Lower Hutt shoppers won't be vying for a car park at Queensgate or the CBD this Christmas season, thanks to a free weekend shuttle service.

A Wellington mother is furious her son was disqualified from running barefoot from an inter-school event but a local sporting body says it agrees with the school's decision.

A drunk driver who crashed his car into another then tried to pee in a public garden while police were speaking to him.

A man accused of throwing a chunk of concrete at a person, severing the person's big toe, has had his matter called in court.

A teenager faces a court hearing for allegedly saying "this teacher is mean as f***" in a public place.

Alternative work spaces are being arranged for hundreds of office workers kicked out of the Asteron building. The building, which

Xero spokesperson says staff are "deeply saddened by the loss" of two employees who died during an overnight walk in the Tararua Range.

Last Monday's earthquake should be a wake-up call about the risks commercial building owners overlook when it comes to non-structural items, say experts.

Footpath outside mall closed for building strengthening work.

The Prime Minister's bodyguards directed traffic around a high rise close to collapse, slips caused traffic chaos and homes were evacuated in capital.

Traffic leaving central Wellington is gridlocked as commuters scramble to leave the rain-battered city.

A number of schools have been closed due to flooding, affecting some students due to sit exams after afternoon.

A Lower Hutt man whose house is threatened by floodwaters won't evacuate because he is worried about looters.

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A Massey University lecturer has been sentenced on a charge of dangerous driving causing injury.

Judith Collins will not be drawn on whether police acted illegally when targeting euthanasia advocates.

New Zealand rules which ban all ages from cycling on footpaths are out of step with other countries, transport officials say.

Around $2.1 million will be invested to build a total of six new classrooms at schools in the Wellington and Kapiti regions, Education Minister Hekia Parata announced today.

Twelve Kiwi families will be watching the Auckland Marathon next weekend with a little more excitement than might normally be expected.

After Warriena Wright's death at the foot of Gable Tostee's apartment building, people on both sides of the Tasman asked why and how she got there.

A bus driver was taken to hospital with "superficial head injuries" after three people tried to rob him in Upper Hutt this morning.

A Hutt City councillor has beaten out her closest rival by only six votes.

Lower Hutt Police have found the old model BMW sought in connection to an armed robbery in Taita last night.

A couple have spoken of their fear when armed robbers came into their takeaway shop just before closing.

Police have found a Lower Hutt man who went missing earlier today.

A Lower Hutt man has been arrested in connection with an assault which occurred last week in Stokes Valley. Hutt Valley Police arrested

A police officer was injured in Lower Hutt early today while trying to stop an alleged offender fleeing.

A man is in a critical condition in Wellington Hospital's ICU after a stabbing last night.

A man is in a critical condition after being stabbed at a 21st birthday party in Lower Hutt.

An 76-year-old woman with dementia is missing in Hutt Valley.