Demolition work on the quake-damaged building at 61 Molesworth Street in Wellington central is due to start today, hopefully after lunchtime.

Wanted man using social media to avoid police, says detective.

The company that let people live in a Wellington commercial building may face council prosecution.

The Asteron building, at 55 Featherston St, is the latest Wellington building to be evacuated due to earthquake safety concerns.

Green Party co-leader James Shaw has decided to run in Wellington Central again in 2017.

Wellington City Council has taken over management of the deconstruction of 61 Molesworth St from the building's owner Prime Property Group.

Confusion surrounds investigation of alleged illegal tenancies of an earthquake-damaged building in Wellington.

It may be months before inner-city Wellington residents are allowed home.

Prime Property Group is standing by the manager who allowed tenants to live in a commercial building on Molesworth St in Wellington, which is now being demolished.

The trampers who died in the Tararua Forest Park were found within 1km of the hut they were heading to, police say. The 39-year-old

Asbestos contamination and a highly unstable building have destroyed any chance of personal belongings being saved from 61 Molesworth St in Wellington.

Footpath outside mall closed for building strengthening work.

Temperatures plummeted below freezing the night two men died on a tramp in the Tararua Forest Park.

Wellingtonians can expect the cordons to stay up for some time around the significantly damaged Reading Cinema car park building in the central city.

The British High Commission building in Wellington has been closed after earthquake damage was found.

Work to demolish a quake-damaged Wellington office tower is expected to take about two weeks, weather permitting.

Authorities have revealed four fruit fly larvae were found at Wellington Airport earlier this month.

Demolition of the earthquake damaged building at 61 Molesworth Street in Wellington is unlikely to begin today.

John Key said the cost of the earthquake and any resultant economic hits could affect the ability to offer a tax cut programme in the short term

It's back to business for most Wellington workers today according to the city's mayor, as buildings reopen in the CBD.

Four Wellington students are without a home after abandoning their rickety Aro Valley flat during Monday's 7.8 magnitude earthquake.

Wellington Harbour has been invaded by five vessels from the US, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand navies.

New Zealand is in for a relatively dry day today with areas of morning cloud and isolated showers in the north, clearing around midday and becoming mostly sunny.

Thousands of central Wellington workers face an uncertain week as the clean-up from Monday's devastating 7.8 earthquake clean-up.

Cook Strait ferries are up and running after Monday's earthquake.

Police are asking the public to come forward with any information they might have about the incident.

Acting Civil Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee has defended the Wellington City Council's decision to declare the CBD safe so quickly after Monday's quake.

A new two-storey gallery will span the fourth and fifth floor of the museum.

From today, people can get behind Red Cross' work to support communities affected by Monday's devastating earthquake by donating at

Wellington Girls' College has been evacuated due to emergency access concerns after the 7.8 earthquake which struck on Monday.