Latest from Wairarapa
Vandals wreck girl's Xmas
Tegan Gadsby, 7, was gutted to find her early Christmas present from her nana destroyed.
Helicopters with monsoon buckets battle blaze
Rural fire crews are satisfied a scrub fire on the South Wairarapa coast has been put out, but are checking regularly for flare-ups.
New Zealand: Martinborough's big party
Heather Tyler finds a small town making the most of some fabulous vineyards.
Fatal Masterton fire victim named
Family, neighbours and firefighters fought in vain to save the life of a Masterton man they dragged near death from a blaze that gutted his sleepout late last night.
Severe earthquakes strike
The severe earthquake which rocked NZ this afternoon sent workers in Wellington running into the streets as the ground shook and buildings swayed from side to side.
'It's a lot worse than last time'
Marlborough and Wellington residents tell their stories of today's earthquake and its aftermath.
Strong magnitude 4.9 jolt near Seddon
A series of aftershocks have rumbled across central New Zealand this morning, sparked by a strong magnitude 4.9 jolt near Seddon, Marlborough shortly before 1am.
Strong earthquakes jolt country
A shallow 4.2 magnitude earthquake has been detected near East Cape, after a strong aftershock near Wellington this morning.
Quake damage forces residents out
Residents have cleared out of a central Wellington street while urgent work is carried out on a quake-damaged carpark lift which could come crashing down in an aftershock.
Hundreds of claims after Wgtn quake
More than 1000 claims have been lodged with the Earthquake Commission following the swarm of quakes centred off the Seddon coast.
Dying man ripped off by thief
A brazen thief distracted staff and stole money from a young Greytown boy's fundraiser for his sick grandfather.
Mother, daughter rescued from cliff
A mother and daughter have been winched to safety from a rocky ledge on Wairarapa's remote south coast.
Grieving partner: 'I offer my forgiveness'
A judge has commended a grieving woman and the man responsible for her partner's death during an emotional court hearing following a fatal road accident.
Inspired to raise funds to support Grace
A Masterton couple helped to raise more than $5000 for the Grace Yeats Trust after they read a newspaper article about the Grace's Oil of Gratitude fundraising initiative last December.
A seal-ly big surprise
A Wairarapa man got more than he bargained for when he took his two dogs walking at Lake Domain.
AA defends hard line on driving tests
The AA has defended its hard line on driving tests as Wairarapa parents complain about young drivers failing their tests for what they claim are minor reasons.
Wairarapa homes, roads flooded under irrigation plans
Farms, homes and roads would be totally submerged in a massive dam lake under proposed irrigation plans for Wairarapa.
Fire destroys trees worth $1m
A pine forest fire in South Wairarapa may have destroyed trees worth at least $1 million. The blaze at Pahaoa Rd, east of Martinborough, had engulfed at least 100ha by yesterday afternoon.
Choppers, crews battle Wairarapa fire
Six helicopters with monsoon buckets and seven ground firecrews battled a rapidly moving pine forest fire on Pahaoa Rd, east of Martinborough, yesterday that had engulfed 30 hectares by midday and was still burning.