Police hunting the killer of a man who was the victim of a 'ferocious' stabbing attack at his Wellington home are appealing for new leads.

If you are in the team worried about Showcause's Wellington Cup ninth, you are in a different team to Frank Ritchie.

A woman was injured after she was hit by a bus in Wellington's Manners Street this afternoon, the sixth pedestrian to be knocked down since the new two-way bus route was opened in November.

Fifteen people in the Auckland region are now confirmed to have measles since an Emirates flight arrived in Auckland from Brisbane in mid-January.

A massive police hunt has been launched for the killer of a man who was the victim of a 'ferocious' stabbing attack at his Wellington home. Police found the body of Matthew Hall, 35, at his Johnsonville flat on Tuesday evening.

A woman who paid an ex-gang member to beat up her daughter's partner and her brother who organised the assault were jailed today.

Police have named a man found dead in his Johnsonville home with multiple wounds to his body on Tuesday evening.

Michael Lopp is a Silicon Valley-based engineer who writes about pens, bridges, people, and werewolves.

Additions to a Wellington home look like they were always part of the plan.

The overwhelming message from Hone Harawira's Te Tai Tokerau constituents is he should stay with the Maori Party, the MP's electorate committee says.

Hone Harawira has broken down in tears in a TV interview discussing his problems with the Maori Party.

Apple's secrecy has encouraged much speculation about the company's plans.

Dan Shanan is a trustee of the Documentary Edge Festival.

Key cast members of The Hobbit made their first media appearance today, minus director Peter Jackson.

Recognising a good structure in a former rental A-frame was the first step for a new family home.

There's no magic wand couples can wave to be happy, it's hard work that does it, say relationship expert Harville Hendrix and his wife Helen LaKelly Hunt.

A plane carrying 44 people has safely made an emergency landing at Blenheim Airport, despite a nose wheel failure.