The clampdown on Wellington's Sevens debauchery appears to be successful, with no arrests so far at today's tournament. But attendance

An Upper Hutt woman's social media search for a mystery man she connected with on a flight has paid off.

The body was discovered by a member of the public at Paekakariki at about 9.15am.

Holiday traffic is set to build from 9am as Aucklanders make a break for the regions.

A huge fire that consumed an Upper Hutt commercial building tonight has been brought under control.

Wellington's Mayor feared he was about to die in the moments before his car collided with a truck.

Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy is calling for police to record hate crime statistics to combat racism.

What's in store weatherwise for the upcoming long weekend?

Little Oscar Cakebread had a rough start to life, but the future's looking a whole lot brighter thanks, in part, to the efforts of three young sailors.

A rescue helicopter had to winch a woman off a cruise ship in the Cook Strait shortly after midnight today. Life Flight Westpac Rescue

Thieves damage artwork set up as tribute to quake-hit Kaikoura.

One man has been charged and another is in hospital, after a suspected stabbing in the Wellington suburb of Tawa.

A 53-year-old man has been arrested after several cars parked near Wellington Airport had their tyres punctured or slashed in recent months in an ongoing feud over parking.

A neighbour has described seeing a blood-soaked towel on a lawn outside a suspected stabbing in the Wellington suburb of Tawa.

Police are hunting for a man with a distinctive scar on his face who they want to talk to about burglaries in Wellington.

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Wheelchair-bound woman only wanted to sit at front of concert, say organisers.

Bus company InterCity is putting more premium seats in its buses.

Police have closed a section of Vivian St in Wellington after a piece of glass fell from a building and landed on a parked car.

The November earthquake was the likely cause of a leak affecting the main water supply pipe to Wellington City.

Police are investigating allegations of an elaborate online car sales scam.

Rugby fans could face accommodation and transport nightmares for the British and Irish Lions' tour of New Zealand.

Kiwi women will take to the streets today, to add their voices to international calls for Donald Trump to stop the hate his election campaign sparked.

Mark Gilbert, the departing United States Ambassador, is keen to reassure New Zealanders that Washington does not spy on Wellington.

A 14-year-old girl was left locked in an interview room for several hours.

Nearly 5000 people are now in the queue for social housing across the country.

US President-Elect Donald Trump is now just hours from claiming his place as leader of the free world - but New Zealand's own version of The Donald is keen to get in first.

Metservice says heavy rain and gales have eased as temperatures were set to take a wintry turn across the country.

Who could blame this pilot for wanting a cup of tea and a lie down after landing in such difficult conditions at Wellington Airport this morning?

The summer "bomb low" is expected to continue to bring wild weather to the country today.