It's going to be a sunny one this weekend for most of the country.

More office workers have been sent home in central Wellington as more earthquake damage comes to light.

A 20-year visa-free travel arrangement between the two countries has now ended.

A man who pulled a gun on a police officer remains on the run.

Relief for Wellington workers this morning as part of Molesworth St finally reopens.

Kiwi couple donate seven works including pieces by Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol and Joan Miro at inaugural event.

The big win comes only days after a young Auckland woman won $10 million in Saturday's draw.

Demolition contractors have been able to get a small amount of material out of the quake-damaged building at 61 Molesworth St.

A last minute flurry of bidding saw Wellington woman's auction go for $6500.

An elderly man who died alone in his Wellington home could have been dead for days before neighbours called police.

A man guilty of a shocking sex attack will today learn if he faces preventive detention.

Members of slain Upper Hutt woman Lois Rita Tolley's family were meant to be gathering for Christmas celebrations, but instead they will be gathering for a funeral.

The operator of a Wellington sex shop has been ordered to pay a former Whanganui woman almost $10,000 in lost wages and compensation

The teens, aged 14 and 15, were training around midday when the wind turned and toppled the three yachts, throwing them into the sea.

Several buildings on Wellington's waterfront could be demolished following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Kaikoura. Those are all on CentrePort's land.

Wellington police are appealing for information after a woman was badly injured in a possible hit and run early Saturday morning.

Wellington police have launched a homicide investigation into the death of a 30-year-old woman.

Reputation studiously rebuilt after a political mauling 14 years ago, the new PM now has chance to right the record, writes Claire Trevett.

Wellington's notorious weather has delayed the demolition of quake-damaged office building.

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has released its findings on two Wellington commuter train crashes.

New Zealand's new Prime Minister is a former farmer and literature student from smalltown Southland who once described himself as "specialising in being boring".

Opetaia Siale won't be spending Christmas at home - he'll be cleaning Wellington's public toilets while his family forgo presents so they can afford a Christmas meal.

The earthquake-stricken Reading Cinema carpark building in central Wellington will be demolished.

A Wellington home has been gutted by fire overnight in a suspected arson.

Wellington City Council's recovery manager officially has the power to make building owners share the results of their building inspections with the council.

Parts of the North Island are expected to hit 30 degrees today, with Hawke's Bay getting the biggest dose of the sun's rays.

New report out on Wellington CBD buildings damaged by last month's earthquake reveals who is worst affected and which buildings are shut.

A bitter run of tyre slashing near Wellington Airport could lead to rule changes for on-street parking.

Three groups of recreational divers face prosecution after being nabbed with almost 400 illegally caught paua in the Wellington region over the weekend.

There has been a nasty turn in the ongoing feud over parking near Wellington Airport.