Another video has surfaced on social media showing two people "train surfing" off the back of a Wellington commuter train.

Police are scanning CCTV footage in an effort to identify the two teenagers who were caught on camera hanging off the back of a commuter train yesterday.

Police are investigating dramatic footage of two teenagers hanging from the back of a speeding train in Wellington.

Imagine what "Generation Rent Party" designed to represent NZ's young renters would do if it got into power in Auckland or Wellington, writes Bernard Hickey.

Thunderstorms are making their way down the country bringing heavy rain, particularly to the capital where several houses have been flooded.

The kayaker missing off Wellington’s Island Bay today has returned home safely.

A 20-year-old driver who got caught in the operating unit of a recycling truck today is recovering after coming out of surgery.

There is strong opposition to a proposed Wellington super city, a survey has shown.

A truck driver sacked for allegedly sexually harassing and stalking staff at a restaurant he delivered to has been awarded almost $20,000 for unjustified dismissal.

Two new 'Alcotest Units' will enable quick testing of intoxicated patients at Wellington Hospital .

A prostitute who slept with Mark Lundy hours before he allegedly drove home and bludgeoned his gamily to death said he was "nice and pleasant" during their liaison.

Labour's leadership contest roadshow carried less of a punch to the taxpayer's wallet than the last runoff in 2013, according to newly released list of MPs' expenses.

Hours before allegedly killing his family, Mark Lundy said he had tried to increase his and his wife's life insurance to $1m but was declined because of their weight.

A young family are devastated after a major house fire wrecked their suburban home this afternoon.

Even though Mark Lundy is accused of the murder of his wife and daughter, it was his brother-in-law who was in the spotlight today after defence lawyers pinned the crime on him.

Steve Braunias at the Lundy trial for the NZ Herald: "He's already said the only two words which matter most to him."

The Crown now believes Mark Lundy killed his family about six hours later than its original estimation, a major change to its version of events since the 2002 trial.

A 70-year-old Auckland man participating in a sailing regatta north of Wellington was wearing a lifejacket that wasn’t inflated when he died.