Police have increased their patrols around Upper Hutt schools following reports of men trying to lure children away - with one man offering a child Pokemon cards to follow him.

A police spokesperson said "early indications were hypothermia" in relation to the two deaths, but that had not been confirmed.

The Metservice is warning rain, wind, and possible thunderstorms are on the way to Wellington for tonight and tomorrow.

Traffic leaving central Wellington is gridlocked as commuters scramble to leave the rain-battered city.

A string of motorists is stranded on State Highway 2 as authorities across the Wellington region prepare for evacuations.

A bus driver was taken to hospital with "superficial head injuries" after three people tried to rob him in Upper Hutt this morning.

A Hutt City councillor has beaten out her closest rival by only six votes.

A man has suffered burns after causing a "steam explosion" in Upper Hutt. Police attended the incident at the request of ambulance

An 76-year-old woman with dementia is missing in Hutt Valley.

A man and woman, believed to be under the influence of alcohol, had to be rescued after the ute they were driving got stranded in the rapidly surging waters of the Hutt River.

Nineteen bulls on their way to the meatworks made a brief escape for freedom, after the trailer they were in rolled off the road in Upper Hutt.

The truck has currently blocked the Blue Mountains Rd after the crash caused the trailer to hang over the edge of the road.

A woman died after a car and ute collided in Upper Hutt this evening.

A scrub fire in Upper Hutt has forced homes to be evacuated, a firefighter to be hospitalised and roads to be closed.

A handful of Upper Hutt city councillors are in the firing line after making the city a TPP-free zone.

A new Upper Hutt bridge will take six months to rebuild after the collapse of the old one left many residents stranded overnight.

A motorcyclist who died in Upper Hutt on Wednesday has been named by police as 37-year-old Koro Robin Peachey of Wainuiomata.

A major slip has closed a road in Upper Hutt for the rest of the day and probably into tomorrow.

A man shot dead after an armed police stand-off this week was "in a bad place" but did not want to hurt anyone, his cousin says.

A relative of Pera Smiler's who didn't wish to be named said: "It's so sad how things have turned out."

Armed with a high-powered rifle, a man in his 20s made his way to McDonald's in Upper Hutt.

Wellington's wild weather has claimed the life of an elderly man, whose car became submerged as raging floodwaters rose across the area.

The man accused of killing an Upper Hutt mother and injuring three others in an axe attack late last year has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

Three teenagers have been identified as those involved in a train surfing incident in Upper Hutt on March 8.

Another video has surfaced on social media showing two people "train surfing" off the back of a Wellington commuter train.

Police are scanning CCTV footage in an effort to identify the two teenagers who were caught on camera hanging off the back of a commuter train yesterday.

Police are investigating dramatic footage of two teenagers hanging from the back of a speeding train in Wellington.