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Flood claims expected to rise
Insurance claims for flood damage caused by yesterday's deluge in Wellington are expected to rise after the next downpour, AA Insurance says.
Insurance claims for flood damage caused by yesterday's deluge in Wellington are expected to rise after the next downpour, AA Insurance says.
Drivers are heeding official advice and keeping away from Wellington highways today after torrential rain closed main routes with flooding.
Police said Dr Paul Hill's car was found underwater in Bracken St, Petone, with the keys still in the ignition.
Wellington's wild weather has claimed the life of an elderly man, whose car became submerged as raging floodwaters rose across the area.
A rubbish truck has overturned in central Wellington after a collision with a taxi.
One side of the country has had lovely weather for ducks lately but the other urgently needs more rain to stop drought this winter, a weather forecaster says.
The Interislander Arahura ferry's replacement will go into service this spring, bearing the new name of Kaiarahi.
Trains between Wellington and Ngaio have been suspended until further notice following a landslip just south of Crofton Downs.
The mastermind behind a complex advertising scam targeting charities and small businesses has been sent to prison.
The Wellington City Council announced they were searching for a potential tenant to lease the historically significant Truby King House.
Sounds Air is pleased with passenger loadings for the few days of its Westport to Wellington service, despite one empty flight.
Elisabeth Easther enjoys the serenity at a boutique hotel in the capital.
Seven heritage building owners will receive nearly $175,000 from Wellington City Council's Built Heritage Incentive Fund.
Distressed members of New Zealand's African community have rallied at Parliament to protest violence against immigrants in South Africa.
New police red-light cameras with radar technology will go live in Auckland and Wellington starting Thursday.
A two-day trial was set down for Andrew Leicester Burne in May, at Wellington District Court today. He is charged with corrupt use of information.
Flooding is causing problems throughout Wellington this morning, with the Fire Service called to 30 incidents of flooding in the last two hours.
Te Papa never does anything by halves. The new exhibit, 'Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War', to mark the centenary of the Gallipoli landing, is an extraordinary event.
Two more people accused of murdering Wellington man Matthew Stevens have pleaded not guilty today.
The sons of a fallen Kiwi and Australian soldiers laid wreaths down at the new Australian Anzac memorial in Wellington.
New research finds that Auckland's streets were the most notorious, but indoor sex workers were subject to more violence in Christchurch.
Soldiers, veterans, politicians and a small group of protesters have gathered for the dedication of the Australia Memorial at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington.
A woman was left shaken after being dragged off a Wellington street into bushes.
Site enabling works on New Zealand's biggest new infrastructure project, Transmission Gully, begin this month.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will make his second official visit to New Zealand next week to take part in the Anzac centenary commemorations.
The body of a man who was rescued from Wellington Harbour early last week will be returned to his family in India after $39,000 was raised.
Two men have been arrested in connection with a number of burglaries in inner-Wellington suburbs.
Crowds of people remain gathered at Wellington's waterfront this evening to catch a glimpse of a trapped blue shark.
Pilots are worried expansion plans at Wellington Airport could risk safety.