A major operation is under way to catch two people suspected of digging up a Wellington park.

A headless black and white cat was found washed up in Eastbourne, Wellington yesterday.

The fire service say it attended more than 50 callouts between 9am and midday.

Police are looking for a patched Mongrel Mob member wanted on family violence and drug charges.

The male went into Kiwibank to write the demand note that he later took to BNZ,

The activists are unhappy about the Ruataniwha irrigation scheme - and ACC's alleged links to it - which they believe will result in increased river pollution.

Emergency services were called to a house in Strathmore Ave, Strathmore Park at 1.15pm.

A Wellington charity saved the day for a cruise ship running short of supplies.

Global tech giant Huawei has released the first ad from its new campaign featuring Scarlett Johansson, Henry Cavill ... and Te Papa.

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested following a hit-and-run incident in the Wellington region last week.

An eight-year prison sentence for the man who killed Virginia Ford won't be closure for the young student's family.

Wellington's iconic red cable car will be closed for two months for an upgrade which will allow quicker service and carry more passengers.

A middle-aged Wellingtonian with an honours degree has taken to the streets to get a job.

A Wellington jobseeker's unusual plea for work is getting attention on the streets -- and online.

Police are hunting for two men after the Bellevue Gardens Establishment in Lower Hutt was held up just after 10pm last night.

Two people have been freed from the wreckage of a crash that closed a major Wellington road this morning.

Police were called to the Lower Hutt suburb of Naenae at 4.15pm, where they found the injured woman.

Tim Roxborogh enjoys some of the lesser-known sights of Wellington.

Wellington City councillors have agreed to make the capital city smoke-free by reducing the prevalence of smoking to less than 5 per cent by 2025.

A motorcyclist has been taken to Wellington hospital in a critical condition after being hit by a car on Customhouse Quay.

The move was approved by a vote of 12 to two.

Banning beggars in the streets of Wellington or penalising passers-by who give money to those who beg is "dramatic", says a local councillor.

New details have emerged of how a top Wellington health professional beat his partner and then escaped conviction.

A yacht remains stranded on Wellington's South Coast after hitting rocks last night.

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

The elderly man who died after an assault in Wellington has been named.

Wellington man held on drugs charges in Ecuador claims he was framed and fears his stupidity could be costly.

A Wellington woman found not guilty of a stabbing spree in the capital city because of insanity will keep her identity secret, as will her victims.

A Wellington mother and her two-week-old baby were uninjured when the car she was driving fell several metres down a bank.