Latest from Wellington Region

Gun buy-back: Criminals and gangs should be focus of police - sport shooting representative

Government rushed process and should have waited for inquiry to be completed - opinion.

Bunnings stores to close days after Christmas in 'cruel' blow for workers

'Four days' notice over Christmas is unacceptable,' says Kāpiti Coast councillor.

Settled weather for Kiwi Christmas

Relax, it's going to be a nice Christmas Day.

Former AB John Kirwan backs new private mental health clinic

"What we're really hoping is to take some pressure off the public system," star says.

Swimming ban: Sewage keeps flowing into Wellington harbour

Local iwi have placed a rāhui on the entire Wellington harbour.

Traffic crawling as holidaymakers begin their travels

Hundreds of thousands of cars take to NZ highways on one of the busiest travel days.

Lundy's final appeal to overturn murder conviction declined

Mark Lundy took his final shot at appealing to the Supreme Court in August.

Wild weather: Thunderstorms, gale-force winds on the way

There are several severe weather watches and warnings in place for the day.

Wellington killer bird decorator at it again

The birds are decorated with tinsel and bows and can't fly, eat or drink.

Dragons and taniwha – 50 years an artist carver

Exhibition celebrates New Zealand's first professional contemporary artist carver of bone

Revealed: Sir Peter Jackson's Wellington election spend

The film-maker gave now mayor Andy Foster $30,000 through his companies.

Suzuki Series: Table set for Whanganui after tight round at Manfeild.

Richard Cooper and Damon Rees battle in Formula 1, Richie Dibben climbing in Formula 2.

Mojo the dog finds new home after 434 days at SPCA

Mojo has been waiting for a new owner since his died in August last year.

National moots AT-like authority for other cities

Proposal to overhaul governance in Christchurch and Wgtn to improve public transport.

'Terrorising' ex get shorter sentence

Kerryn Mitchell will serve a shorter prison sentence after appealing.

Police seek information after fatal motorbike crash

The motorcyclist was critically injured in a crash with a car on December 4.

Plea to stop politicising Wellington's $6.4b transport project

A cry from the East over second tunnel saga - 'we are trapped, we're on an island'.

Woman appeals after 'terrorising' ex-boyfriend

Kerryn Mitchell was spotted on CCTV in her victim's backyard at night.