Police are investigating an unexplained death after a body was discovered on Wainuiomata Road in Lower Hutt on Thursday morning.
A Lower Hutt restaurant has received a significant fine and been ordered to pay tens of thousands in reparations for the sustained exploitation of two Indian migrant employees.
Commuter services on the Hutt Valley line were delayed by half an hour on Monday morning after a person was spotted trespassing on the Ava Railway Bridge.
Hutt City Council has released its Draft Annual Plan, proposing a 9.5% rates increase while seeking public feedback on future budget cuts and service changes.