Wellington water fiasco: 'My whole life has turned to s***'
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Victim sobs in court as man who stabbed her given home detention
John Dean plunged a knife into his flatmate's back after an argument.
Comment: Wellington mayor struggling to spread his wings
Andy Foster needs to orchestrate, not try and play every instrument in the symphony.
Wellington water woes: 'Media release might be a good idea'
Leaked emails show new mayor and acting council boss coming under pressure to front up.
Quake worry closes National War Memorial
Report reveals the part of the building holding the tower's bells is earthquake prone.
Leader of NZ's biggest meth ring fights 28-year prison term
Brownie Harding told a probation officer he'd "do it all again" before sentencing.
Chief executive's ambiguous words trigger Shelly Bay fiasco
'Mean what you say and say what you mean' - Shelly Bay mess gets messier.
Group splinters from Wellington pride parade
Last years parade had 37 participants but only 10 were rainbow community entries.
Councils eye pulling out of 'contentious' arts fund
Lower Hutt and Porirua considering withdrawing from Wellington Regional Amenities Fund.
$2.5 million meth bust sentence appealed
Offender was a 'small time user' of meth when he was caught, his lawyer tells court.
Wellington's water woes: 'My bedroom smells like a toilet'
Over a million litres of sludge is being transported by truck after a pipeline failed.
Prison sentence for fatal drug deal
Sosiua Ula died after falling headfirst from a speeding car in a drug deal gone wrong.
Woman accused of Taita murder named
The two people charged over the death appeared in court this morning.
Is Amazon boss Jeff Bezos in Wellington? Private jet touches down
Private jet believed to be owned by rich-lister touched down in Wellington.
Porirua City Council faces billion-dollar water spend
Underinvestment in water infrastructure is leaving councils across Wellington scrambling.
Hero cop swims river 18 times in dark to rescue youths
The six people were stranded by the river for about nine hours.
Mayoral taskforce launched over Wellington's water woes
Wellington City Council moves into damage control over significant network failures.
Half of Wellington's rivers and streams riddled with e-coli
"It's a huge investment hole, we're talking here about a multi-billion-dollar problem."
Urgent meeting called over Wellington's water failures
ANALYSIS: Mayor Andy Foster calls meeting after being notably absent from water crisis.
Harrowing account of son's suicide attempts in inquest
Lyn Copland has detailed years of her son's suicide attempts to the coroner's court.
Hundreds make memorial ride in tribute to killed cyclist
Brent Norriss was killed after being struck by a car on his way home.
Hands off! Wellington supermarket limits hand sanitiser sales
Some stores may have run out of stock while others have quantity controls in place.
Missing woman has contacted mum; Police still want to speak to her
Police say they want to speak to Karina Bradnam to confirm she is safe.
'Very worried': TV host shares plea to find missing sister
Karina Bradnam, 29, has been missing since Thursday.
Concerns for missing woman last seen in Tītahi Bay
Karina Bradnam has been missing since Thursday. She was last seen in Tītahi Bay.
Scholarship launched in memory of teen who died after party crush
"The scholarship has given us a focus," says mum of teen crushed at student party flat.
'Please help me': Woman tells how she was stabbed by a stranger
Emma Berquist was walking her dog in Wellington when she was stabbed by a random stranger.
Councillors told off for picking on each other
Councillors told to stop picking on each after jeers fly at committee meeting on parking.
Kāinga Ora accused of 'aggressively' poaching council staff
Call for the Government's new urban development authority to lower its salary offers.
Friendly face: Police unveil Ella, first AI officer
Ella's face could soon be smiling out of screens in police stations across New Zealand.
Sir Bob Jones didn't read petition he claims defamed him
'I formed the view that her motives were dishonest... I don't have to read what she wrote'
Major road projects could be resurrected in Wellington under National
National promises to rework Let's Get Wellington Moving and outspend Labour.
Surprise decision as Sarah Dowie says she won't contest 2020 election
The Invercargill MP's decision was unexpected in many quarters.