The beaches and a pedestrian area near Lambton Quay will go smoke free this year.

Sarah Mayne's family described her as a loving and kind person, at her funeral last month.

Vic is fighting a liquor ban in Kelburn Park- a well known haunt for students.

How one Kiwi business gets the convenience of Paywave without the heavy price.

Kaffee Eis had to pay more than $20,000 in Paywave fees over the last 16 months.

Breaking the Water Whirler nearly cost Hunter Macdonald his life, his lawyer says.

A school statue and sign has been left covered in graffiti.

Police were called to the property yesterday and found Edith Roderique dead.

Councillors say it's not the role of WCC to have an official position on the issue.

There's growing doubt Mike Tana's family will ever make the move to join him in Porirua.

Mowbray Collectables will put the stamp under the hammer in two weekends time.

Lewis Corrigan said brother John admitted shooting their parents

46,474 people attended - but there was a dark side that didn't sit well with many.

Last time the house went up for sale, viewers weren't even allowed inside.

Sixteen people were arrested at the Eminem concert at Wellington's Westpac Stadium.

One of Joshua Johnston victims lost $1.4m in retirement savings.

The 10 Lower Hutt buildings were not brought up to scratch by their December deadline.

World War 1 censorship set stage for a century of state snooping on New Zealanders

The rainbow is 3000sq m, equivalent to eight netball courts.

Wellington's population will swell to the highest on record on Saturday.

The fate of Wellington's Town Hall will be revealed today, after a budget blow-out.

Scammers causing troubles for people trying to sell legitimate concert tickets to Eminem.

Little Isla was 'doing ok' up until last Christmas, then the cancer came back.

Wellington Reading Cinemas employees "stunned and confused" with news of redundancy.

Injuries, hospital admissions from bad housing cost NZ up to $164m a year: researchers

The baboons' quality of life had drastically dropped, and no other homes were available.

Te Matatini, the national kapa haka festival, will be hosted at Eden Park in 2021.

The national kapa haka festival is going ahead amid possible heavy and thundery rain.

Cyclone Oma is headed off north, but a cold southerly will bring rain and winds today.

Baboons Habib, 14, Osiris, 7, Les, 17, and Rafiki, 15 were all put to death.