Wanted man using social media to avoid police, says detective.

The company that let people live in a Wellington commercial building may face council prosecution.

Staff turned away from Wellington's Asteron building this morning after cracks found in stairwell.

The Asteron building, at 55 Featherston St, is the latest Wellington building to be evacuated due to earthquake safety concerns.

Green Party co-leader James Shaw has decided to run in Wellington Central again in 2017.

Wellington City Council has taken over management of the deconstruction of 61 Molesworth St from the building's owner Prime Property Group.

Calls to mental health helplines have spiked since the Kaikoura Earthquake.

Confusion surrounds investigation of alleged illegal tenancies of an earthquake-damaged building in Wellington.

Worksafe have found that nobody was deemed responsible for the death of a Wellington man died of crushing injuries while repairing a lift in the city.

Prime Property Group is standing by the manager who allowed tenants to live in a commercial building on Molesworth St in Wellington, which is now being demolished.

Wellington's Lambton House building was partially evacuated after a technician found a "potentially hazardous" substance in a lift well.

Last Monday's earthquake should be a wake-up call about the risks commercial building owners overlook when it comes to non-structural items, say experts.

A new report into alcohol and drug use among police detainees shows a reduction in cannabis and alcohol consumption, while the demand for methamphetamine is on the rise.

Statistics NZ staff are moving into a new home after the 7.8 earthquake partially collapsed its headquarters at CentrePort.

Asbestos contamination and a highly unstable building have destroyed any chance of personal belongings being saved from 61 Molesworth St in Wellington.

Footpath outside mall closed for building strengthening work.

The British High Commission building in Wellington has been closed after earthquake damage was found.

Work to demolish a quake-damaged Wellington office tower is expected to take about two weeks, weather permitting.

The leaky building class action against cladding manufacturer James Hardie is being heard in the High Court at Auckland this week.

John Key said the cost of the earthquake and any resultant economic hits could affect the ability to offer a tax cut programme in the short term

It's back to business for most Wellington workers today according to the city's mayor, as buildings reopen in the CBD.

Four Wellington students are without a home after abandoning their rickety Aro Valley flat during Monday's 7.8 magnitude earthquake.

Sales of Aro Valley's Garage Project beer were off to an explosive start in Sweden when an over-carbonated batch of cans hit the country.

Wellington Harbour has been invaded by five vessels from the US, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand navies.

New Zealand is in for a relatively dry day today with areas of morning cloud and isolated showers in the north, clearing around midday and becoming mostly sunny.

Prime Minister John Key writes exclusively for the Herald on Sunday after the Kaikoura earthquake.

Cook Strait ferries are up and running after Monday's earthquake.

Police are asking the public to come forward with any information they might have about the incident.

Thousands of workers and residents of Wellington's CBD have been displaced, as engineers continue to detect damage incurred to buildings.

Acting Civil Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee has defended the Wellington City Council's decision to declare the CBD safe so quickly after Monday's quake.