Children and teachers at a Wellington school had an exciting morning when a New Zealand Defence Force helicopter landed in their playground as an end-of-term treat.

Tristram Clayton sits down with current Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown.

Tristram talks to Political Reporter Isaac Davison about the Corrections blunder that has seen possibly thousands of inmates incarcerated for too long.

A school ball organised privately by Wellington students has been forced to move to a secret venue after police raised issues about

Wellingtonians need a mayor who can listen, fairly balance issues, and have a bit of a laugh.

An online tool has been launched to help voters match their values and concerns to candidates in three mayoral elections.

The Sustainable Cities Index has ranked New Zealand's capital the sixth greenest city.

Health authorities are investigating if there is a link between a man with Guillain-Barre syndrome and the Hawke's Bay campylobacter outbreak.

A schoolboy has been left with scraped knees after falling into a playground sinkhole yesterday.

Cloe Willetts explores the art, tastes, sounds and scenery of the Kapiti Coast.

Marae, women's refuges and other social agencies have won funding to house 3000 homeless families and individuals a year in the latest

Sir Peter Jackson is in talks to bring augmented reality and digital storytelling to Matiu-Somes Island in Wellington Harbour.

The coolest little capital in the world is being praised again.

Emergency services are standing down after failing to find signs of fire in a building on the Terrace in Wellington's CBD this evening.

A driver's shocking near-miss at a Wellington intersection has been caught on camera.

A large slip has blocked SH3 in North Taranaki, flooding and slips have closed roads in Wellington and hampered the capital's World War I centenary events.

A popular Wellington sports park will be undergoing a major upgrade.

Campaigners against plea bargaining will march to parliament today to deliver what they call the "Moko petition", which has received thousands of signatures.

A line up of high profile speakers will be sharing opinions and research on gender equality this week at a conference in Wellington.

A commemorative sculpture will be unveiled in Wellington on Thursday for the centenary of the New Zealanders' involvement in the Battle

Prime Minister John Key could be called as a witness to confirm whether he offered to pay a Wellington man's $82 dinner bill at a Wellington restaurant.

Six kiwi eggs have been flown to a warm new home ready for hatching.

A dump truck filled with soil has crashed backwards down a bank crashing into a parked car.

Parts of the country are experiencing balmy summer-like temperatures as the mercury soared above 20C at lunchtime today.

A Wellington mayoral hopeful is reaching out to older voters, promising a rates deferral scheme for retirees.

Tristram Clayton talks to Political Reporter Isaac Davison about the plain packaging for cigarettes that's on the way after legislation passed its final hurdle in parliament last night.

An electric tuk tuk business is facing speed bumps ahead of the summer tourism boom.

It's a narrow street with a steep pitch but the hairpin corner keeps catching out unwitting drivers.

Wellingtonians have been given the all-clear to go back into the water after sewage leaked into the harbour earlier this week.

Volunteers and council staff finished painting over a Wellington water tank, only for it to be covered in graffiti later the same day.