Exciting - but smelly - return home for Wellington quake exiles.

Most people have been allowed to return to Tory St already.

New Zealand universities have again scored high rankings in the annual QS World University Subject Rankings.

Wellington College is investigating social media posts made by two students describing 'taking advantage' of drunk women in a closed Facebook group.

Wellington police are hoping to reunite a war commendation with its rightful owner.

NZ-led study's findings bring new hope that the species may be more resilient than originally thought.

The property company that rented office space to a family to live in faces a claim for the $6000 rent the family paid.

A five metre boat and its crew of three were stranded when the vessel's propeller was entangled in a Cook Strait fishing net.

The New Zealand Defence Force and Ministry of Defence must now find a new headquarters for hundreds of staff.

Wellington Council and sculptor Neil Dawson are at odds over destroying his art work.

It'll be a beautiful day in most parts of the North Island today.

The men had a lucky escape after experiencing engine trouble in rough seas.

Travel is safer now, so fewer of us are dying in large-scale disasters, but climate change could reverse the trend.

Being doused in fuel was a "very serious situation" due to its flammability.

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

The news Annette King is quitting politics has been greeted by disappointment from the Rongotai electorate. King is stepping down

The last of the Reading Cinema car park building was brought down on Tuesday.

Airline pilots want to delay a planning hearing regarding extension on Wellington Airport's runway.

Porirua's mayor stresses the shooting incident "had nothing to do with Porirua".

Court of Appeal rules Wellington Airport safety areas need a second look.

Two US tourists thought they'd found the friendliest country in the world when they got talking to a woman at Wellington Airport - who happened to be Deputy PM.

A taxi driver has been fired after a dashcam caught him pulling a dodgy manoeuvre.

The man fatally shot by police in Porirua on Sunday morning has been named.

The police union is hitting back against suggestions a Taser could have been used instead of a gun.

Wellington's top cop is backing the officer who fatally shot a 44-year-old man.

Police say they responded appropriately to the situation where a Wellington man was shot dead.

For every sanitary product bought by a company, another will be given to a high school for free.

Rider flown to Wellington Hospital after crashing on Karori mountainbiking track

An expert has weighed in on reports of a bright light shooting across the skies over New Zealand last night.

Some people posted on social media about seeing the sky light up, while others described the light as being green in colour.