'Holy cow!': Kiwis around NZ react to strong quake
The quake sent pets running for cover and toppled artwork off the walls.
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Dry week ahead for most of New Zealand
Aucklanders used 416 million litres of water on Saturday.
The art of slow travel: Discovering the Wairarapa
Discovering ancient lighthouses and brilliant bookstores a few hours from the capital.
Little life, big loss: Miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death in New Zealand
Thousands of parents go through the loss of a baby each year - why don't we talk about it?
Seeya, sunshine: Rain on way as high heads east
Our good run of weather had to come to an end.
Phillip Smith: The $1m runaway prisoner up for parole
Smith achieved infamy after fleeing his jail cell and escaping to Brazil, in disguise.
Wellington's closed central library will cost $200m to repair
Documents reveal options to get the city's heart beating again and how much they'll cost.
Wellington's beloved Mittens the cat awarded city's top honour
The curious feline joins the ranks of Sir Peter Jackson and cricketer Brendon McCullum.
New legal challenge launched over Shelly Bay development
Enterprise Miramar has filed judicial review proceedings at the High Court.
Second chance for a Lime e-scooter NZ trifecta
A spot in the e-scooter market is up for grabs in some of the country's biggest cities.
Thirsty Thursday: Bars, clubs and wine bars reopen for businesses
Go get a drink - but leave those lockdown dance moves at home.
What did Wellington's mayor learn on his $30k leadership course?
Ratepayers may never know, Andy Foster has refused to answer questions about it.
Prolific thief who stole mayor's car sentenced
Brendan McBride stole from his own mother, as well as the mayor of Upper Hutt.
120 tonnes in one day: Wellington recycling like 'Christmas on steroids'
Tonnes of recycling ending up at the landfill every day so the system isn't overwhelmed.
Woman who threw bucket of boiling water on prison inmate declined parole
In 2006 Kino Matete was the first woman in the country to get an indefinite jail sentence.
Notorious criminal Dean Wickliffe to be freed on parole
Dean Wickliffe has spent most of his life in prison.
Lower Hutt man accused of trying to murder his mother during lockdown
The man was charged with wounding the complainant, but the charge has been upgraded.
Watch: Massive queue for open home as buyers leap at level 2
Queues, "excessive sanitiser" and no touching the cupboards. Welcome to level 2 open homes
No exceptions: PM, Clarke Gayford turned away after cafe limit reached
The cafe had reached its level-2 limit, but then came a twist...
Body of man with reported gang links found in Wellington bay
Police are on the hunt for clues after Joseph Nansen's body was found in only underwear.
'I try to motivate people': Disabled gamer No Hands NZ
A Kiwi with no fingers has become an online gaming sensation.
Freeeeeeedom! Kiwis embrace level 2 - what you can do this weekend
It's here at last, New Zealand. Our first level 2 weekend.
Level 2 lures more to roads, but catch-up to last year continues
New Zealand Transport Agency traffic volume data is out for the first day of level 2.
A popular Wellington four-wheel-driving track could close indefinitely
A busy four-wheel-drive track could be closed indefinitely.
Wellington's back to work footpath etiquette explained
No looking at your cellphones if possible, not even to gaze upon your latest Tinder match.
Level 2: Happiness tinged with worry as cafes reopen
Cafes are open - but are customers returning?
Council pay cuts only for those earning more than $100k
New legislation gives the Remuneration Authority power to make pay cuts.
Welcome to level 2: Shoppers take to malls, carparks filling up
We are officially in alert level two, New Zealand!
Police identify body found in Evans Bay inlet, Wellington
Divers at the site of the recovery have today found a number of items.
Wellington mayor refuses to disclose pay cut details
Andy Foster says a request for which charities he's donating to is 'too intrusive'.
'They can have 100 people at a bloody restaurant but not a funeral?' - widow
The family of Dave Pīhama have been waiting for eight weeks to give him a funeral.
Free parking is over: Wellingtonians slapped with 800 fines
Some motorists in the CBD have been caught out twice in one day.