Victoria University condemns lecturer for saying she ignores student emails that start with ‘hey’
“I really hate emails that start with ‘Hey’,” Park wrote online. Quotes of her comments are a translation…
Driver dies after truck hits building in Lower Hutt
A truck driver has died after crashing into a building in Lower Hutt this morning. Emergency services were…
Wellington man stabbed in back and arm – lucky to survive, say police
A young man is lucky to be alive, police say, after being stabbed multiple times in the back…
Vandals target Wellington MTB trails with planks, logs
Wellington City Council is installing motion-activated cameras after a spate of vandalism which appeared to target mountain bikers…
Jailed car parts dealer Abdul Ahmadi to lose Wellington properties, court rules
The practice came to an end when police raided his Christchurch yard and found several stolen vehicles on…
Person sustains burns in Upper Hutt building fire
A person has sustained burns following a building fire in Upper Hutt this afternoon. A Fire and Emergency…
Community rallies behind pub after liquor licence lost
A small rural community is rallying behind its only hotel after the venue lost its liquor licence this…
Pāpāmoa water rescue: Wellington dad’s quick action saves swimmer from rip
Holland saw a man in the water waving frantically for help. Realising the woman he’d been trying to…
Rockfall on SH59, drivers urged to use Transmission Gully
Drivers heading north out of Wellington on Friday and Saturday are being urged to use Transmission Gully rather…
Wellington lawyer Mohammad Shahzad censured and fined after acting for flatmates
Shahzad and his flatmate later had a falling out, and he began advising for his other flatmates who…
Watchdog clears officers who tasered man wielding hedge trimmers
The Independent Police Conduct Authority says Wellington police were justified in tasering an armed man who received a…
Man wielding hedge trimmer tasered three times after assaulting and chasing woman holding baby – were police justified?
She was reportedly bleeding and screaming as he was hacking at the wooden shelter with half of a…