Opetaia Siale won't be spending Christmas at home - he'll be cleaning Wellington's public toilets while his family forgo presents so they can afford a Christmas meal.

The earthquake-stricken Reading Cinema carpark building in central Wellington will be demolished.

Wellington City Council's recovery manager officially has the power to make building owners share the results of their building inspections with the council.

Information centre will help people and businesses recover after the November 14 quake.

There are now four buildings at Wellington's CentrePort which could be demolished following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake.

Wellington's wild wind has put the brakes on the demolition of a severely earthquake-damaged office building in the central city.

Final demolition work is set to begin today on an earthquake damaged Wellington office block.

The demolition of three buildings in Wellington will be brought forward in light of last week's 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Two of

Three buildings owned by the Wellington City Council are set to be quickly demolished after inspections related to this month's massive 7.8 earthquake.

Wellington City Council has taken over management of the deconstruction of 61 Molesworth St from the building's owner Prime Property Group.

Footpath outside mall closed for building strengthening work.

Temperatures plummeted below freezing the night two men died on a tramp in the Tararua Forest Park.

Wellingtonians can expect the cordons to stay up for some time around the significantly damaged Reading Cinema car park building in the central city.

Demolition of the earthquake damaged building at 61 Molesworth Street in Wellington is unlikely to begin today.

Unwanted critters was the biggest cause of cleaning and improvement notices being handed out at Wellington eateries over the past year.

Acting Civil Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee has defended the Wellington City Council's decision to declare the CBD safe so quickly after Monday's quake.

A BMW owner is fuming after being forced to abandon her and her partner's only car in a Wellington building due to earthquake risks.

Cordons have been reduced in Wellington but there is still a significant amount of work to be done on earthquake-damaged buildings.

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.

Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says more Aucklanders should pack up and move to the capital.

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.