Lower Hutt man accused of trying to murder his mother during lockdown
The man was charged with wounding the complainant, but the charge has been upgraded.
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It's here at last, New Zealand. Our first level 2 weekend.
Level 2 lures more to roads, but catch-up to last year continues
New Zealand Transport Agency traffic volume data is out for the first day of level 2.
A popular Wellington four-wheel-driving track could close indefinitely
A busy four-wheel-drive track could be closed indefinitely.
Wellington's back to work footpath etiquette explained
No looking at your cellphones if possible, not even to gaze upon your latest Tinder match.
Level 2: Happiness tinged with worry as cafes reopen
Cafes are open - but are customers returning?
Council pay cuts only for those earning more than $100k
New legislation gives the Remuneration Authority power to make pay cuts.
Welcome to level 2: Shoppers take to malls, carparks filling up
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Police identify body found in Evans Bay inlet, Wellington
Divers at the site of the recovery have today found a number of items.
Wellington mayor refuses to disclose pay cut details
Andy Foster says a request for which charities he's donating to is 'too intrusive'.
'They can have 100 people at a bloody restaurant but not a funeral?' - widow
The family of Dave Pīhama have been waiting for eight weeks to give him a funeral.
Free parking is over: Wellingtonians slapped with 800 fines
Some motorists in the CBD have been caught out twice in one day.
Bill for Wellington's water woes skyrockets
Repair projects are costing tens of millions of dollars, and there's more to come.
Wellington Zoo to reopen for free in level 2
It's free entry at the zoo until the end of next month.
Body discovered in the water at Evans Bay in Wellington
Police are working to establish the circumstances surrounding the death.
Thieves use lockdown to raid primary school garden
One person thought it was a community garden, so tried to dig up a feijoa tree.
Essential level 2 guide - seven key areas and all you need to know
PM Jacinda Ardern reveals how the country will move into level 2.
Wellington's stockpiled recycling bound for the landfill
Recycling collections are resuming in the city but no promises material will be recycled.
Man drowns tending to fishing net off Petone beach
Cries for help were heard from the shore but emergency services couldn't reach him in time
Escaped prisoner caught by police in Upper Hutt
The 29-year-old man escaped Corrections custody yesterday evening.
On the run: Prisoner escapes while being taken back to Rimutaka Prison
Police hunt Ricky Wilson who was last seen in Upper Hutt last night.
Escaped prisoner on the run in Upper Hutt, police use heat-sensing helicopter
Police said they 'are currently assisting Corrections to locate a person of interest'.
Police drug dog retires after five years 'serving her country'
Tas started her life as a street mutt, and is now retiring as a top police drug dog.
'They were waiting for me to die': Double-killer threatens legal action to move prisons
'Jailhouse lawyer' Arthur Taylor says lack of support a national problem.
$2.5 million meth bust: Second chance for offender
The judges said Uriah Wirihana had showed rehabilitation since his sentencing.
Surf's up: 150-plus surfers converge at beach
Local said he had never seen so many surfers there but beachgoers were being "sensible".
How this wedding venue will handle level 2
This venue has lost $600,000 in bookings over the next few months.
Drugged driver with tragic past 'should have known better'
Woman who killed cyclist out on his regular Sunday training ride sent to prison.
You were right: Traffic halves in city centres
Traffic level plummeted in the first week of level 3.