Latest from Wellington Region

NZ marchers first to call Trump to heel

Kiwi women will take to the streets today, to add their voices to international calls for Donald Trump to stop the hate his election campaign sparked.

Queue for social housing grows longer

Nearly 5000 people are now in the queue for social housing across the country.

Clothing, ute may be clues in murder case

Police are looking for people to identify the owners of clothing and a ute in the case of murdered Upper Hutt woman Lois Tolley.

Severe weather warnings lifted

Metservice says heavy rain and gales have eased as temperatures were set to take a wintry turn across the country.

Bomb low: Severe gales expected today

The summer "bomb low" is expected to continue to bring wild weather to the country today.

Two sentenced after longboarding death

Two people in a car which was shielding a longboarder from traffic before fatally hitting him were sentenced today.

'These words of Sir Bob's hurt me'

Readers have responded to controversial remarks by businessman Sir Bob Jones whose comments included that beggars were "fat Maoris" and a "bloody disgrace".

Tourists stressed after campervan break-in

A young German couple have been left scrambling for emergency passports needed for a trip home next week after thieves broke into their campervan.

Kea: 'You can't get any closer than this'

Wellington Zoo's kea have been getting used to their brand new aviary - by seeing what things they can destroy.

Gable Tostee dismisses reopened case

Gable Tostee has taken to social media to dismiss as 'nonsensical' suggestions of him being recharged over Warriena Wright's balcony death.

Missing elderly man found dead

An elderly man reported missing from Martinborough last night was found dead this morning, police say.

Murder suspect: 'What have we done?'

One of the suspects in the murder of Upper Hutt woman Lois Tolley was heard saying "what have we done" after her killing last month, police say.

Quake boosts business for small cinemas

Owners of boutique cinemas in Wellington have seen their business double since the November earthquake knocked two major cinemas out of action.

Funeral to be held for ex-Steel & Tube boss

Services will be held in Wellington and Auckland today to pay tribute to former Steel & Tube Holdings Ltd boss Nick Calavrias.

Hijacker banned from Wellington Airport

Asha Ali Abdille stabbed both pilots on a a flight from Blenheim to Christchurch in 2008.

Victory after long battle for compo

Patient battles through two reviews and three court cases to prove that his treatment injury happened at the time of surgery.

Wellington road closed after crash

One man had serious injuries and had to be airlifted to hospital.

Reports of men firing rifle out car

Police were unable to find the group of three or four males driving a black car up and down the road.