Latest from Wellington

Chinese embassy accused of 'window-dressing human rights abuses'

Embassy accused of having 'propaganda' about Uighur Muslims on display at Te Papa event.

Swastikas spray-painted outside Jewish congregation

'As New Zealand citizens we should feel entitled to feel safe and practise our religion.'

Capital's tight rental market pushes emergency grants to $1m

Quarterly spend on grants cracks a million dollars, numbers skyrocket in 18 months.

Wellington Water Whirler gets the speed wobbles

The infamous Len Lye sculpture has been removed after hairline cracks were discovered.

Expensive housing, living costs: Auckland's poor ranking for families

Auckland ranked 94 out of 145 cities. Wellington and Christchurch fared better.

Room with a view for $25-per-week - but there's a catch

'I'm looking for a reliable flatmate who can fetch my children to and from their schools.'

Stabbed by flatmate: Delicate surgery for woman, 52, after attack

Knife lodged in woman's shoulder and came dangerously close to a significant blood vessel.

Crohn's sufferer speaks out against alleged Les Mills discrimination

Woman is sharing her story to give Inflammatory Bowel Disease sufferers a voice.

Woman with Crohn's disease accused of pooing on gym floor

Friends of the woman who had her membership axed say she was bullied by Les Mills gym.

Film-maker's 'funds running low' in 'hate speech' case with Sir Bob Jones

A defamation trial between the pair is due to begin next month in Wellington.

'I feel so guilty': 200 messages flood in for flat open home

Wellingtonians overwhelmed with desperation after posting rooms for rent on Facebook.

Flippin' out: Road worker video prompts heated response

"Get a life and go catch executives who sit around and waste their employer's money".

Dog-gone! Court fight over family's 'stolen' pet chihuahua

The Mains said they spent 14 months anxiously waiting to get their elderly pet back.

The Serengeti, Stonehenge, and... the Beehive?

Research underway into elevating the Parliamentary Precinct to World Heritage status.

Passengers escape safely after Wellington bus catches fire

Wellington residents are being asked to avoid Wadestown after a bus caught fire.

Businesses air fears as workers mop up capital's poo-mageddon wastewater leak

Fears business is slowing as residents brace for 7am to 8pm construction times.

The new Wellington hotel with a bed that's hard to leave

With a plumb location in the middle of Courtenay Place, this hotel is a winner.

Engineer suspended after signing off on unsafe tuk-tuks

The engineer must also pay $15,000 towards Engineering New Zealand's investigation costs.