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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Wellington articles  Wellington
    Police have closed access to Battle Hill Forest Park - as searches for a downed helicopter continue north of Wellington
     28 January 2026
    Police have closed access to Battle Hill Forest Park - as searches for a downed helicopter continue north of Wellington
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    Otaki MP Tim Costley is urging people to give emergency services space, after a reported helicopter crash near Paekakariki Hill Road, north of Wellington
    28 Jan: Otaki MP Tim Costley is urging people to give emergency services space, after a reported helicopter crash near Paekakariki Hill Road, north of Wellington... more
    A new name for Wellington's stadium
    28 Jan: A new name for Wellington's stadium... more
    Hutt Valley Police are on the hunt for items of distinctive clothing following a spate of robberies at local bars
    27 Jan: Hutt Valley Police are on the hunt for items of distinctive clothing following a spate of robberies at local bars... more
    Wellington Phoenix women's captain CJ Bott is hopeful she'll be back next A-League season after announcing her pregnancy
    26 Jan: Wellington Phoenix women's captain CJ Bott is hopeful she'll be back next A-League season after announcing her pregnancy... more
    The Wellington Phoenix women have rocketed from 9th to second on the congested A-League ladder...after beating Adelaide United 3-1 at home in Porirua
    25 Jan: The Wellington Phoenix women have rocketed from 9th to second on the congested A-League ladder...after beating Adelaide United 3-1 at home in Porirua... more
    It's touch and go whether new Wellington Phoenix women's striker Mackenzie Anthony will be available for this afternoon's clash against Adelaide United in Porirua
    25 Jan: It's touch and go whether new Wellington Phoenix women's striker Mackenzie Anthony will be available for this afternoon's clash against Adelaide United in Porirua... more
    Little hesitation for new Phoenix signing Mackenzie Anthony in agreeing to join the A-League football club's women's side
    22 Jan: Little hesitation for new Phoenix signing Mackenzie Anthony in agreeing to join the A-League football club's women's side... more
    A person's suffered serious injuries after an assault in Auckland's Mount Wellington
    21 Jan: A person's suffered serious injuries after an assault in Auckland's Mount Wellington... more
    Police have just one more person to catch after an attack at a gathering in Wellington last month
    19 Jan: Police have just one more person to catch after an attack at a gathering in Wellington last month... more

     Most Popular Recent Wellington News
     04 Jan: The Wellington Phoenix men have helped Auckland FC stay top of the A-League ladder...upsetting the third placed Brisbane Roar 3-nil across the ditch...despite playing more than an hour with just 10 men ++++++++++++++++++++
     04 Jan: Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano reckons self-inflicted hardship drove his side to a 3-nil A-League win away at the Brisbane Roar ++++++++++++++++++++
     03 Jan: Don't expect too many changes to the Wellington Phoenix starting line-up, despite being thumped 5-1 in their most recent outing +++++++++++++++++++
     04 Jan: The 10-man Wellington Phoenix men have stunned Brisbane 3-0 in the A-League, despite winger Carlo Armiento being given a red card in the 38th minute +++++++++++++++++++
     02 Jan: Embattled Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano is expecting his players to fire up this weekend ++++++++++++++
     04 Jan: The Wellington Phoenix women have made history...scoring their first-ever A-League football point in Queensland ++++++++++++++
     02 Jan: A washout in the men's Twenty20 Super Smash game between Auckland and Wellington at Eden Park outer oval ++++++++++++++

     Wellington NewsLinks
      29 Jan: Roading project ‘ambiguity’ driving ‘frustration’ of residents who demand say on where highway will go (Stuff.co.nz)
      28 Jan: ‘forever my hero’: former wellington phoenix assistant coach dies aged 64 (Stuff.co.nz)
      28 Jan: Two believed to be dead in helicopter crash north of wellington (Stuff.co.nz)
      28 Jan: Tributes flow for wellington's beloved aro park cat, lola (RadioNZ)
      28 Jan: Wellington's beloved cat, lola, drawn tributes from many who passed her by in aro park (RadioNZ)
      28 Jan: Te toi mahana adopts nintex to streamline housing ops (ITBrief)
      28 Jan: Emergency services rush to helicopter crash in paekakariki hill (RadioNZ)
      28 Jan: Green mp celia wade-brown to stand down at election (RadioNZ)
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    Entertainment:
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    Business:
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    Environment:
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    International:
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    Law and Order:
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