Man in court after wild police chase
Manuel Parkinson is accused of punching a woman in the nose and dragging her from her car.
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Anzac backlash: Veterans angry at Muslim prayer plan
RSA moved Muslim prayer from dawn to civic service to placate angry veterans.
Kāpiti murder accused's name suppression continues
The man was excused from appearing in court this morning.
Rest home village murder: accused in court
Police were called to the property yesterday and found Edith Roderique dead.
Ana Coffey running for Porirua's mayoralty
The three-term councillor will run against one-term incumbent Mike Tana.
Porirua mayor Mike Tana's family remain in Rotorua
There's growing doubt Mike Tana's family will ever make the move to join him in Porirua.
Man accused of murdering his parents found unfit to plead
Lewis Corrigan said brother John admitted shooting their parents
Tapu Misa: Time to rethink 'brown issues' in the media
Tapu Misa says we need to hear more from inspirational Maori and Pacific women.
Residents in Titahi, Porirua, asked to conserve water after key pipe burst
The leak affected people in the seaside suburb of Titahi Bay.
9km limp with torn ligaments in Coast to Coast
The team won their category in the Coast to Coast race last weekend.
Wellington train network struggling in heat
Replacement buses are on standby and crews are inspecting the network.
Crematorium makes final call on unclaimed ashes
Could these ashes be your relative? Contact the Porirua City Council.
Elderly woman named after fatal crash in Porirua
Elderly woman passenger dies, man critically injured in single-vehicle Porirua crash.
One dead, one critically injured after car crash in Porirua
The crash happened near Mana View Rd.
Preschooler missing in Porirua found safe and well
Police are appealing for help to find the young boy.
Battle looms to end 'winner and loser' schools
Schools are roughly evenly divided over proposals for a radical shakeup.
Titahi Bay church up in flames overnight
Large firefighting response after Porirua church goes up in flames overnight.
Bus catches fire on SH1 near Porirua
All passengers are off the bus and uninjured but motorists should expect delays.
'Holy crap! There's a whole bunch of fins coming towards us'
Three mates were on a fishing trip near Wellington when a pod of orca found them.
Police pepper-spray incident 'unnecessary, unlawful' - IPCA
Independent Police Conduct Authority found use of pepper spray and arrest was unlawful.
A grim start to the festive season - murder spike rocks New Zealand
Police are investigating seven deaths in the last up to Christmas.
Decapitation marks eighth killing in Wellington
There have been five homicides in just three months.
Prison for Porirua pāua poacher
Ruteru Sufia was caught two times in as many days illegally taking pāua.
Porirua man arrested for Napier assault after TV publicity
The man was arrested for an assault in February.
Man accused of murder of teen who fell from car loses name suppression
The man accused of murdering Sosiua Helotu Ula pleaded not guilty.
Police investigating unexplained death of three-month-old
Police are working with police and medical experts.
NCEA injustice: Poor schools not getting reader-writer help
A third of NCEA students at some schools are getting help to read and write exams.
'Ambitious' project to return kiwi to capital
The first of 4400 traps is being laid this morning at a formal ceremony.
Car on tracks stops Wellington train services
Service halted between Porirua and Plimmerton is now running again.
Synthetics-contaminated cooking utensil poisoned kids
Police believe drugs were not intentionally administered to anybody in the family.
Leap year: Wellington now has nine $1 million suburbs
Land value has also shot up by 77 per cent for residential sections.
The Kiwi chef about to go global
Wellington chef Monique Fiso will fly the Kiwi flag in Netflix's latest show.
Porirua Kmart customers evacuated due to fire
People have been evacuated from Kmart in Porirua after a small fire broke out.