The earthquake-stricken Reading Cinema carpark building in central Wellington will be demolished.

Wellington City Council's recovery manager officially has the power to make building owners share the results of their building inspections with the council.

Parts of the North Island are expected to hit 30 degrees today, with Hawke's Bay getting the biggest dose of the sun's rays.

A bitter run of tyre slashing near Wellington Airport could lead to rule changes for on-street parking.

Three groups of recreational divers face prosecution after being nabbed with almost 400 illegally caught paua in the Wellington region over the weekend.

Police have increased their patrols around Upper Hutt schools following reports of men trying to lure children away - with one man offering a child Pokemon cards to follow him.

Wellington records its wettest spring since World War II, with rain falling on 63 out of 91 days during the season.

A Kapiti Coast man who disappeared on his way to work yesterday has been found.

People across New Zealand have been basking in today's sunshine as the first weekend of summer did not disappoint.

Owners of a top Wellington restaurant could be left tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket from last month's earthquake.

Lower Hutt shoppers won't be vying for a car park at Queensgate or the CBD this Christmas season, thanks to a free weekend shuttle service.

A teenager is in a critical condition after the car he was driving went through a train track barrier and crashed down a bank in Wellington.

An 80-year-old Wellington man pretended to be a police officer while telling a woman off about her clothing.

Three Head Hunters gang members are facing charges for allegedly selling methamphetamine in Wairarapa.

Thirty classic cars are up for grabs this weekend, in a major sale of a private collection.

Wellington will get its High Court back in the new year, but only once water and earthquake damage is repaired.

Thirty classic cars are up for grabs this weekend, in a major sale of a private collection.

Wellington's Michael Preston has had his conviction and sentence of life imprisonment upheld by the Court of Appeal.

A Wairarapa woman who died of injuries suffered while trying to rescue her cat from a cabbage tree had been stuck in its branches for up to two hours.

Part of a mall now at risk of a collapse after last month's tremors is coming down today.

A major crash has blocked a major route across the Wellington region this morning.

Tourism will weather last month's magnitude 7.8 quake, but Treasury is warning the total cost of the disaster could reach up to $3 billion.

Information centre will help people and businesses recover after the November 14 quake.

There are now four buildings at Wellington's CentrePort which could be demolished following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake.

A Wellington mother is furious her son was disqualified from running barefoot from an inter-school event but a local sporting body says it agrees with the school's decision.

Wellington Police have arrested seven people over a city-based methamphetamine dealing syndicate.

A drunk driver who crashed his car into another then tried to pee in a public garden while police were speaking to him.

Strong GDP outlook tipped to remain as economy is robust enough to ride out challenges from earthquakes.

A man accused of throwing a chunk of concrete at a person, severing the person's big toe, has had his matter called in court.

The signs of summer are among us with pohutakawa trees flowering already and forecasters say the official first day of the season on Thursday will be calm and dry.