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Guillain-Barre Syndrome patient linked to Havelock North gastro outbreak

The Hawke's Bay District Health Board has confirmed that the man diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome in Wellington Hospital on

Stolen property, drugs, found in Wellington

Two people have been arrested after meth, cannabis and a range of stolen property was recovered by police from addresses in Wellington and Hutt Valley.

No cats for five years for kitten dumper

A Waikanae man who abandoned four kittens on the side of the road in the middle of winter has been disqualified from owning cats for

Kapiti: Art trail delights all senses

Cloe Willetts explores the art, tastes, sounds and scenery of the Kapiti Coast.

Wellington teen missing for three months

Police are appealing for information about the whereabouts of a teenage girl who has not been seen for the last three months.

Jackson plans high-tech tourist attraction

Sir Peter Jackson is in talks to bring augmented reality and digital storytelling to Matiu-Somes Island in Wellington Harbour.

Weather wild on land and sea

A wet Saturday proved troublesome for those on water and land in the North Island yesterday.

Lower Hutt court escapee Sabbath Mohi back in custody

Sabbath Mohi was arrested in Lower Hutt without incident this afternoon, police said.

Man doing homekill job in Carterton dies

A man has died at a Carterton homekill business this morning after a suspected medical event.

Man jumps dock, attacks prosecutor

A police prosecutor was knocked unconscious when he chased down a man who jumped the dock and escaped the Lower Hutt District Court today.

Newly-painted tank tagged hours later

Volunteers and council staff finished painting over a Wellington water tank, only for it to be covered in graffiti later the same day.

Kids safe after car rolls in Paraparaumu

Firefighters in the wider Wellington area were kept busy today with two car accidents.

Room check: Sofitel Wellington

Victoria Clark stays at Sofitel Wellington, the capital city's first brand new hotel in 15 years, where the surrounds are luxuriously, romantically French.

Bar/fly: Beervana, Wellington

Sixty brands serving 300 beers: what 40-something wouldn't be in heaven, asks Jesse Mulligan.

Children and families 53% of NZ homeless

More than half of New Zealand's 41,000 homeless people are now families with children, according to new Otago University research.

Mei Fan's killer launches appeal

A Wellington man serving a life sentence for brutally murdering his estranged wife is appealing both his conviction and sentence.

Community right to give paedophile the boot

Hutt City Mayor Ray Wallace has refuted claims that neighbours who pushed for a paedophile to be removed from their community acted hysterically.

Search for missing tramper suspended

Search and rescue teams have suspended their search for the man missing in Tararua Forest Park overnight.