A new two-storey gallery will span the fourth and fifth floor of the museum.

Wellington Girls' College has been evacuated due to emergency access concerns after the 7.8 earthquake which struck on Monday.

Wellington's Reading Carpark will likely be demolished.

The PwC Centre project on Wellington's waterfront came through this week's 7.8 magnitude earthquake unscathed.

A BMW owner is fuming after being forced to abandon her and her partner's only car in a Wellington building due to earthquake risks.

Engineers say its "unusual" shorter buildings - some of which are old and earthquake-prone - didn't suffer as much damage.

A Wellington ferry worker claims to have been given no option but to work, despite major quake damage to the wharf.

The toll Monday's earthquake has had on Wellington is coming to light after at least four more buildings in the central city were evacuated yesterday.

Wild weather in Wellington has caused waves and debris to wash over a road in Eastbourne, closing it.

Reading Car Park building on Wakefield Street has just been added to the list of buildings with serious structural damage. There are now three buildings with this classification. Tristram Clayton is at the scene as residents are asked to evacuate.

Residents of Collina Terrace in Central Wellington have been allowed to briefly return to their houses to collect essential possessions.

Heavy rain and slips have damaged Wellington roads, meaning motorists may notice different road layouts and routes this weekend. NZTA

Cordons have been reduced in Wellington but there is still a significant amount of work to be done on earthquake-damaged buildings.

Emergency services are responding to reports of building and structural issues in central Wellington.

Cordons have been reduced in quake-damaged Wellington but the fate of dozens of buildings is still unclear. Our reporter Tristram Clayton is at the scene.

Wellington Zoo's 20 year old Sumatran Tiger was euthanised today.

Businesses in quake-hit areas will be paid to keep on staff for at least eight weeks, the Govt says.

Strong aftershocks continue.

The capital is coming to terms with the financial impact of the week's devastating earthquakes.

The latest on road closures, public transport, weather, cordons and building damage.

Fears today's storm will hamper clean-up efforts in regions devastated by this week's earthquake.

As Govt announces its relief package, Kaikoura businesses spell out what they need to survive.

Wellington's economic activity has bounced back to relative normality after the CBD shutdown following this week's earthquake.

The Government is being urged to fund an around-the-clock monitoring and warning system for earthquakes and tsunamis in New Zealand.

The Metservice is warning rain, wind, and possible thunderstorms are on the way to Wellington for tonight and tomorrow.

The Wellington region could once again face slips, flooding, and further road closures as bad weather approaches.

The badly damaged building on Molesworth St in Wellington will be 'deconstructed' after third biggest earthquake to strike capital in a century .

A block of apartments at a Wellington retirement village has been evacuated due to fears of suspected structural damage.

Elderly residents of a retirement village in the upmarket suburb of Khandallah are among those who have been evacuated.

Wellington and Kapiti drivers should expect delays due to ongoing repairs and clean-up from slips and flooding, the NZTA warns.