Donating blood, plasma and platelets is driven by reasons close to Todd Lust's heart.

A refugee whose new business was destroyed is back on his feet thanks to community help.

The Lower Hutt community is rallying around a refugee after his business was vandalised.

A Lower Hutt woman took her life after being told she would prosecuted for benefit fraud.

There was an incident with a knife, new babies and shades of Harry Potter for our new MPs.

A 90-year-old man suffered moderate injuries in the accident in Petone last night.

A 48-year-old man was killed in yesterday's crash.

Bill English spent today in Wellington, Jacinda Ardern in Dunedin.

A man who suffered gunshot wounds came back to a Lower Hutt flat after being wounded

Man seriously injured at state house in Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt.

Labour's held Hutt South for 30 years. Is it about to go blue?

Bill English tries out rickshaws, chocolate and washing machines in the Wairarapa.

A house in Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt, was severely damaged in a fire this afternoon.

Protester trespassed and spat on worker.

A woman accused of holding a relative hostage is to appear in court tomorrow.

A sea of mud and tyre marks has been left at Avalon Park after the circus came to town.

No source found for E.Coli contamination in Lower Hutt's drinking water supply.

Melanie Gardner has been in tears over the introduction of a new trolley at Countdown.

Josh Leadbetter was out for an afternoon swim in Eastbourne when he drowned.

Blood was smeared across a car near the area where a man was found with stab wounds.

More than half of Hutt City Council's public artworks have sustained "preventable damage".

Police have released photos of a man they want to speak to in relation to an armed robbery

Traffic from Lower Hutt to Wellington slowed; pedestrian hit in Blenheim critical.

A search and rescue operation is underway for a woman and her four-year-old son.

A former Green MP says having a baby while in Parliament drove her to depression.

Rental agent tells expectant woman landlord does not want children living at property.

Hutt City Councillors have voted down a proposal to scrap free meals at council meetings.

Investigations are looking into the possible causes and consequences of the contamination.

Councillor: "I felt sick... when I saw a buffet meal, footed by the ratepayer."

Two people were injured in a crash after a driver fled from police in Lower Hutt tonight.