News from NZ Police
Both southbound lanes at Melling Link on State Highway 2 in Wellington were blocked following a serious crash early this morning. Read more »

News from NZ Police
Police are praising Wellingtonians for having trouble-free fun en masse over the late summer. Read more »

Report from RNZ
A man who was arrested over the assault of two security guards at a Wellington music festival is also being investigated in connection with assaults on several women. Read more »

Report from RNZ
A driver was killed in Ōtaki last night after his car hit a power pole in Tasman Road just after 8.30pm. Read more »

News from Upper Hutt City Council
The H2O Xtream community pool facility reopened at 10.00 am this morning after an incident yesterday caused it to close early. The slides will remain closed while we undertake a full investigation. Read more »

Report from RNZ
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has started moves to strip disgraced Wellington businessman Sir Ron Brierley of his knighthood. Read more »

News from Ministry For Primary Industries
A Lower Hutt man and a Napier man have each received three-year fishing bans for repeatedly taking excess and undersize pāua, in recent years. Read more »

Wellington.Scoop
There was an hour of delays for northbound traffic on SH1 this morning after a two-vehicle crash near Tawa. Read more »

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Wellington.Scoop
About 500 people tonight attended a rally in Courtenay Place, demanding action against sexual violence and a lack of safety in the central city. Read more »

Report by Ella Tait
Emergency housing cannot be a scapegoat for Wellington’s high record of sexual assault, says Jahla Lawrence. Lawrence, an organiser of tonight’s #LetUsLive Rally, said it was great that Mayor Andy Foster is acknowledging Wellington’s high sexual assault statistics. Read more »