Wellington commuters face delays and disruption as the city struggles to get back to normal.

People who usually work in central Wellington are strongly urged to stay home today following the 7.5 magnitude earthquake.

A series of land slips forced residents to evacuate their homes as the capital was lashed by wild weather yesterday.

What's lurking beneath the surface in the Wellington Harbour?

Finbarr Patrick Clabby could not swim when he ended up in Wellington Harbour after a night out. His body was found later the same morning.

A popular Wellington sports park will be undergoing a major upgrade.

Volunteers and council staff finished painting over a Wellington water tank, only for it to be covered in graffiti later the same day.

Wellington couple awarded $72,500 after neighbours blocked their multi-million-dollar harbour view.

A plan to spend millions bringing pandas to Wellington Zoo is being pooh-poohed by Kerre McIvor. She says they should stay in China.

There needs to be a shake-up in the charity sector to ensure greater transparency and remove the tax advantages given to big charity groups, a NZ think-tank says.

Seven heritage building owners will receive nearly $175,000 from Wellington City Council's Built Heritage Incentive Fund.

Face-to-face fundraisers criticised by Wellington City councillor say they have a code of professionalism.

There is strong opposition to a proposed Wellington super city, a survey has shown.

The location of Wellington's proposed Hilton hotel and conference centre has been shifted from Cable St to near the railway station.

A proposal for councils in Wellington and Wairarapa to combine to form a super city has been met with criticism, some saying the voice of the region has not been heard.

Two mayors from the Wellington region have voiced their concerns surrounding the Local Government Commission's proposal for a Wellington super city.

One super city would take over the functions of nine councils in the lower North Island under a draft proposal by the Local Government Commission.

The Hataitai bus tunnel in central Wellington will be earthquake-strengthened over the next six months, causing some disruptions to off-peak bus services.

Wellington city councillors will vote next week on a new purpose-built convention centre and five-star hotel that will cost ratepayers $2m per year to lease.

Auckland City Missioner Diane Robertson has said her staff have reported a rise in clients showing symptoms of solvent abuse.

Wellington City Council has admitted personal details of up to 120,000 people were inadvertently released by its parking contractor.

Wellington's re-elected mayor wants to push ahead with a merger of local councils but won't say whether she would run as mayor of the super city.

Wellington's re-elected mayor wants to push ahead with a merger of local councils but won't say whether she would run as mayor of the supercity.

John Morrison used to dream of spending his retirement growing vegetables and catching fish.

Wellington's mayor is hopeful it will be business as normal tomorrow despite 35 buildings in the CBD found to have been externally damaged by yesterday's severe earthquake.

Scientists are deploying extra seismic instruments in Marlborough to enable more accurate measurement of the aftershocks off the coast of Seddon.