The Kaikoura earthquake does not appear to have affected retail and hospitality spending in Wellington, figures show.

The Kaikoura Earthquake has highlighted just how important it is for businesses to build robust digital presences. First Retail Group

Number plate recognition technology could prevent crime, says capital retail group.

Wet weather puts dampener on spectacular fly-past in capital today.

Tropical downpours are drenching the north of the North Island as thunderstorms loom over Northland, Auckland and Waikato.

Missing woman reunited with her family.

Trans-Tasman Resources is proposing to mine 50 million tonnes of iron ore per year off the coast of Patea in south Taranaki. Made with funding from NZ On AIr.

It is hoped the demolition-hit Tory St area of the Wellington city centre will be reopened around early April.

COMMENT: At least getting an AA mechanic to a breakdown is quicker and thankfully you only have to renew your licence every ten years, writes Barry Soper.

It's a love match of a different kind, with a police officer and puppy deciding to make it official on Valentine's Day.

Wellington Hospital has received more than $18,000 in donations and 17 PlayStations after its PlayStation was stolen from the cancer ward on Waitangi weekend.

COMMENT: Peter Dunne's time in Parliament may be coming to an end.

Drivers warned to take care after Wellington crash.

Wellington International Airport raised $70 million through a bond offer, falling short of its target and with the bulk winding up with one investor.

Bronwyn Sell checks into an 118-room property with a small-hotel feel.

Grown men cried on hearing news of death of popular young man after a summer afternoon swim.

A Wellington man has had to clear himself of $10,000 non-existent debt after falling victim to identity fraud.

Kiwi Harry Potter fans will Slytherin to line at Wellington's Roxy Cinema next month for a 24-hour movie marathon. The spellbinding

Wellington-founded virtual reality company 8i has received a US$27 million funding injection to help launch its new mixed reality app.

High winds to bring more misery to fire crews fighting bush blazes today, but no rain where it is needed.

Wellingtonians with an itch to find out more about their houses are in luck.

It's a question summer-deprived Wellingtonians couldn't be blamed for asking: Why is Australia sweltering in a heat wave while their own city hasn't broken 25C all season?

Keith Wiffin says the horrific abuse he suffered at a state-owned boys' home has blighted much of his adult life.

Unsociable hours can make chefing an unpopular profession, but some of New Zealand's best chefs are determined to help youngsters

Gamers from around the world are wanting to help, after the story of a PlayStation stolen from a Wellington Hospital has gone viral.

The theft of the donated Playstation 4 left one of its youngest users - a boy with a brain tumour - in tears.

A case demanding minimum wage for care workers is today being taken all the way to the Supreme Court.

A truck has hit the top of a Wellington tunnel before nearly reversing into a bus, police say. Emergency services are on the scene

Wellington Zoo staff 'saddened' by death of 'cheeky' chimp.

The offender trailed the woman before chasing her down a Wellington pathway and pinning her to the ground.