Fishing company fined $450,000 after overloaded vessel sank
Extra load of fish 'equivalent of putting 20 medium-sized cars on a small fishing boat'.
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Severe corrosion discovered in critical Wellington wastewater pipe
Gas wafting off sewage is eating away at the pipe risking 'catastrophic' consequences.
Stuck between Shelly Bay, water woes, and a divided council
ANALYSIS: Anything but smooth sailing for Wellington City Council's new boss.
Best of 2020: Don't deny it: White privilege still exists, and it's ugly
Most Pākehā, when told about this concept, are shocked and go into denial.
Wellington City Council hits back at Sir Peter Jackson's legal threat
Council refuses to make the promises Jackson's lawyers want over Shelly Bay.
Wellington's water pipes leaking for weeks before being fixed
Leaks put on the back burner as Wellington Water's performance continues to slip.
Wellington ferry commuters greeted by police with Tasers
A woman allegedly threatened a man with a knife before boarding a ferry from Eastbourne.
Watch: 'I own half this country': 'Racist' abuse on NZ train condemned
Passengers have rushed to rebuke a woman's racist comments on a Wellington train.
Police investigate laser strike on aircraft
Laser strikes against pilots were potentially fatal, Inspector Wade Jennings said.
Dome Valley attacker appeals conviction and sentence
Dome Valley attacker Julie-Ann Torrance is appealing her prison sentence.
Hutt artist's unusual self portrait clinches $20,000 prize
Sacha Lees said she often felt like an outline, and time in her studio coloured her in.
Wellington water fiasco: 'My whole life has turned to s***'
Councillors move on mayor after council warned it is 'misreading the mood in Wellington'.
Victim sobs in court as man who stabbed her given home detention
John Dean plunged a knife into his flatmate's back after an argument.
Wellington water woes: 'Media release might be a good idea'
Leaked emails show new mayor and acting council boss coming under pressure to front up.
Quake worry closes National War Memorial
Report reveals the part of the building holding the tower's bells is earthquake prone.
Leader of NZ's biggest meth ring fights 28-year prison term
Brownie Harding told a probation officer he'd "do it all again" before sentencing.
Chief executive's ambiguous words trigger Shelly Bay fiasco
'Mean what you say and say what you mean' - Shelly Bay mess gets messier.
Councils eye pulling out of 'contentious' arts fund
Lower Hutt and Porirua considering withdrawing from Wellington Regional Amenities Fund.
$2.5 million meth bust sentence appealed
Offender was a 'small time user' of meth when he was caught, his lawyer tells court.
Landfill cordoned off after grenade found
Police say explosive ordnance disposal team on site in Upper Hutt.
Wellington's water woes: 'My bedroom smells like a toilet'
Over a million litres of sludge is being transported by truck after a pipeline failed.
Prison sentence for fatal drug deal
Sosiua Ula died after falling headfirst from a speeding car in a drug deal gone wrong.
Woman accused of Taita murder named
The two people charged over the death appeared in court this morning.
Porirua City Council faces billion-dollar water spend
Underinvestment in water infrastructure is leaving councils across Wellington scrambling.
Hero cop swims river 18 times in dark to rescue youths
The six people were stranded by the river for about nine hours.
Mayoral taskforce launched over Wellington's water woes
Wellington City Council moves into damage control over significant network failures.
Half of Wellington's rivers and streams riddled with e-coli
"It's a huge investment hole, we're talking here about a multi-billion-dollar problem."
Urgent meeting called over Wellington's water failures
ANALYSIS: Mayor Andy Foster calls meeting after being notably absent from water crisis.
Harrowing account of son's suicide attempts in inquest
Lyn Copland has detailed years of her son's suicide attempts to the coroner's court.
Missing woman has contacted mum; Police still want to speak to her
Police say they want to speak to Karina Bradnam to confirm she is safe.
Missing 12-year-old girl found 'safe and well'
Family request privacy after police thank public for their assistance in locating girl.
'Very worried': TV host shares plea to find missing sister
Karina Bradnam, 29, has been missing since Thursday.
Sailor slams into wharf after falling asleep at wheel for 20 minutes
Sailor had been asleep at wheel of catamaran for 20 minutes before it slammed into wharf.