Wellington's iconic ferns sculpture, estimated to have cost $150,000, has been discovered in a waste management yard.

Wellington streets that became notorious for tyre slashings, could soon get parking changes.

Justin Lester hopes the council can develop affordable homes for first home buyers.

The real minimum wage needed for a family to have a decent standard of living is about to rise to $20.20 an hour, says the Living Wage movement.

It is hoped the demolition-hit Tory St area of the Wellington city centre will be reopened around early April.

Wellington beggars are becoming more opportunistic, using "standover tactics", and even operating on "rosters". In a meeting this

Thousands of workers have been displaced, building assessment deadlines are not being met and earthquake damage is still only just coming to light in Wellington.

A Wellington suburb has become empty and fearful, after a spate of vicious tyre slashings.

The November earthquake was the likely cause of a leak affecting the main water supply pipe to Wellington City.

Demolition of the Reading Cinema carpark building will begin next week.

Preparations are under way to tear down carpark building damaged in Wellington quake.

Relief for Wellington workers this morning as part of Molesworth St finally reopens.

Demolition contractors have been able to get a small amount of material out of the quake-damaged building at 61 Molesworth St.

Rob Zorn's car is one of 10 vehicles left in Wellington building to be demolished that cannot be retrieved.

Wellington's notorious weather has delayed the demolition of quake-damaged office building.

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.

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.

Demolition work on the quake-damaged building at 61 Molesworth Street in Wellington central is due to start today, hopefully after lunchtime.

The company that let people live in a Wellington commercial building may face council prosecution.

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.