Latest Wellington news

'Strongest performers': Rural areas leading NZ's economic recovery
Rural economies were buoyed by better prices for dairy, meat and horticulture exports.

Train station heckler 'apologetic' and upset after swearing at Winston Peters
The man was tearful when visited by the Herald this morning.

Council's pivotal meeting to decide fate of key Wellington projects
More than 3000 submissions were received for the amended long-term budget.

'Generational, life-defining' prize: Porirua supermarket decks out store for Lotto's $17m winner
The winning ticket was sold at New World Whitby in Porirua.

How first-home buyers are moving ahead in a challenging market
Many buyers are getting into their first homes with much smaller deposits.

How a mini-stroke couldn't stop Emerson's football journey at Napier City Rovers
No question of Cameron Emerson’s courage and commitment in hitting a 100-game milestone.

Five players win almost $60k each in Lotto Second Division - where were tickets sold?
First Division Powerball was struck - the winning ticket taking home $17.2 million.

Central Districts get vote of confidence from racing bosses
Key questions answered over immediate future of crucial Central Districts racetracks

Lotto Powerball: Have you won big in tonight’s $17 million draw?
Time to check your numbers for tonight's multimillion-dollar Lotto Powerball draw.

Teen who bashed mother to death with dumbbell says life sentence is unfair
Jordan Taylor's lawyers say his upbringing and age should have been taken into account.

Opinion: Will Auckland's food snobs ever be satisfied?
How restaurants are feeding a city's obsession with eating the next big thing.

'Foul, filthy language': Peters hits back after heckler's employer criticised for investigation
Tonkin + Taylor apologised after their employee heckled Winston Peters.

'A professional comedian worth seeing': The highlights from the NZ International Comedy Festival
The NZ International Comedy Festival is under way in Auckland and Wellington.

The Doctors Bayfair opens new 'purpose-built' medical practice
The new space allows staff to better support the needs of the 'rapidly growing' community.

'Grossest depravity': Man jailed for helping run child sex abuse website
Family bewildered 'gentle and loyal man' could be involved in harming children.
Widespread internet outages reported across New Zealand
Customers across the country began reporting problems about 7.30pm.
Car news and advice


Nissan Micra returns as all-electric hatchback with SUV looks
New model is a twin-under-the-skin to the award-winning Renault 5 E-Tech.

Audi S5 Avant review: numbers game
Audi is great at making fast station wagons, not so good at working out what to call them.

Mazda CX-3 SP20 long-term test: revive the drive
CX-3 on the open road: it's been a while. Like, a decade.