A reward of $5000 is being offered as part of a quest to find a painted mural that went missing from the Wairoa Centennial Library

A mother tells a Wellington court of her struggles after her daughter was stabbed to death.

A man sent to prison after being caught in a police sting sending explicit online messages to what he thought was a 13-year-old girl is appealing his sentence.

A Lower Hutt pensioner with a deadly disease is stunned an airline refuses to waive fees after a shock diagnosis.

The King and Queen of Netherlands are in Wellington.

Almost two-thirds of Aucklanders who don't own their own homes plan to buy their first homes outside the city.

Give yourself a pat on the back, people of Wellington

The Malaysian diplomat convicted of indecently assaulting a Wellington woman has been deported after finishing his sentence.

Vulnerable woman tells of feeling 'yuck' after motel encounters with mental health nurse who exploited her problem with alcohol, prosecutors say.

Wellington shoplifters are said to be becoming more brazen in their bid to secure expensive items.

Many residents felt the 4.4 magnitude shake early today.

Relief could be on the way.

Hundreds of teenagers queued on Wellington's Lambton Quay this morning for the opening the city's first Topshop and Topman.

Exclusive: Herald investigation sparks legislative change banning punishment rooms in Kiwi schools.

A young Kiwi entrepreneur has put his study skills to the test and set up a business to help other students pass their exams.

Parliament has been told that its debate on assisted dying could encourage suicides.

Wellington rugby player Losi Filipo has avoided jail for assault and been sentenced to nine months supervision.

The woman who helped raise Steven Adams shares her thoughts on his mammoth NBA contract.

Xero is betting on Denver to be the cornerstone of its North American operations.

Where young home buyers are snapping up properties revealed.

It was a wild day of weather for the upper North Island yesterday, but what will today bring?

A Wellington art gallery owner is reaching out to women trying to deal with periods while living rough.

A Wellington firefighter had to be winched from steep terrain after a cat took exception to being rescued from a macrocarpa tree.

Around $2.1 million will be invested to build a total of six new classrooms at schools in the Wellington and Kapiti regions, Education Minister Hekia Parata announced today.

Hundreds of people have signed an online petition calling to reinstate the late Helen Kelly as a nominee for New Zealander of the Year.

A civic memorial service is being held in Wellington for trade union leader and medical marijuana campaigner Helen Kelly.

The woman who is believed to have sparked a controversial police investigation into a pro-euthanasia group has been identified.

Three cars have crashed near a rail bridge north of Wellington - causing a backlog of traffic along SH1.

A judge who granted a discharge without conviction to a Wellington rugby player for assualt did not "fully recognise the serious of his offending", the Crown says.

One teacher allegedly accessed porn at school and blamed it on his son.