Nicole Lisa Gee went missing at 10 o'clock this morning.

Local mayors disagree with a report saying Hutt City has gained no benefits from the fund.

The announcement comes less than a week after an assault on a Wellington parking warden.

One lane of SH1 north of Wellington is blocked, just as rush hour approaches.

Handcuffed person wearing a Mongrel Mob vest placed under arrest after pursuit.

Don't be alarmed if you spot objects bobbing off the coast of Porirua tomorrow.

A former Porirua man has been found guilty on rape charges from nearly 60 years ago.

Judge Denys Barry reminded the jury people reacted in different ways to sexual assault.

Defence lawyer says it is not possible for the woman to remember so much detail.

The complainant said she "froze" and couldn't find the words to tell him to leave.

Raymond Bradley is said to have confessed during a heated phone call with his son.

The charges are from 45 to nearly 60 years ago, and were against two girls.

NZ hip-hop artist Scribe stands trial today

A man spotted walking down the street with a gun case was arrested by armed police.

Parents say charter schools picked up children excluded from other schools.

Shock that people would rather film a woman being assaulted than help.

A jetski was stolen and found - all in the space of four minutes.

Cop faced with man raising a machete was right to shoot him.

The same donation box was stolen twice within a week from a Wellington supermarket.

There's a lot of different sides to living aboard people need to know before trying it.

The elderly cat now can't walk as it has a broken pelvis from the attack.

Ungrateful cats are the number one cause of firefighters getting hurt in animal rescues.

Firefighters were called to the city centre to deal with the smouldering ATM.

The victim didn't know the man who assaulted her on a walkway in Whitby.

The victim suffered moderate injuries to his face in the attack.

Pensioner who ran over a "pillar of the community" says she suffers under the burden.

Kelly Crook, who lured a man to his death in 2014, is being paroled early next year.

A man has been sentenced for causing the death of an elderly pedestrian.

Fees-free policy will help 30,000 at varsity and 50,000 in polytechs or industry training.

A helicopter is being sent to the crash site, police say.