Judge calls peace protester 'arrogant' and 'entitled'
Protester trespassed and spat on worker.
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Weapons protester accused of spitting at worker
Protesters claim police bias in trespass and assault case.
Fears for native species if Wellington reservoir goes ahead
Locals say Wellington stream will be devastated by one of the NZ's biggest reservoirs.
Labour: Tighter student visas cost $130m
Labour says its planned crackdown on student visas will cut $130m off education revenue.
Pollen worries Wellingtonians
Council fields dozens of calls from people thinking pollen is paint.
Man arrested following robberies
A man has been arrested in connection to two robberies in Petone and Palmerston North.
What's behind the backdrop?
The app is designed to create exposure for artists, photographers and museums.
'Sorry bro': Driver runs off after smashing into house
Wellington couple were sleeping inside when they were jolted awake by a huge crash.
Digger accident causes traffic gridlock
Traffic is gridlocked in Upper Hutt, and is expected to stay that way for several hours.
Campaign trail: English meets school kids
Prime Minister Bill English has been met by a group of excited school kids in Wellington.
Election 2017 policy: Affordable housing
How will each party make housing more affordable?
Operation Burnham: victims to sue govt
Govt decision not to hold inquiry into Afghan death claims "unlawful": victims' lawyers.
Parking ticket goes 30 years unpaid
Something as simple as no contact details could explain an unpaid ticket from 1987.
Wellington to get country's first rental housing WOF
A voluntary rental housing WOF will be announced this morning, but campaigners want more.
Watch: Hostage drama in Lower Hutt
Woman arrested after overnight hostage drama in Upper Hutt.
Housing crisis hits kids' schoolwork
Children's schoolwork is suffering as rising rents force more low-income families to move.
Parking ticket still unpaid 30 years on
Wellington City Council is owed nearly $9million in overdue parking fines.
Snapped side mirrors in cycleway stoush
Some cyclists have been seen knocking side mirrors off cars parked in the cycleway.
Car crash knocks out power in Wellington
A car has crashed into a tree in Porirua, leaving nearby homes without power.
Wet weather for west and north
The MetService has issued a heavy rain warning for the West Coast.
Two men in court charged with taxi driver kidnapping
The taxi driver was allegedly kidnapped at about 2.30am on Wednesday.
Van sought after Wellington taxi attack
Police appealing for sightings of a van linked to an attack on a Wellington cab driver.
People still sought in death of homeless man
James Whenuaroa died of head injuries after being found injured in the street.
Second arrest in taxi driver kidnapping
A second man has been arrested following the kidnapping of a Wellington taxi driver.
Trainee electricity worker 'seriously burned'
Electricity companies fined after trainee worker badly burned in Wellington
Slip blocks key capital commuter route
One of New Zealand's biggest suburbs has lost a key commuter route during rush hour.
Lower Hutt's water supply to be chlorinated
No source found for E.Coli contamination in Lower Hutt's drinking water supply.
Housing forum held by Wellington churches
Party representatives will speak on their policies at the forum.
Man arrested after taxi driver 'kidnapped', shoved in car boot
The driver was waiting for work when he was assaulted and forced into the taxi's boot.
Cafe blasted after young mum not paid for day's work
The young Wellington mum said she assumed she'd be paid for the shift.
Labour eyeing new Green gap in Wellington
A new resignation from the Green Party could clear the way for Labour.
Leaders Unplugged: James Shaw on beer on D&D
What does Green co-leader James Shaw have to hide? He confesses over a few beers.