Wellington news

Senior Govt minister visits Gloriavale after refusing to rule out shutting community

She met new overseeing shepherd Stephen Standfast and other leaders.

Charting the rise of Dave Rennie – from club rugby to head coach of the All Blacks

Rennie has coached grassroots club rugby, NPC, Super Rugby and now the All Blacks.

Person seriously injured after being trapped between truck and skip in Wellington

Emergency services were called to Maning Lane in central Wellington at 5am.

Ranked: The top 50 Kiwis in the NRL

In a gruelling exercise, we rank the top New Zealanders currently in the NRL.

'We need to show some humanity': Labour calls for abuse-in-care survivors, clients in hardship to be exempt from law change

The Opposition party acknowledges a 'loophole needs to be closed'.

'Disgusting': Outrage as council flies American flag amid Iran attacks

The council said the flag was raised to mark AmeriCARna, a US car event.

Where and when to watch tonight’s rare total lunar eclipse

New Zealand is one of the few places able to see the full six-hour eclipse.

Taradale’s new police base goes up almost overnight

The new building to house 50 police staff was put together on site in about 24 hours.