Wellington Region
11% of Wellington office space shut down after quake
New figures show one in ten Wellington office buildings were shut down as a result of the earthquake. Audio
Yu Mei: East meets West
Jessie Wong, 23, is taking the fashion industry by storm with her luxury leather accessories brand, Yu Mei. She explains why a good bag should weather its journey with you. Audio, Gallery
Wellington Phoenix says it will appoint replacement coach by Christmas
The Wellington Phoenix football team says it will decide on a replacement coach by Christmas, following the shock resignation of Ernie Merrick yesterday. Audio
Headquarters: The All Seeing Hand
Lurking in a lock-up in deepest Upper Hutt is The All Seeing Hand, a turntable/throat-singing/double-kick-drumming trio whose sound reflects the industrial wasteland around them. Video, Audio
Missing Paraparaumu man found
Christopher James Saunders, reported missing yesterday, has been found safe and well, police say.
Hundreds of soft toys en route to Kaikoura from Wairarapa school
A Wairarapa primary school has gathered hundreds of soft toys to gift to children in Kaikoura for Christmas. Reporter Michael Cropp paid them a visit. Audio
Demo work starts on quake-damaged Queensgate mall
Demolition work begins on the quake-condemned part of Queensgate Mall in Lower Hutt Audio
Stars: Dreaming in music
New Zealand musicians collaborated with a world-renowned artist recently on both ancient and modern compositions in a wild ‘science experiment’. Audio, Gallery
Demolition of quake-damaged mall gets under way
The demolition of the northeastern area of Queensgate Mall in Lower Hutt is under way.
Political reporters in limbo
Expensive new buildings for Parliament were unveiled this week, just after most of the nation's political journalists walked out of their earthquake-prone offices. Is the fourth estate getting… Audio
A real tree this Christmas?
Monica and Paul Mallinson aren't scared of needles: they grow real Christmas trees in rural Wairarapa. Every year they sell nearly 1000 pines, spruces, cedars and firs all grown on their 4-acre… Audio, Gallery
Car crashes through train track barrier
A driver is in a critical condition after a car went through a railway track barrier and down a bank in Wellington.
Woman found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity
A woman who stabbed her friend to death, because she thought a guardian angel told her to, has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity. Video, Audio
Man convicted of ex-wife's murder loses appeal
The murderer of Wellington woman Mei Fan has lost an appeal against his conviction and sentence.
Threats made to schools in NZ, Australia
A number of schools in New Zealand and Australia received threatening calls today, with several in this country evacuated.
This Way Up: Real Christmas trees
Monica and Paul Mallinson grow real Christmas trees in rural Wairarapa. Every year they sell nearly 1,000 different firs, spruces and pines all grown on their 4 and a half acre section...along with… Audio
Woman fatally stabbed friend over delusional belief
A woman who fatally stabbed her friend in the Wellington suburb of Strathmore Park in May has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.
Five injured in collision near Porirua
A crash north of Wellington has left five people injured and closed part of SH58.
Residents allowed back into apartments after quake
Occupants of a Wellington apartment block evacuated after the earthquake have been allowed back home.
Max Towle's tiki tour of Wellington's shaken-up buildings
RNZ reporter Max Towle heads out to Wellington's streets, to find out what is, and isn't, open in the capital's central business district. Video, Audio
