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Scholarship exams have been cancelled, but NCEA exams can go ahead in schools if they are not earthquake damaged, NZQA says.

Heavy rain and wind is forecast to batter the upper South Island and lower North Island this afternoon.

Interislander ferry sailings have been cancelled, along with all trains on the North Island Main Trunk Line south of Palmerston North.

A decision will be made after daylight whether exams will still go ahead at Massey University's Wellington and Palmerston North campuses.

People who usually work in central Wellington are strongly urged to stay home today following the 7.5 magnitude earthquake.

Primary responsibility for civil defence emergency management at a local level rests with your local council.

Buildings in the Capital's CBD are damaged and workers have been told to avoid the area. Rail services have also been cancelled.

It's beginning to feel like summer in some parts of the country, with pohutukawa bursting into bloom. "People have been getting a

Secretary of State John Kerry won't criticize Donald Trump's climate policies, but says the next US Govt "dare not avoid" the issue.

The United States has agreed to consider taking refugees from Australian detention centres, Secretary of State John Kerry said at a press conference in New Zealand.

The Wellington community took to the water in kayaks and held banners onshore today, to throw an "unwelcoming party" for oil companies

The worst of Wellington's wild weekend weather is over, but more heavy rain is on its way.

A major medical marijuana trial is underway in New Zealand - testing the effects of a new cannabis gel on epilepsy patients.

A series of land slips forced residents to evacuate their homes as the capital was lashed by wild weather yesterday.

Police are looking into an incident where a woman was seen with a video camera at a Wellington public pool's changing rooms.

At least five homes have been evacuated and a main road has been closed after wild weather struck in the Wellington region.

Two people have been seriously injured in a road accident near Petone.

What's lurking beneath the surface in the Wellington Harbour?

Parties disagree on who should get a strike vote

The All Blacks will wear poppies when they play Italy on Sunday.

Jesse Mulligan checks into a beautiful property in the heart of Wellington.

Lotto excitement has hit fever pitch, with more than two million tickets expected to sell before tonight's record $44-million draw.

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