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.

It may be months before inner-city Wellington residents are allowed home.

Strong winds recorded in capital.

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.

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.

Demolition of the earthquake damaged building at 61 Molesworth Street in Wellington is unlikely to begin today.

Unwanted critters was the biggest cause of cleaning and improvement notices being handed out at Wellington eateries over the past year.

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.

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.

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.