Child rapist jailed for almost six years
'I hate what [the offender] did to me, but I don't hate him as a person.'
'I hate what [the offender] did to me, but I don't hate him as a person.'
Police say inquiries are continuing, but no arrests have been made.
Woman punched in face with "extreme force" after answering stranger's knock on the door.
One person died in the accident on State Highway 1.
Police report no significant incidents at gang's 50th anniversary gathering in Porirua.
Authorities had asked anyone who attended a Porirua tangi last week to get tested.
Staff will be consulted on the proposal over the next 10 days.
The funeral procession passed through Porirua suburbs on Wednesday afternoon.
Analysis: Transport agency isn't giving up hope major road could be open by Christmas.
Police have now been suspended a search for a missing swimmer.
Police are trying to locate those responsible.
Andy Foster says the plan doesn't leave councils with any influence over investment.
Eighty-eight per cent have had their first dose, up from 86 per cent at the last update.
The target was 100,000. We smashed it, and then some.
Super Saturday has been a record-breaking day of vaccination in New Zealand.
Instead of donations, the aim of the Vaxathon is to raise national vaccination levels.
There are more than a dozen events on around the region to get Wellingtonians vaccinated.
"One of the things we do well as Pacific people is we're able to congregate communally."
The city is expected to hit 90 per cent fully vaccinated in mid-November.
Two years, two major police announcements - and the two could hardly be more different.
The driver will appear in the Youth Court on Monday.
The small pod of dusky dolphins was found in the shallows of the harbour this morning.
It follows a 2017 Police investigation into selling and supplying methamphetamine.
A CCDHB spokesperson confirmed they had asked Vic Deals to remove the posts.
Hutt Valley DHB has concluded a formal investigation into the incident.
On day 9 of nationwide alert level 4 lockdown, Wellington's case numbers sit at 14.
Families of Pacific people were lining up by the carload to be vaccinated.
The Porirua clinic will be open on Thursday between 10am and 2pm.
There are three Covid cases and seven potential exposure sites in Wellington.
Inspector Tony Bernards, 57, had been with police for 34 years, 24 in supervisory roles.