Good Sorts: Lower Hutt woman raises thousands to send Iraqi kids to school

Woman arrested over shooting at Wellington apartment complex

During the incident last weekend, a person jumped from a balcony, to escape an alleged offender armed with a shotgun.

'Decent jolt': 4.9 magnitude quake strikes near Wellington

GeoNet said the quake occurred at 9.09pm and was centred 25km north-west of Wellington at a depth of 24km.

Jevon McSkimming admits to child sexual, bestiality material charges

The disgraced former deputy police commissioner pleaded guilty to three representative charges of possessing objectionable publications, namely child sexual exploitation and bestiality material.

Wellington street reopens after search fails to find wanted person

Armed police surrounded a Mount Cook apartment after reports a firearm might be present, but no weapon or wanted person was found.