Wellington Region

Council staff have recommended Thursday's meeting stays private, but Mayor Tory Whanau is keen for it to be public.

The fate of a 122-year-old oak tree is in the hands of Carterton councillors after being deemed to be "compromised".

The almost 12-hour ordeal ended in a 25-year-old man's arrest on Tuesday evening.

Neighbours saw police throw smoke bombs through the windows before emerging with the man in handcuffs.

Wellington Water says the task will take two years as a new design to allow water more contact time between the treatment plant and the tap is needed.

Wellington Water has failed again to meet Ministry of Health fluoride targets.

Ukrainians and their supporters gathered in Wellington's Civic Square on Saturday to mark the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

A secret $32 million deal between Wellington City Council and Reading Cinema owners is set to finally be discussed in public.

They want "everybody to have a good time while keeping themselves and others safe".

A little blue penguin that made headlines around the world after stopping flights at Wellington Airport has been released back into the wild.

Carterton District Council will be asked to scrap a multimillion-dollar water processing project in a bid to save ratepayers footing a hefty bill.

Former Health NZ employee Barry Young is accused of releasing the personal information of at least 12,000 people.

Motorists are complaining about their cars "rattling", breaking down and dropping to low power after filling up.

A huge chunk of the city's drinking and waste pipes are now looking 'poor' or 'very poor', new modelling shows.

Green Party Candidate Geordie Rogers has won Wellington's by-election for the Pukehīnau / Lambton General Ward.

The Frank Kitts Park playground has been closed since 2021 when a child reportedly broke their leg on the slide.

Passengers and councils in the Wairarapa are outraged by a KiwiRail debacle that has left them with a worse train line than they had.

The council is looking to spend $1.5 billion over 10 years as the number of confirmed active leaks in the area tops 800.

The Terrace in central Wellington was closed for a short time this afternoon, as fire-fighters dealt with a blaze in the basement of Treasury.

The Ombudsman has faced fierce criticism over his recommendations for councils to open workshops to the public.