No town hall, no go for show: Drax Project snubs Wellington
The band's move highlights the heavy weight of the city's growing construction projects.
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Wild weather: Rain, wind, giant waves to continue
South-westerly winds mean a miserable start to the weekend for many, but change is coming.
Revealed: Man accused of Karori murder, sex offence against child
The murder accused is Joseph William Borton.
Young women setting sights on local politics
Young women want to shake-up the "male, pale and stale" local council status quo.
Victim's relief at rapist's sentence
The victim realised now she was not to blame for the horrors Richard Apperley committed.
Indefinite jail for decades of 'dehumanising' rapes
The charges against Richard Apperley date back to offending beginning in the 1990s.
Political Roundup: Budget 'hack' scandal reveals big accountability problems
COMMENT: Can we trust government departments? Can we trust Treasury not to lie to us?
Police praise public for help
People reported a man acting aggressively to a woman and her children in Upper Hutt.
Search tactics assessed on missing Tararua tramper Darren Myers
Police assessing Tararua search options in face of forecast snow and gales.
Campaign for trackless trams to Karori
There are already plans afoot for any money left over in Let's Get Welly Moving's kitty.
Stepfather admits shaking baby but denies it was murder
William Wakefield told police he shook the baby three times to hurt him, the court heard.
Weather delays search for missing British tramper
The search for a 49-year-old British man, missing in the Tararua Range, continues today.
Traffic: Crashes cause delays in Auckland and Wellington
Crashes and breakdowns are causing delays for drivers in Auckland and Wellington.
Fears Wellington social housing land will be privatised
Should there be space for affordable homes in Wellington's Arlington redevelopment?
The Scout: The best of the weekend's First XV rugby
A big win for St Peter's headlines the latest round of schoolboy rugby.
Winter isn't coming New Zealand - it's here, and it's cold, brace yourselves
Temperatures dipped below zero overnight as snow blanketed parts of New Zealand.
Man missing with four children found
Police had appealed for sightings of the missing man and his four children.
Thunderstorms, lightning, driving warnings. What's next?
No matter where you were in NZ last night, you would have experienced thunderstorms.
Home detention for false rape complaint
When the victim refused to rekindle the relationship, she immediately laid the complaint.
Killer's dementia: Man, 75, unfit to stand trial for retirement village murder
Judge says he killed a 70-year-old woman - this is why he won't face a trial.
The fight for Wellington: New political party formed
The Wellington Party will be launched next month to contest local body elections.
Budget cover photo: Mum quits NZ, PM hits back
Vicky Freeman and her daughter couldn't afford to continue living in Auckland.
Budget 2019: Who's delighted and who's disappointed?
Following the announcement of the 2019 Budget, people are having their say.
New faces of the New Zealand music industry
The first cohort of students from the Bachelor of Commercial Music have graduated.
Watch: White-knuckle landing in windy Wellington
A classic windy landing at Wellington International Airport has been caught on camera.
'Batman just punched a licorice allsort': A night on the streets with NZ Police
What's a night on the town like for New Zealand Police?
'Harmless prank' earns wilful damage charge
A 62-year-old man says court staff are behaving like "childish bullies".
Petone pensioner decapitated with bread knife after synthetic drug row
Eugene Baker has admitted the gruesome murder.
Outrage after Wellington Tranzurban manager mocks cyclists
'A brief search for cyclist hit by bus Wellington shows why people don't see it as funny.'
Community concerns over Porirua housing redevelopment
Neighbours call for more engagement over a housing plan in their backyard.
Students label liquor ban a 'lazy band-aid'
Victoria University students have come out swinging over a proposed ban at Kelburn Park.
Residents fed up with self-entitled student binge drinking
The stoush over student drinking in Wellington's Kelburn Park heads to council today.
State Highway 2 closed south of Masterton following crash
NZTA is asking motorists to follow the directions of emergency services
Synthetic-related drug incidents 'drop off' in Hutt
Police have targeted several dealers in the past few months, which may have helped.