Empty state houses 'unfit'
Only a handful of Porirua's 134 vacant state houses are fit for Aucklanders to live in as proposed by the Government, says the city's mayor.
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Kia ora: Titahi Bay
Colourful boatsheds set the scene at friendly Titahi Bay, finds Elisabeth Easther.
Lucky Lotto punter wakes up $1m richer
One lucky punter from Porirua has woken up $1 million richer today after cashing in on yesterday's live Lotto draw.
Teacher accused of striking children re-employed
Education officials are "extremely concerned" a Porirua early childhood centre has re-employed a teacher accused of striking children.
Fallen police officers remembered
Fallen police officers were remembered at a solemn Remembrance Day service today.
Porirua liquor store robbed at gunpoint
Two men allegedly robbed a liquor store at gunpoint this morning.
Mystery shrouds death of Porirua man
Police say there are unusual circumstances regarding the length of time the body of a deceased man was in a Porirua home.
Smell complaint leads to body discovery
Investigators are working to unravel the circumstances that lead to a man's death after his body was found inside a home yesterday.
Banned from washing cars in driveway
Washing your car in the driveway is a thing of the past for Porirua residents.
Blaze breaks out in Chinese takeaway shop
Firefighters have been battling a blaze that broke out at a Chinese Takeaway shop in Porirua this morning.
Man in court over theft of charity box
A man who stole a Starship Foundation charity box has been ordered to undergo compulsory mental health treatment.
Man in court over baby's death
A man charged after a 6-month-old girl died this week has reappeared at Porirua District Court.
Man appears in court over death of baby
A man has appeared in Porirua District Court charged with two counts of assault after a six month-old baby died from head injuries on Monday.
$300,000 cash seized in Porirua drug bust
Police are on the hunt for a Porirua man after they seized more than $130,000 of methamphetamine in a drug bust.
Teen who attacked elderly couple jailed
A teenager who admitted to carrying out a vicious attack on an elderly couple while they slept last year has been sentenced to almost six years in prison.
No plea over attack on elderly couple
A teenager accused of a vicious attack on an elderly couple has still not entered a plea.
Rescuers driven back by smoke, flames
Neighbours tried to save a man who was trapped inside his burning home in Titahi Bay this morning, but were driven back by thick smoke and flames.
Guilty verdict in throat-slitting trial
A jury in the case of a man accused of cutting a woman's throat and assaulting another with a hammer has retired to consider its verdict.
Man cut his own throat, court hears
A man accused of attempting to murder a pregnant woman in her home last year said he had to kill her, cut her throat, then cut his own, a court has heard.
Man given painkillers before dying
A man who fell from his ladder onto a rockery and was given painkillers by the local medical centre, died two days later of internal injuries, a coroner has found.
Trial date set for alleged hammer attack on pregnant woman
A trial date has been set for a man who allegedly attacked his pregnant partner with a hammer and a knife.
Man arrested following reserve duck hunt
A man found duck hunting in a wildlife reserve has been arrested.
House peppered with gunshots in Porirua
A property in Porirua has been cordoned off after a house was peppered with gunshots this morning.
High-rise warning after teen's death
A drunk teenager's deadly eight-storey fall from a Wellington apartment building has prompted a warning for suburban youths to be aware of the risks of high-rise buildings.
Police justifed in shooting man - IPCA
Police were justified in shooting a man who attacked his pregnant partner with a hammer and a knife, an independent inquiry has found.
An 'unforseen tragedy'
A Wellington grandfather who died two days after falling from a ladder was sent home from hospital with painkillers by a doctor who "seriously underestimated'' his injuries.