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PM welcomes Nick Leggett to National

A former Labour member spurned for being "right wing" by Labour leader Andrew Little has signed up with National.

Home detention to look after the kids

A mother of two who defrauded a university of almost $500,000 has been granted home detention.

Woman dies trying to save cat from tree

A Wairarapa woman who died of injuries suffered while trying to rescue her cat from a cabbage tree had been stuck in its branches for up to two hours.

Quake-damaged Queensgate to come down today

Part of a mall now at risk of a collapse after last month's tremors is coming down today.

One trapped in major crash

A major crash has blocked a major route across the Wellington region this morning.

Cost of quake up to $3 billion

Tourism will weather last month's magnitude 7.8 quake, but Treasury is warning the total cost of the disaster could reach up to $3 billion.

One-stop earthquake shop to open in Wellington

Information centre will help people and businesses recover after the November 14 quake.

Four Wellington buildings face demolition

There are now four buildings at Wellington's CentrePort which could be demolished following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake.

Quake family: 'No one helped us'

As demolition starts on quake-hit 61 Molesworth Street, the family who were living there say they're struggling and helpless.

Quake-hit building demolition delayed

Wellington's wild wind has put the brakes on the demolition of a severely earthquake-damaged office building in the central city.

Delayed demolition job for quake-damaged building

Final demolition work is set to begin today on an earthquake damaged Wellington office block.

4.6 quake rattles central NZ awake

Wellingtonians and people living on the top of the South Island were shaken awake as a strong quake rattled the centre of the country.

'Desperate need' to help workers

The Government's being urged to extend its earthquake support, to also help the thousands of Wellingtonians out of work.

Part of Wellington mall to be demolished

Event Cinemas and part of the Queensgate Shopping Centre carpark in Wellington is a public safety risk following the earthquake.

Earthquake clean up in capital continues

The demolition of three buildings in Wellington will be brought forward in light of last week's 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Two of

Political journalists evacuated

Most of the country's political reporters are being evacuated from their building at Parliament due to damage caused by this month's 7.8 earthquakes.