Wellington Region

Wētā Workshop and the Phoenix are among the capital-based institutions and groups supporting the iconic bird in the competition's 20th year.

The Petone Esplanade was temporarily closed, but has has since reopened and emergency services have left the scene.

Seven fire crews arrived at the scene on Ocean Beach Road.

Despite the scandals and leaky pipes, Wellingtonians want the rest of the nation to know that their city is still unbeatable.

A 50-year-old man, who has name suppression, is accused of murdering five people by setting the boarding house alight in May 2023.

The High Court in Wellington has heard from a Loafers Lodge resident trapped by smoke and the firefighter who saved his life, as the trial reaches the final day of its first week.

Parents of students at a Wellington High School are annoyed their children were marked as absent on a day when school was closed. Audio

State Highway 1 through the tunnel was closed on Friday morning due to a fire systems problem.

Five unions are filing a legal challenge in the High Court to the coalition's pay equity law changes.

Arrests have eased tensions but it's "still a concern" that those responsible for several shootings remain at large, Bernie Wanden says. Audio

Other survivors of the fatal fire have spoken of having to choose between helping their friends and saving their own lives. Audio

It will take six months from October to resurface the road and fix areas damaged by water, the NZ Transport Agency says.

Last weekend, the Wellington brewery was the toast of Beervana. This weekend will be their last in business.

The young child was found a few hours after she was reported missing.

Meanwhile, a multi-vehicle crash on Auckland's harbour bridge has been cleared.

Faamatala Sili watched CCTV footage of the moment he jumped as it was shown to a jury at the High Court in Wellington.

The blaze tore through the Wellington's Loafers Lodge, killing five people.

A major central road was cordoned off and a nearby school briefly shut as the robot was sent in.

A 44-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man have been charged.

The call off Wellington's coast sparked a full search, but nothing has been found. What happened? Audio