Latest from Wellington

Camping free-for-all: Freedom campers welcome here

Auckland Council wants to encourage and control freedom camping.

No prison for brutal parking warden attack

The man who fractured a parking warden's eye socket won't go to prison.

$7.5k fuel theft to fund drug habit

The 34 charges are mainly spread over a three-month period in the Wellington region.

Wellington named New Zealand's best city by Lonely Planet

Windy Wellington reigns as the number one city in NZ in Lonely Planet's latest guidebook.

Tūī flock to flowering kowhai tree

Residents in Wellington's York Bay can hear a constant chirping of tūī in their backyard.

Fab four feature in Wellington auction tipped to hit millions

The auction will feature signed Beatles memorabilia, ancient coins and war medals.

Spring brings much-needed sunshine

Fine sunny weather is here to stay until at least Sunday.

Wellington: Winter's best bounty

Wellington has dished up another festival winner, writes Jesse Mulligan.

Kiwi dollar keeps on falling

The New Zealand dollar dropped to a new two-and-a-half year low.

House hunters plead for help in newspaper ad

They've been looking for a home since the beginning of the year.

Chelsea Manning granted NZ work visa

Georgina Beyer to host two NZ shows this weekend after work visa issued to Manning.

Bus seat row: 'It's treating people like sheep and cattle'

Change described as "part of the new normal" to boost capacity without cost of more buses.

Cold start followed by heavy rain, gale force winds

Central parts of New Zealand are set to get another hammering from mother nature.

Appeal after murderer left beaten victim for dead

Johnnie Puna was sentenced earlier this year to life imprisonment. Now he's appealing.

Call for national health food policy in schools

Symposium about diet-related disease starts in Wellington tomorrow.

Joys of spring? More like gales, slips, snow, downpours

The wild weather has already touched down in the capital with several landslips noted.

Woman denies Lower Hutt stabbing

Roxsanne Christison applied for bail this morning, but it was declined.

Hawke's Bay speed blitzes Heartland Hurricanes in second half

Hawke's Bay find their groove to score 36 points in the second half.