.

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Otaki sisters Maizy and Philadelphia are polar opposites, but they share a talent for film-making. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Otaki sisters Maizy and Philadelphia are polar opposites, but they share a talent for film-making. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Around $2.1 million will be invested to build a total of six new classrooms at schools in the Wellington and Kapiti regions, Education Minister Hekia Parata announced today.

The man who died in a crash between a car and truck in Waikanae on Friday was the father of a boy who died in a car crash eight years ago.

Man was convinced by a family member to abandon his bike in the river and make his way to safety.

Search and rescue teams have suspended their search for the man missing in Tararua Forest Park overnight.

A toddler who drowned in a pond on a rural property near Otaki was the son of a former Central Pulse netball player.

A 17-year-old youth made a brief appearance in court today over an attack on an elderly Waikanae couple last week.

A house fire at a property in Otaki was deliberately lit while the occupants were away on holiday, police say.

Malaysia Airlines crash victim Rob Ayley has finally made it home to New Zealand after his flight was shot down over the Ukraine two months ago.

Department of Conservation staff are trying to work out how an endangered South Island kiwi came to be found dead in a North Island town.

A 16km expressway north of Wellington has had resource consent granted by a Board of Inquiry.

Two pitbull terrier cross dogs involved in a vicious attack on two Otaki women are to be destroyed.

A 19-month-old girl has suffered deep bites to her face and other head injuries in an attack by a dog, believed to belong to her family.

Police have been cleared over the shooting of a man who barricaded himself in a wardrobe with a loaded rifle during a tense stand-off last year.