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Court martial: 'You have broken me'
Long hours of answering questions about her ill-fated affair with a senior Defence boss drove a woman to breaking point late on the first day of a Court Martial.
Court martial: Romance under scrutiny
An ongoing romantic liaison between Royal New Zealand Navy Commodore Kevin Keat and a female civilian staff member is under scrutiny at a court martial.
Motorcyclist crashes while fleeing police
A 25-year-old man was critically injured when he lost control of a motorcycle while fleeing police in Porirua this afternoon.
Jubilant Wade-Brown re-elected
Celia Wade-Brown has shaken off her nearest challenger John Morrison to win a second term as mayor of Wellington.
New Zealand: Martinborough's big party
Heather Tyler finds a small town making the most of some fabulous vineyards.
Toxic paint investigated
A toxic paint that sickened a woman and forced her family out of their home has been pulled from sale as officials investigate what is in the paint that made her ill.
Major thunderstorm hits Wellington
A major thunder and lightning show is playing out over Wellington, reportedly causing flash flooding through the city.
Seddon residents take off
Residents were fleeing Seddon last night after a 5.5 earthquake rattled the quake-weary town.
Tales from the quakes
Call it luck or a spooky coincidence, but staff and students at a Wellington primary school were ready and waiting for yesterday's big earthquake.
Severe earthquakes strike
The severe earthquake which rocked NZ this afternoon sent workers in Wellington running into the streets as the ground shook and buildings swayed from side to side.
'It's a lot worse than last time'
Marlborough and Wellington residents tell their stories of today's earthquake and its aftermath.
NZX reopens, dollar down after quake
The New Zealand dollar dropped almost half a US cent and the NZX suspended trading after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Wellington.
Earthquake: As it happened
Click here for the latest updates on the earthquakes shaking the Wellington region this afternoon.
'Ferocious gander' spooks meter reader
A power company employee refused to enter a property to read the meter because he feared being attacked by the homeowner's "ferocious gander".
Strong magnitude 4.9 jolt near Seddon
A series of aftershocks have rumbled across central New Zealand this morning, sparked by a strong magnitude 4.9 jolt near Seddon, Marlborough shortly before 1am.
Strong earthquakes jolt country
A shallow 4.2 magnitude earthquake has been detected near East Cape, after a strong aftershock near Wellington this morning.
Quake damage forces residents out
Residents have cleared out of a central Wellington street while urgent work is carried out on a quake-damaged carpark lift which could come crashing down in an aftershock.
Hundreds of claims after Wgtn quake
More than 1000 claims have been lodged with the Earthquake Commission following the swarm of quakes centred off the Seddon coast.