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Woman's eight hour ordeal down bank

A woman who was lost on the Rimutaka Hill for at least eight hours after her car veered off the road last night was "remarkably'' uninjured.

NZ scientists drop robots in ocean for global project

Wellington's secret treasures

Treasures tucked away in vacant lots are highlights of a Wellington art walk, says Isaac Davison.

Alcohol a factor in quarter of injury deaths

Mother accused of burning toddler

Toddler’s hands burned in boiling water

A mother is accused of immersing her 2-year-old son's hands in boiling water then failing to seek medical treatment for at least eight months.

Treatment of strip-searched teens inappropriate - Commissioner

Disqualified driver wedged truck

A man who wedged his double-trailer truck on a winding hill road north of Wellington after following GPS instructions was a disqualified driver, police say.

'Low blow' say teachers

Education Minister Hekia Parata hit a bum note with secondary teachers today when she said children had told her their teachers weren't pronouncing their names correctly.

Debate: Should the MMP 5 per cent party vote threshold be reduced?

In our second debate on the Electoral Commission's recommendations for MMP, Graeme Edgeler and Muriel Newman put the arguments for and against reducing the threshold. Join the debate and leave your comments at the end.

Woman dies in central Wellington fall

Shocked Sunday morning shoppers witnessed a young woman plummeting to her death from a central Wellington office tower this morning.

Arrest over Kapiti death

A 22-year-old man has been arrested after a 20-year-old male was stabbed to death near a bar north of Wellington early this morning, the second death in the area in just over a month.

Welly Zoo: 'R.I.P Seun'

The Wellington Zoo's six-year-old male giraffe Seun died today after an operation to cure a painful hoof condition.

Elder abuse a 'hidden crime'

Failure of railway crossing regulations caused train crash

Power outage brings test to a halt

A weather-related power outage plunged the lower North Island into darkness tonight and brought the All Blacks test match to a halt.

Trade Me shares hit three-month high

Man sentenced for secretly filming in bathroom