Latest from Wellington Region

NZ under-18 1500m smashed at Cooks

Wind denied athletes the chance of Commonwealth Games qualifications at Cooks Classic

Reciting mantras helped lost diver survive

Good diving gear, 100kg of bodyweight and mind techniques helped lost diver survive.

Zoo starts 'complex' tiger breeding process

The tigers must be slowly and carefully introduced before breeding is even considered.

100 complaints over Wellington rental prices

An invitation to "expose" dodgy landlords has led to a flood of official complaints.

Being trans a decade on 'worse than ever'

10 years on from Human Rights Commission's inquiry into transgender discrimination.

Shot taxi driver living in fear

Alem Tesema plans to leave Wellington, with hopes it will help his mental recovery.

No vacancies as visitors flock to Whanganui

Beds hard to find as visitors beat a track to Whanganui

Longest dog walk comes to an end a year later

Stephen Brassett and his four-legged friends have finished their tour of New Zealand.

Police praise kind Masterton strangers

The man had nowhere to spend the night and was 'distraught and upset'.

Missing woman spent night in bush: 'I knew I needed to stop'

Kerry Scott became lost in bush but walked out at first light.

Spate of charity box thefts prompts warning

The same donation box was stolen twice within a week from a Wellington supermarket.

Frozen blood and paddling pools for zoo animals

Zookeepers employ inventive methods to keep their animals comfortable in the warm weather.

Sharks in the shallows 'totally harmless'

Beachgoers have spotted dolphins, jellyfish, stringrays - and something more ominous.

Students' rent ultimatum: Pay more or move out

Five Wellington students given 24 hours to accept rent hike or rise losing their flat.

Girls 'shaken' after flasher's alleyway exposure

The 11-year-old girls were walking down an alleyway when a man pulled down his shorts.

Kidnapping and arson charges 15 months after car fire

A man was found by the burning vehicle with serious head injuries and burns.

Heartless: Man filmed crash victim instead of helping

Witness disgusted at man who recorded rather than help at accident scene.

The Slum Killings: The Queen St 'juke-box murder'

Central Auckland boarding house was home to both murderer and victim