Flooding closes Wgtn, Wairarapa roads
Motorists face flooding and road closures across the Wellington and Wairarapa regions this morning.
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One seriously injured after SH1 collision
One person has been seriously injured after a truck and crash collided on State Highway 1 at the Peka Peka Rd intersection, blocking the road.
Tourists shocked at speedy van break-in
It took a German tourist couple only 20 seconds to find themselves more than $2000 out of pocket after thieves targeted their campervan in a Paraparaumu carpark yesterday.
Which country has the worse problem?
The baying of young males on the wind, and the distant, delighted squeals of young girls on the pull, told me the New Year was imminent
Want to take home a classic car?
Thirty classic cars are up for grabs this weekend, in a major sale of a private collection.
Classic cars to go under the hammer
Thirty classic cars are up for grabs this weekend, in a major sale of a private collection.
Email bomb threat evacuates school
A Kapiti Coast school has been evacuated to a nearby community hall following a bomb scare, which the principal says was sparked by an email from overseas.
Double crash tragedy for family
The man who died in a crash between a car and truck in Waikanae on Friday was the father of a boy who died in a car crash eight years ago.
No cats for five years for kitten dumper
A Waikanae man who abandoned four kittens on the side of the road in the middle of winter has been disqualified from owning cats for
Kids safe after car rolls in Paraparaumu
Firefighters in the wider Wellington area were kept busy today with two car accidents.
Drone rage puts stomper in court
A stoush over a drone came to a head in a quiet reserve leaving one man in the dock and another's flying craft in tatters.
Waikanae Vodafone customers hit by internet problems
Vodafone customers that lost access to the internet yesterday after a power outage in Waikanae have been reconnected to the network, only to have it drop off again.
Man's forehead gashed in 'nasty' assault
A man has been left with a gash to his forehead, after what police are calling a "nasty" assault at the Waikanae Train Station.
Delays after Wellington train fire
Early morning commuters had their travel disrupted badly after a diesel locomotive fire at Paekakariki this morning.
Couple forgive after vicious home attack
Left bloodied and knocked out in their own home just before Xmas, Dennis and Eileen Phillips don't want "harsh treatment" of the teen accused of the attack.
Cliff jumper missed water
A man who jumped from a cliff towards a water hole and missed has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.
'Horrendous and cowardly' attack on elderly man
An attack on an elderly man on the Kapiti Coast is being described as brutal by police.
Attempt to drive home from pub goes awry
It is miraculous a driver who crashed into three parked cars before crossing four lanes of State Highway One, drove through trees and onto a railway track is not injured, police say.
Beaches littered with dead birds after stormy weather
Lower North Island beachgoers have been met with the sight of hundreds of dead birds...
Kapiti Coast tornado
Images from the scene of the tornado which hit 1.5km north of Waikanae.
Former Wellington mayor's son dies in riding accident
The son of former Wellington mayor Kerry Prendergast has passed away this morning 10 days after being seriously injured in a riding accident.
Drink driving grandma released on parole
A grandmother jailed after driving at nearly twice the legal alcohol limit and killing cyclist Frank van Kampen on the Kapiti Coast has been released on parole after serving just half of her sentence.