Latest from Wellington Region

'Chance meeting' leads to knife attack

A "chance meeting on a public street" left a Paraparaumu man with 200 stitches after a vicious knife attack, a police officer says. The

Petition for better summer headed for Parliament

The fight for a better summer is going all the way to the Beehive.

Injured woman winched off cruise ship

A rescue helicopter had to winch a woman off a cruise ship in the Cook Strait shortly after midnight today. Life Flight Westpac Rescue

20yo cruise ship passenger breaks back

Woman had to be winched off ship in the Cook Strait by rescue helicopter.

Missing man on $40 inflatable boat

Missing man was "always pushing the limits", says shocked friend.

Otaki boat tragedy: 'It started out as fun'

The family of a man missing at sea after the inflatable boat he was on capsized, say they are in limbo as they wait - and hope - to get him back.

Tyre slashing near airport: Man arrested

A 53-year-old man has been arrested after several cars parked near Wellington Airport had their tyres punctured or slashed in recent months in an ongoing feud over parking.

Warrant issued for Adam Longman

Police are hunting for a man with a distinctive scar on his face who they want to talk to about burglaries in Wellington.

Christchurch teacher kissed 16yo student

Female teacher before tribunal on charges of forming inappropriate relationships with a male and at least one female students.

Breakthrough in Lois Tolley murder case

Police probing the murder Lois Tolley have identified the owner of a white ute as part of their ongoing investigation.

NZ marchers first to call Trump to heel

Kiwi women will take to the streets today, to add their voices to international calls for Donald Trump to stop the hate his election campaign sparked.

Queue for social housing grows longer

Nearly 5000 people are now in the queue for social housing across the country.

Clothing, ute may be clues in murder case

Police are looking for people to identify the owners of clothing and a ute in the case of murdered Upper Hutt woman Lois Tolley.

Severe weather warnings lifted

Metservice says heavy rain and gales have eased as temperatures were set to take a wintry turn across the country.

Bomb low: Severe gales expected today

The summer "bomb low" is expected to continue to bring wild weather to the country today.

Two sentenced after longboarding death

Two people in a car which was shielding a longboarder from traffic before fatally hitting him were sentenced today.

'These words of Sir Bob's hurt me'

Readers have responded to controversial remarks by businessman Sir Bob Jones whose comments included that beggars were "fat Maoris" and a "bloody disgrace".

Tourists stressed after campervan break-in

A young German couple have been left scrambling for emergency passports needed for a trip home next week after thieves broke into their campervan.