The future of Wellington International Airport's proposed runway extension is unclear.

Two US tourists thought they'd found the friendliest country in the world when they got talking to a woman at Wellington Airport - who happened to be Deputy PM.

A taxi driver has been fired after a dashcam caught him pulling a dodgy manoeuvre.

The man fatally shot by police in Porirua on Sunday morning has been named.

While autumn starts this week, summery weather is expected to continue for a while.

The police union is hitting back against suggestions a Taser could have been used instead of a gun.

Wellington's top cop is backing the officer who fatally shot a 44-year-old man.

For every sanitary product bought by a company, another will be given to a high school for free.

Rider flown to Wellington Hospital after crashing on Karori mountainbiking track

Levin teenager Erin Buckland was stunned to meet and train with her Black Cap heroes in Wellington.

The alleged sexual assault occurred on the footpath outside the Taita shops on High St, police say.

Justin Lester hopes the council can develop affordable homes for first home buyers.

Live crabs, stink bugs and ''miracle water'' are some of the most bizarre things intercepted at NZ's border.

Tisa the giraffe died after complications followed a health check.

Vicki Walsh hasn't allowed her terminal cancer to slow her down.

Jarryd Stoneman and his Kiwi nan Katie Thomas, 94, went viral in March last year when he asked her to dance.

Inexperience and a solo ascent contributed to a scuba diver's drowning death.

Today marks the 20th anniversary of one of Wellington Zoo's sun bears being rescued from Cambodia, where he was found chained outside

Police are urging members of the public to report suspicious activity straight away after a would-be burglar escaped after he was disturbed in the process of breaking into a house.

The former Ministry of Transport manager who defrauded the agency of $726,000 has been jailed for 43 months.

A man with a history of child sex offending and impersonating police officers is now likely to receive increased monitoring by the

COMMENT: The November 14 Kaikoura earthquake and its widespread damage is a reminder that nature imposes a running cost on all our infrastructure.

The Chinese community in Wellington is devastated by the death of a missing elderly woman, after banding together for the search effort.

Wastewater has leaked at the popular Wellington surf beach of Lyall Bay.

Wellingtonians were treated to a spectacular double rainbow last night, ahead of what is expected to be a glorious, sunshine-filled week.

The sign language interpreter at tech conference Webstock was repeatedly made to sign the term for a sexual act.

Kebai Liu's body was found in a bush area in Woodridge on Sunday night.

Plane buffs are devastated after bad weather forced the cancellation of Wings Over Wairarapa, but none more so than the organisers.

A Mexico-based Kiwi and his wife are on a mission to find the $25,000 needed to bring their new family member back to New Zealand.

The man tipped to be President Donald Trump's US ambassador to New Zealand is a former naked centrefold and supports the use of waterboarding.