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".

Police say nine properties have been searched for evidence of P production and supply, and money laundering involving the Head Hunters gang.

Wellington's award-winning Tsunami Blue Lines Project has caught the eye of emergency management offices in the United States.

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

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.

A man who hid methamphetamine inside two neck pillows has been arrested at Wellington Airport.

A scuba diver was discovered on the sea floor near Red Rocks in Wellington by another diver.

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

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.

Police said more than 20 officers from across Wellington carried out two search warrants in Waitangirua and Cannons Creek early this morning.

A scene guard remains in place this morning at an address in Wellington where the body of a man was discovered last night.

Neighbours of the high-risk sex offender who went on the run were in the dark about his past, something they say is unacceptable in an area children often visit.