A post-mortem examination will today be carried out on the body of a young man found dead near a Hutt Valley stream.

A massive blaze at the building of a Wellington film effects studio linked to Sir Peter Jackson's movies took three hours to put out.

Two people are in hospital with suspected spinal injuries after a two train collision in Plimmerton.

Two passenger trains collided in Plimmerton, north of Wellington, this afternoon, resulting in major disruptions for commuters.

NIWA's latest seasonal outlook predicts temperatures in all regions are likely to be above average from October to December.

Police have withdrawn a charge of being a party to the murder of Raymond Piper against the teenage son of a man who has admitted the killing.

A 51-year-old unemployed man today pleaded guilty to the murder of Raymond Piper. Mr Piper went missing from the Wellington home of his former partner on May 15.

It took only four minutes for tickets to next February's Wellington rugby sevens to sell out this morning.

A Coroner has asked MPs to consider changing gun laws after an inquest into the death of a 17-year-old who was accidentally shot by his friend.

A post-mortem on the body of Raymond Piper, which police recovered from bush yesterday, has revealed he died of stab wounds to the chest.

The sister of murdered Paraparaumu man Raymond Piper says the family are relieved his body appears to have been found today, four months after he went missing.