Wellington Region

He allegedly entered a property with a long bladed weapon and tried to steal a vehicle.

Police used pepper spray, tasers, a police dog and a firearm to subdue a man during the incident.

Wellington will soon have articulated buses, with five ordered for Metlink's Route 2.

The three-vehicle crash was reported to emergency services about 8:45am, police said.

A sense of relief and justice was underscored by incredible heartache, as families of the Loafers Lodge fire victims "got justice".

We piece together Esarona David Lologa's background after his five-week trial.

The 50-year-old, who can now be named as Esarona David Lologa, set the Wellington boarding house alight.

Esarona Lologa, a "recidivist offender", had absconded from a mental health facility weeks before the fires, and police had no idea where he was.

Another juror has been discharged this morning due to illness.

A glut of vacant rentals in Wellington has seen tenants knocking close to $100 off their weekly rent. Audio

Bike charities and loan schemes in Wellington are in demand, and the clientele is increasingly shifting towards middle class wage-earners. Audio

A tent has been set up behind police tape at the scene, and a rāhui is expected to be enacted.

The initial proposal caused a backlash, particularly among surfers who had been riding the prized surf break for decades. Audio

Jeremy McMinn says the situation is dire and when he returns to work on Thursday, he will be working for a 48-hour stretch covering three other missing doctors.

Pieces of history from the Wellington Town Hall are being snapped up, as the building gets its $330 million redevelopment. Audio

The jury deciding the fate of the man who lit the fatal Loafers Lodge blaze has been deliberating for eight hours so far.

Vehicles will soon be banned from accessing a scenic stretch of South Wairarapa coastline for at least two years.

Wellington mayor Tory Whanau has ruled out a bid for central government next year, but says it could be on the cards in 2029.

Renewal and strengthening costs will be around $7 million, much lower than the $36m for demolition, Diane Calvert says.

Porirua police say they are seeking information on a group of illegal dirt bike riders who have been terrifying livestock and damaging newly planted native trees.