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Partner sentenced over neglect
The partner of a Wairarapa woman who neglected her daughter's badly broken leg for days has been sentenced to 10 months of home detention.
Mother jailed over child's broken leg
A Wairarapa woman who took days to seek help for her 3-year-old daughter's broken leg has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison.
Stabbed 'out of nowhere'
A Hutt Valley taxi driver was stabbed in the head "out of nowhere" after he refused to give two women a free ride early today.
Taxi driver stabbed by two women
A taxi driver has been stabbed in Upper Hutt, leading to a search for two women whose images were caught on security camera footage in the cab.
Fire extensively damages Upper Hutt house
Residents of an Upper Hutt house escaped safely today after a fire extensively damaged the property.
Neglect charge after girl almost loses leg
An Upper Hutt couple have been charged with child neglect after a 3-year-old girl was hospitalised with a leg so badly broken doctors considered amputating it.
High-vis gear for cyclists a 'no-brainer'
A coroner says high visibility clothing should be compulsory for cyclists after the death of a senior police officer who was hit by a truck while riding his bike.
Lost bikers build fire to survive cold
Two trailbikers missing in Upper Hutt last night used petrol from their bikes to build a fire so they could survive a wet night in the Akatarawa forest, police say.
Missing mountain bikers contact police
Two mountain bikers reported as missing in Upper Hutt have made contact with police after spending a night in the bush.
Three cars set alight in Upper Hutt overnight
Red, white and blue cars were set alight on different streets over a four-hour period in Upper Hutt last night.
Man arrested after allegedly assaulting principal
A man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting a Wellington principal.
Victim's life sentence
The victim of a home invasion who was forced to open a safe with a shotgun to her head says she has been sentenced to a life of always looking over her shoulder.
'Rolling haka' spreads anti-violence message
More than a dozen Upper Hutt schools will this afternoon take part in a "rolling haka" stretching for several kilometres along Upper Hutt streets.
Millions of nappies to be recycled
A world-leading recycling facility that opened today in Upper Hutt will break down nappies into a safe, odourless compost instead of sending them to landfill.
Armed robber chased away
Hutt Valley police have released dramatic shots of a liquor store staff member chasing a robber armed with a knife out of the store last week.
Guilty verdicts in home invasion trial
Two men charged with stealing thousands of dollars off a Hutt Valley couple in a 'horrifying' home invasion last year have been found guilty by a jury today.
'Horrifying' home invasion trial sums up
Being seen with wads of cash doesn't make two men guilty of an armed home invasion, but the layering of evidence does, the Crown said in summing up the case today.
Gang set up cage fighting club
Police are concerned after it was revealed notorious motorcycle gang the Head Hunters are running a cage fighting club out of a new Hutt Valley headquarters.
Trial details 'horrifying' home invasion
An Upper Hutt woman pleaded for her life during a "horrifying" home invasion in which she and her husband were bound and threatened with sawn-off shotguns.