'If they'd left if for too long, Pukerua Bay would have gone alight.'

Insurance concerns leave Wellington City Council's building consents team short.

History's on tap at these indispensable inns.

A boom box with sentimental value has been stolen from the Mixed Veges rugby team.

Both northbound lanes were blocked due to the reported fire.

A local embalmer says most people have no idea about the funeral process.

The family have been supported with temporary housing, food and clothing.

Nine fire engines attended blaze.

The rescue helicopter was needed twice on New Year's Eve.

Rau Tongia was shot, police have confirmed.

Drivers are also been told to expect heavier traffic as people return home.

A cyclist is in a serious condition after a crash with a truck in the Wellington region.

The head-on crash occurred about 400m north of the turnoff to Hikurangi town.

It's harder in a hot market to find an affordable bach - but it can be done, agents say.

Wellington teen Fletcher Wong was a "dynamo both on the futsal court and football field".

Police happy with overall New Year behaviour, but locked up dozens of boozed revellers.

The epidemiologist's advice informed the government's decision to go into lockdown.

Wellington shaken in the early hours.

Pill testers report that more than half of samples tested included dangerous cathinones.

Police and search and rescue teams are searching for 19-year-old Fletcher Wong.

An investigation is under way into the death of Rau Tongia, in Karori, Wellington.

NIWA will embark on its third voyage studying the elusive creature.

Those hoping for a better 2021 will at least start the new year with better weather.

She was last seen at her Stokes Valley address on Sunday.

In a 12-month period, more than $3.5 million was spent on repairing damaged vehicles.

The North Island Brown Kiwi should have been coloured brown but was white instead.