A number of architectural gems, including a bus exchange, garden room and wellness retreat, are on track to win an industry accolade this year.

A petition for an autistic man held in an isolated wing of a mental health unit has garnered more than 2000 signatures in a day.

Passengers travelling across the Cook Strait will have much easier journey tomorrow as rolling waves subside.

COMMENT: For such a wily campaigner Kevin Rudd has left his run late for the world's top diplomatic post.

The family of an autistic man held in an isolated wing of a mental health unit have launched a petition calling for the minister of health to intervene in his case.

A masked machete-wielding robber struck at a small Porirua store this afternoon.

Seven people have been injured, one critically, in a two-car crash north of Wellington this afternoon.

An oil painting of basketballer Steven Adams is up for grabs on Trade Me, with all proceeds going to the Kapiti Under-15 Basketball Rep team.

A former Upper Hutt College executive has been jailed for two years and three months for stealing $375,000 from the school. Donald

The teenager reported missing in the Wainuiomata hills has been found safe and well.

A litter of 11 young puppies has been found soaking wet and cold on a pathway after being dumped in Porirua.

A man with a history of rape has failed in his last-ditch attempt to overturn an indefinite prison sentence. In a judgment released

University workers look forward to their community when Casey Meyer is their driver.

A gas main has ruptured in a Wellington suburb leaving 1380 residents without power.

COMMENT: Sideline abuse is a problem everywhere in New Zealand, and good on Wellington Rugby for highlighting how ugly it can be.

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

If you're flying later this month, you may need to factor in more time to clear airport security.

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

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 man who fled police then clambered up onto the roof of an Upper Hutt chicken restaurant has been brought down safely.

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.