Latest from Wellington

Wellington City Council backtracks on Convention Centre name

A new name is being proposed after an awkward double up with a Lower Hutt café.

Courtenay Place hospo staff scared to walk home, spat on

Anti-social behaviour described as 'next level' after Courtenay Place weekend brawl.

Three people rescued after boat capsizes

The boaties were pulled from the water after their boat capsized.

Boys' bastion falls: Scots College admits girls

There is now no boys-only school among NZ's biggest 15 private schools.

New cracks discovered in Wellington's Civic Administration Building

City council and insurers remain in a dispute four years after Kaikoura earthquake damage.

Women's weekends with a dash of adrenalin

Sometimes it's more fun to go in search of adventure.

Weather: Quiet Sunday before low brings more rain, wind

Aussies can't come here, but their lows can.

'Lucky not to be fatalities': Police warning after one stabbed, nine arrested in brawl

Police called to a brawl in Wellington find one person with a stab wound and arrest nine.

Lightning strikes Air NZ flight; Auckland drenched with thunderstorms

Passing showers in Auckland will continue until around 2pm today, with some sun to follow.

Stunning Van Gogh exhibition to open on Wellington waterfront

The crystal-clear images will be projected onto shipping containers stacked three high.

Stabbing victim had 18cm wound, Crown says

Ngapaki Gripp allegedly asked "do you want to get stabbed?"

NZ pressuring South Korea to co-operate in diplomat sex assault case

PM Jacinda Ardern is disappointed at South Korea's unwillingness to waive immunity.

Dairy robber's 'excellent selfie' leads to arrest

Wesley Vaauli was easily identifiable to an off-duty police officer.

Driver accused of killing cyclist named

Khing Wong has not entered a plea yet to the charge.

Double whammy for Wellington café operating in Civic Square ghost town

Nikau Café doing it tough after council staff left the square then Covid-19 hit.

Clock ticking on Wellington water supply: 'We don't want to be Auckland'

Upper Hutt mayor warns water metering not a silver bullet for the region's supply issue.

Demand for water in Wellington could outstrip supply by 2026

Region looking to water meters ahead of coming up with $250 million for new water source.

Lockdown legal battle: Govt must obey the law no matter how urgent

How legal was lockdown? Three judges will decide.