Police have arrested a man after they were called to an incident in Lower Hutt where he allegedly threatened someone with a knife.

The southerly which cut power to Wellington residents last night has moved north but fresh gales are expected in the lower South Island.

A gang member says he knows the identity of the officer who left a confidential document at a house during a raid last year.

Summer has ground to a spectacular halt in a number of regions over the past week - is it going to get even worse?

Comprising three titles, a substantial and multi-tenanted 3.35ha industrial park is for sale on the fringe of the Seaview industrial area.

A man leads police on a 20 minute car chase in the Hutt Valley before clipping the pursuing patrol car and coming to a stop against a brick wall.

Convicted double rapist Maka Renata is in police custody after being found in Lower Hutt tonight.