The inaugural Black Power Film Festival offers wine, appetisers and discussion - perhaps not the first things most people would associate with a gang.

A Wellington boy was worried outgoing mayor Celia Wade-Brown would miss her mayoral chains - so he made her some new ones out of chocolate

The 47-year-old man accused of lighting a number of rubbish bins on fire across Wellington has appeared in court. Robert Mackie

A Kapiti Coast restaurant has left a bad taste in diners' mouths after banning doggy bags.

Identified as having gender dysphoria, 6-year-old Ollie Maihi has "blossomed" since transitioning into a girl.

A cop has been charged with dangerous driving following a Wellington waterfront pursuit.

Seven suspicious fires have been lit across Wellington in a busy night for police and firefighters.

A Lower Hutt man has been arrested in connection with an assault which occurred last week in Stokes Valley. Hutt Valley Police arrested

Children were caught setting fire to astro turf at a South Wairarapa school this afternoon.

More than 4080 people have reported feeling the 4.4 magnitude quake which has hit northwest of Wellington.

A male has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after an incident on Wellington Urban Motorway's Terrace off-ramp. Police

Software engineer Donald Gordon moved to Whanganui because of the local council's investment in fibre broadband. Now other councils are being urged to take lead in boosting regional economies. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Police reveal Eagle helicopter was hit by a laser strike over Auckland skies this week.

Join Tristram Clayton as he discovers one of Wellington's best kept secrets, now yours to own!

Several international flights and a local helicopter have been targeted by a laser at Auckland Airport.

A man has suffered burns after causing a "steam explosion" in Upper Hutt. Police attended the incident at the request of ambulance

Health authorities are considering plans to move mental health patient Ashley Peacock, to the dismay of his parents.

A Wellington postie has dumped 3000 mail items, including 300 voting papers.

COMMENT: Given all the rugby union claim to have learnt, they should be exemplars of good behaviour and doing what is right.

A police officer was injured in Lower Hutt early today while trying to stop an alleged offender fleeing.

Lyall Bay Surf and Lifesaving Club house has been jazzed up with a mural - less than a week before it's due to be demolished.

The Solicitor General is "looking into" a judge's decision to issue a young rugby player a discharge without conviction for assaulting four people.

A female pedestrian hit by a car in Wellington last night is recovering in hospital.

A man is in a critical condition in Wellington Hospital's ICU after a stabbing last night.

The man who died in a crash between a car and truck in Waikanae on Friday was the father of a boy who died in a car crash eight years ago.

Tristram Clayton sits down with current Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown.

Tristram talks to Political Reporter Isaac Davison about the Corrections blunder that has seen possibly thousands of inmates incarcerated for too long.

A firefighter suffered minor burns while battling a housefire in Wainuiomata this afternoon. Fire Service shift manager David Meikle

State Highway 1 has reopened after a fatal crash between a car and a truck.

Wellingtonians need a mayor who can listen, fairly balance issues, and have a bit of a laugh.