Josh Leadbetter was out for an afternoon swim in Eastbourne when he drowned.

Councillor: "I felt sick... when I saw a buffet meal, footed by the ratepayer."

A group of constables took some time to shoot hoops with Lower Hutt youth today.

A judge calls the case of a man who committed nearly 70 dangerous offences "most unusual".

Owner describes former tenants as scumbags who don't deserve a roof over their heads.

A 45cm long stoat has been trapped in a conservation area.

A couple have accepted a slightly less scientific reason for the "space rock" they found.

A 15-year-old was behind the wheel during a dramatic crash of a stolen car in Wainuiomata.

The boys built a shelter to keep warm over night and chewed on ferns for nourishment

It could be a call centre anywhere in the world, but Connect Global is based in the small South Taranaki settlement of Waverley. It provides desperately needed jobs for ten locals. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Police were unable to find the group of three or four males driving a black car up and down the road.

A 65 year-old man has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm following an incident in Wainuiomata near Wellington yesterday.

Wellington police are appealing for information after a woman was badly injured in a possible hit and run early Saturday morning.

The woman was flown by rescue helicopter to Wellington Hospital after she was struck by the vehicle.

Last Monday's earthquake should be a wake-up call about the risks commercial building owners overlook when it comes to non-structural items, say experts.

The Prime Minister's bodyguards directed traffic around a high rise close to collapse, slips caused traffic chaos and homes were evacuated in capital.

Give yourself a pat on the back, people of Wellington

The teenager reported missing in the Wainuiomata hills has been found safe and well.

Police are on the hunt for Lydon Keil

A fake gun caused three schools in Wainuiomata to be put into lockdown this afternoon.

The mother of two who spent the night in bush after getting lost while running in Rimutaka Forest waved down a rescue helicopter that was searching for her.

A helicopter is being used to dampen hot spots following an eight hectare fire in the Wellington suburb of Wainuiomata overnight.

An Italian exchange student who was lost in the Wainuiomata bush for almost 24 hours has been found.

A gas heater is being looked at as the possible cause of a fire in the Lower Hutt suburb of Wainuiomata, which claimed the life of a 70-year-old man.

A 23-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the discovery of a body in a house in Wainuiomata, Wellington last week.

A police investigation into the discovery of a man's body in Wainuiomata has been upgraded to homicide.