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A Wellington probation centre is making their staff feel safer with added security that includes panic alarms to alert police.

Hollywood actress Scarlett Johannson is in for some late nights as her latest film begins shooting scenes in Wellington's CBD.

Two people were trapped in a car that drove several metres down a bank in North of Wellington.

A serious crash has closed State Highway 1 at Pukerua Bay north of Wellington this morning.

Police are currently looking for Stephen Christopher Rowe, who has a warrant to be recalled to prison.

The WCC has stopped providing free recycling bags to 800 homes after they were found to have "ongoing rubbish offences".

A scrub fire in Upper Hutt has forced homes to be evacuated, a firefighter to be hospitalised and roads to be closed.

A staff member at the police college near Wellington has died after getting into difficulty in the swimming pool this afternoon.

A handful of Upper Hutt city councillors are in the firing line after making the city a TPP-free zone.

The mystery behind the murder of Matthew Stevens. Phil Taylor revisits the crime scene.

The third and final person involved in the brutal murder of Matthew Stevens has been jailed for five years and one month.

A witness said in about five minutes the Silverstream McDonald's on Fergusson Drive was up in flames.

One person was seriously injured this evening in a crash north of Wellington that closed the busy road in and out of the capital.

The blaze appears to have started in the kitchen and spread quickly into the ceiling of the building.

The community's spirit and their pet eels are a source of pride in this town, discovers Elisabeth Easther.

Martinborough offers 25 wineries, good tucker and a buzzy nightlife.

A roadtrip to Palliser Bay can take a traveller's breath away, writes Richard Moore.

Bustling Lambton Quay was cordoned off between Panama St and Grey St after a suspected explosive device was found outside a McDonalds at about 2.30pm yesterday.

In 1992 banks and borrowers were as risk-averse, writes Bernard Hickey. Fast forward to 2015 and the mathematics are on another planet.

It was reported last month that Wellington City Council would look at a business case for bringing the animals from China to Wellington Zoo.

Hutt Valley police have issued a warrant for the arrest of Renee Kathleen Sargent. She is described as a 1.65m tall, thin build, with dyed blonde hair.

Colourful boatsheds set the scene at friendly Titahi Bay, finds Elisabeth Easther.

Wellingtonians are poking fun at their city's bus drivers after a minor crash on the capital's main entertainment strip.

Police said the impact injured the vehicle's two occupants. The crash happened about 6.20pm near Te Horo.

Emergency services have flooded to a reported anthrax scare in Wellington this afternoon, only to find out it was a false alarm.

Wellington City Councillor Iona Pannett applauded Porirua's move but said there were no plans to introduce a similar bylaw in the capital.