Latest from Wellington

Chamber of Commerce slams Wellington's transport plan

Pre-election report says Let's Get Welly Moving has been compromised by the government.

Campaign to fight hygiene poverty goes national

Toiletries drives are being held in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland this week.

Capital shakes: Thousands report 4.0 magnitude earthquake in Wellington region

The earthquake occurred at a depth of around 25km, within 5km of Porirua.

Bomb squad called after 'item of concern' left in crashed car

Police want more information about the driver of the abandoned car.

David Fisher: NZ Defence Force's extraordinary incompetence on display

Opinion: Evidence shows defence officials ignored evidence that civilians may have died.

Vape on a plane sparks emergency airport response

Vaping device was activated during flight, Air NZ confirms.

Second chance for second Mt Vic tunnel?

Let's Get Welly Moving director indicates the project's sequencing is still up for debate.

Stats House collapse haunts Wellington building owners

City council is narrowing down a secret list of buildings following new MBIE guidelines.

Interislander arrivals terminal closed because of quake risk

Assessments confirm the arrivals terminal is below acceptable earthquake risk levels.

Royal seal of approval: What Prince Harry told big-hearted Kiwi teen

Maia Mariner noticed some of her friends couldn't play sport and decided to do something.

Heroic bystanders rescue family after car rolls

Six bystanders flipped a car over after it rolled in Porirua, trapping two people inside.

Best of 2019: Property speculators made $1000 a day during boom

They were some of the bogeymen of the boom years. But what did house flippers really do?

Pack a raincoat: More rain coming this afternoon

Showers will arrive in Auckland this afternoon, and heavy rain is possible.

Caught in a stranger's fistfight: 'Gash was almost to the bone'

Herald reporter Georgina Campbell on getting caught in the crossfire of needless violence.

1080 blackmailer's jail term halved

Gregory Buchanan's sentence for threatening DOC workers was too high, a judge has said.

Fat Freddy's Drop announce summer tour

The NZ Summer Record tour features a stacked line-up.

Sobs in court as Lois Tolley murder accused revealed

Police have arrested a man for the murder of Lois Tolley in Upper Hutt in December 2016.

From the despair of addiction to the joy of music

Friends who met while in the depths of substance addiction release second album.