Researchers at Otago University have found that electronic cigarettes pose potential health risks to users.

All Black Victor Vito went undercover to expose poor sideline behaviour among parents at a children's rugby match.

A giant kiwi has briefly taken flight in the tiny town of Eketahuna - just long enough to find a new nest.

Rush-hour traffic out of Wellington is crawling along the Kapiti Coast as a gas leak continues to cause major delays on the main route in and out of the capital.

A Wellington man has today pleaded guilty to manslaughter following a person's death in 2009.

Police are on the hunt for Lydon Keil

Emergency services were called to a "well involved" fire in a two-storey Penrose Street house at about 1pm today.

A woman managed to fight off a man who dragged her into the bushes of a Wellington park and assaulted her this evening.

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake has struck south-east of Wellington.

Marking World Refugee Day, the Herald spoke to a refugee family who escaped from Laos to New Zealand 33 years ago, risking their lives to do so.

Two injured in Wellington house fire.

The sudden death of one of Wairarapa's most colourful characters and community leaders has shocked and saddened the district.

Upper Hutt College was swindled out of $375,000 by its former executive officer Donald Hancox, who today pleaded guilty to 10 fraud charges.

The kayaker thought to be missing off Wellington's south coast in bitterly cold and wet conditions was, in fact, at home.

Selling alcohol to under-age buyer costs racing club a day of booze sales.

Lisa Fischer has toured New Zealand as backing vocalist to some of the world's biggest musical acts - notably the Rolling Stones - but when she returns this month, it will be an altogether different experience.

Police have found a Wellington woman and her 6-year-old daughter who were reported missing last night.

An employee at a local shop who didn't want to be named, said the woman came to the store after she was attacked.

Police, firefighters and ambulance were called to Manor Park, Lower Hutt after the incident shortly after 6pm.

Life in Wellington is about to get a little more magnifique come July.

20-year-old Caitlyn Bird was last seen in Glover Park, Wellington, on Monday 9 May.

The boy hit the worker when fleeing police in the middle of the day on April 18.

The driver, a 42-year-old male, is to appear in Wellington District Court later today on a charge of failing to stop and a number of unrelated charges.

A 15-year-old girl has been sexually assaulted after getting off a bus in a Wellington suburb.

Allan Probert has asked the city council to allow Wellingtonians to take their dogs on buses and trains.

The 58-year-old also pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving over the limit and assault using a vehicle as a weapon.