The Mains said they spent 14 months anxiously waiting to get their elderly pet back.

Research underway into elevating the Parliamentary Precinct to World Heritage status.

Wellington residents are being asked to avoid Wadestown after a bus caught fire.

Water restrictions are being put in place around the country.

Fears business is slowing as residents brace for 7am to 8pm construction times.

The engineer must also pay $15,000 towards Engineering New Zealand's investigation costs.

A firearm has been found at the address and police are not seeking any other weapons.

Homicide investigation launched after man and woman shot dead early this morning.

Two bodies were found at a residential property in the Wairarapa.

Actor shares diary he kept during his time shooting in New Zealand during 2000.

Four family members got into trouble fishing off the Wellington coast at 11am yesterday.

Searchers scoured the area for more than six hours.

Vulnerable people priced out of the market as people look further afield than Wellington.

"The whole of Conjola Park, it's like it has been wiped off the map."

The 13-week-old Bernese Mountain Dog pup has some big shoes to fill.

Whanganui athletes had an outstanding season with the second half yet to come.

Simon Woolf's family hike ended in a dramatic rescue after he slipped and fell.

Five million litres of wastewater spewed into the harbour. Who's accountable?

"What makes that person think it's okay to shoot an animal, a helpless domestic cat?"

Get ready to put your life achievements on paper and snap pictures of your baking.

Public Service feels tension between squeeze on office space and welcoming mums to work.

NZTA is warning of even heavier traffic on Sunday.

Data from last summer indicates when the roads will be most congested.