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

Chamber says Ardern tweet posted by 'someone with an axe to grind'.

A person has suffered serious wounds after a shooting in Wellington last night.

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

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.

Police chase along Wellington motorway ends in crash and arrest near Belmont.

Sione Tuaino had been celebrating with family the evening before his tragic death.

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

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.

A group of constables took some time to shoot hoops with Lower Hutt youth today.

The papers show efforts to get a US waiver for police to interview Embassy staffer.

A security officer was wrongly fired after reporting the apparent theft of a muesli bar.