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Watch: Shopkeeper captures woman's Islamophobic tirade

'I wanted to understand why she had so much hate. I was emotional. I tried to hold it in.'

Cyclist's death: Van driver pleads guilty, hands over apology letter

Brent Norriss was riding his bike on State Highway 2 when he was struck by a van.

Election Battlegrounds: Six North Island electorates to watch

Profiling Whanganui, Ōhāriu, Wairarapa, Palmerston North, Hutt South, Wellington Central.

Insurance Council defends skyrocketing Wellington premiums

'Insurance simply acts as the canary in the mine by indicating premiums through risk.'

Anti-lockdown protests: 'Fight for your rights and freedom'

Child protester clutched a sign depicting PM Jacinda Ardern as Adolf Hitler.

Wellington City Council considers selling 20 social housing properties

Council's cash-strapped City Housing arm wants to sell up to pay for other redevelopments.

Hospital security scandal: Fake medic sneaks into surgery

The medical student allegedly involved has been banned from hospital grounds.

Penguins calling the shots at Wgtn construction site

Construction workers in Wellington are starting their days with penguin checks.

Three arrested after search warrants.

Police have arrested and charged three people.

Cruel and violent attack: Man jailed after woman kidnapped and finger severed

The judge said Malua Bentley then severed her index finger and disposed of it.

Comment: Why I wouldn't buy an apartment in Wellington

Would be owners face high insurance premiums and the inexact science of quake engineering.

'Much-loved' former teacher named as fatal crash victim

Rachel Pawsey was killed in a crash between her motorbike and a car in Upper Hutt.

'Basking in God's grace': Man brags about train ride without mask

The man says police offered them both free masks but they refused to wear them.

Earthquake assessments delayed due to market uncertainty

New guidelines issued after partial collapse of Statistics House have proven confusing.

Wellington gym staff member dies after 'serious incident'

Police went to the gym after reports of a sudden death.

Councillor publicly apologises for turning his back on waiata

Sean Rush has also committed to cultural training following a petition signed by 1000.

Emergency callout after person gets stuck at top of Wellington waterfall

The incident has sparked a full-scale emergency response.

Aftershock: Another earthquake rattles the North Island

The upper North Island has been jolted by another earthquake.