Owners of boutique cinemas in Wellington have seen their business double since the November earthquake knocked two major cinemas out of action.

Services will be held in Wellington and Auckland today to pay tribute to former Steel & Tube Holdings Ltd boss Nick Calavrias.

Asha Ali Abdille stabbed both pilots on a a flight from Blenheim to Christchurch in 2008.

Patient battles through two reviews and three court cases to prove that his treatment injury happened at the time of surgery.

One man had serious injuries and had to be airlifted to hospital.

Police were unable to find the group of three or four males driving a black car up and down the road.

The November 14 earthquake caused significant damage to the Wellington Port, especially to the container area.

The site where a nine-storey office block once stood on Wellington's Molesworth St is hardly recognisable.

Wellington's Zealandia has just reached another milestone in its efforts to bring wildlife back to the city.

The 67-year-old was a well known businessman and was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2011 for services to business.

New Zealand's most famous teen dad is helping other young parents find their feet by raising cash to send them on leadership courses.

Two lucky Lotto players are each half a million dollars richer after tonight's Lotto draw.

Most people would take a few days off if a gunman stormed into their shop and fired a bullet into the ceiling - but not Bharati Gandhi.

Nikki Kaye has opened up about the aftermath of being diagnosed with breast cancer.

The elderly Wellington grandmother missing after going for a run yesterday has been found.

Nearly 1000 cats have found themselves in predicaments needing rescue by fire crews in the last five years.

A police investigation into the execution-style killing of Upper Hutt woman Lois Tolley has revealed the possibility of one or more females being involved.

Wellington District Police are concerned for the safety of a 76-year-old woman who was reported missing earlier this evening. Marilyn

Wellington Hospital took a leaf out the NZ Police's book during New Years' Eve, busting out the breathalysers for people coming through the emergency department.

Bay of Islands the place to be for summer sun today

As most Kiwis were partying to see the new year in, others were being born.

The MetService is forecasting rain for much of New Zealand today, perhaps ruining plans for post-party barbecues and sunbathing.

Police are "generally pleased" with behaviour at New Year's Eve celebrations across the country and say there were no significant issues or incidents reported.

A spectacular fireworks display off Auckland's Sky Tower and parties around the country herald the start of a new year.

To the sound of 200-300 voices chanting "live, live, Israel, resolution go to Hell", Hawke's Bay pastor Nigel Woodley stood outside

An American motoryclist was found dead with his crashed motorbike two days after he left a hotel, and failed to turn up for work the next morning.

Closure of the Kapiti rail line has exacerbated holiday traffic along the Kapiti Coast as would-be train passengers have been forced to travel by bus on congested roads.

Thousands have reported feeling the "severe" 5.5 magnitude quake which rattled central New Zealand this afternoon.

Traffic delays north of Wellington are becoming a daily occurrence as capital residents head away for New Year.