Treasures tucked away in vacant lots are highlights of a Wellington art walk, says Isaac Davison.

A mother is accused of immersing her 2-year-old son's hands in boiling water then failing to seek medical treatment for at least eight months.

A man who wedged his double-trailer truck on a winding hill road north of Wellington after following GPS instructions was a disqualified driver, police say.

Education Minister Hekia Parata hit a bum note with secondary teachers today when she said children had told her their teachers weren't pronouncing their names correctly.

The partner of a Wellington drug boss has been sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison for helping to run an extensive methamphetamine operation.

In our second debate on the Electoral Commission's recommendations for MMP, Graeme Edgeler and Muriel Newman put the arguments for and against reducing the threshold. Join the debate and leave your comments at the end.

Shocked Sunday morning shoppers witnessed a young woman plummeting to her death from a central Wellington office tower this morning.

A 22-year-old man has been arrested after a 20-year-old male was stabbed to death near a bar north of Wellington early this morning, the second death in the area in just over a month.

The Wellington Zoo's six-year-old male giraffe Seun died today after an operation to cure a painful hoof condition.

A weather-related power outage plunged the lower North Island into darkness tonight and brought the All Blacks test match to a halt.