A vicious dog attack has left a Wellington artist traumatised and struggling to pay thousands in vet bills. Camille Walton was walking

Former Prime Minister John Key is back at Parliament - for a limited time.

Returning holiday makers should brace themselves for delays as the state highways are packed.

A police officer was one of two people rescued from a cliff face on Wellington's waterfront this morning.

It's a perfect summer's day in Waitangi and Auckland, but messy weather with gales and rain are expected in some parts of the country.

One of the survivors of the 1997 Raurimu massacre is set to release a book about his life and his terrifying ordeal at the hands of gunman Stephen Anderson.

A father has described the horror moment he accidentally shot his own son while out hunting.

The teenager who drowned after he was swept into the flooded Hutt River on Thursday was trying to rescue his friend.

Thousands of rock fans were locked out and drenched in rain after a problem with Westpac Stadium's turnstiles.

The weather's going to be (finally) glorious for most of the country.

There was nothing unusual about the late-night 5.1 quake that shook Marlborough and the lower North Island on Wednesday, says a scientist.

Wellington East Girls' College, near Mt Victoria, was in lockdown earlier today, as police tried to locate a reported gunman.

The dramatic, kilometres-deep canyons that lie hidden beneath our waves need protection from human pollution and damage, scientists say.

Police in Wellington are searching for a man seen riding a dirt bike while carrying a baby on his back.

Police said injured woman was pinned for "a few seconds'' by a car driven by a 40-year-old man trying to angle park.

The "safe version" of a Great White shark has washed up on Wellington's shore, leaving experts puzzled about what may have happened to it.

Kaikoura quake damage to businesses has topped $900 million, according to insurance figures.

A quirk in the law means Bill English cannot live in the official prime ministerial home.

A motorcyclist who led police on a chase in Wellington tonight is in custody after crashing into a police car while trying to flee officers.

A crowded Wellington primary school has had to convert its library into a classroom, and is putting out a call for the loan of a caravan or small truck to keep some library books in.

Prime Minister Bill English says it remains unclear whether a US travel ban applies to New Zealanders who also hold a passport from Muslim-majority countries.

Apparently it's called the Wellington Sevens because that's how many tickets were sold. Financially beleaguered for the past few

The man who has admitted to slashing hundreds of car tyres near Wellington Airport claims he wasn't the only vandal.

A woman has been taken to hospital after being hit by a stolen car fleeing from police.

A project to bring more Coromandel brown kiwi to Motutapu Island is among nine Auckland community-led conservation projects awarded funding.

The area around the State Insurance Building in Wellington has been closed to pedestrians and traffic due to the apparent risk of falling glass.

CentrePort's container shipping operation, severely damaged in the November 14 Kaikoura earthquake, is to begin operating again.

Two people were arrested at Wellington Sevens this weekend and a further 55 were removed or turned away.

A Wellington suburb has become empty and fearful, after a spate of vicious tyre slashings.

Fewer than 10,000 people turned out to Westpac Stadium yesterday, with only about 1000 left to cheer on New Zealand at the end of the night.