Wellington Region

The massive blaze on Mansfield Street broke just before midnight.

Wellington Phoenix bring prolific goal scoring Nepal captain Sabitra Bhandari to A-League.

The defence has chosen not to call any witnesses in the trial of DeLuney ,who is accused of murdering her 79-year-old mother.

Upper Hutt residents in the suburb of Totara Park were asked to check their properties for a missing man who has Alzheimer's.

Football Fern Grace Jale recommits to the Wellington Phoenix for a third season.

St Bernard's College principal said about half a dozen of his students were on the platform, and two saw what happened.

The notice gave the council - as the building's owner - 16 years to plan and carry out remedial works on the building.

Julia DeLuney missed multiple calls and messages from her husband on the night of her mother's murder.

Police are responding to an 'emergency services incident' on railway lines in Waterloo in the Hutt Valley.

Two people are injured, with one seriously injured, after reports of a crash between a pedestrian and a vehicle outside the Countdown in the Lower Hutt suburb of Petone.

Fire and Emergency says it is at the scene of a suspected electrical fire at the back of a meat works building in Ngauranga Gorge in Wellington.

Two townhouses in a block of eight have been deemed unsafe to live in for now after a section of the hillside came down in heavy rain. Audio

The clean-up is expected to take some time, police say.

Anita Baker says local politics has never been as dirty as now.

Rich-lister and philanthropist Sir Mark Dunajtschik said in a statement he did not support Chung's behaviour.

The capital is gearing up for a sold out rugby double header with the All Blacks and Black Ferns playing back to back games in the capital on Saturday. Audio

Mayoral hopeful Ray Chung says sending an email containing third-hand claims might not have been the best idea, in hindsight. Audio

Julia DeLuney is accused of killing her 79-year-old mother, Helen Gregory.

Julia DeLuney is on trial over the death of her 79-year-old mother, Helen Gregory.

Health NZ says it will no longer go ahead with a trial to use maternity and gynaecology beds for emergency department overflow. Audio