Wellington Region
Wellington, Porirua courts evacuated
People have been allowed back into the Wellington and Porirua District Courts after they were evacuated because of what RNZ understood was a bomb threat.
What next for Wellington's commercial buildings?
Ian Cassels is a director of The Wellington Company which has interests in 13 Wellington CBD buildings. He tells Kathryn Ryan there needs to be a rethink of building on Wellington's reclaimed land. Audio
Was capital's CBD declared safe too quickly after 7.8?
The central city was reopened for business on Tuesday - just one day after what we now know was one of the three biggest earthquakes to hit New Zealand in over a century. The Civil Defence Minister… Audio
Quake evacuations: 'I have nothing. Absolutely nothing.'
People evacuated from their homes in central Wellington after a parking building was found to be in danger of collapsing are feeling shell-shocked and stranded.
Wellington CBD building in danger of collapse
Ten buildings have been evacuated over fears a nearby parking building could collapse in a major aftershock. Video, Audio
Inquiry into quake-hit buildings in Wellington
Officials will investigate how Wellington's multi-storey buildings stood up to Monday's earthquake.
Wellington businesses brace for quake-closure costs
Businesses in the Wellington region are reviewing what impact Monday's earthquakes will have on their bottom line.
RNZ reporter Mei Heron live at Wellington cordon
Our reporter Mei Heron is on Tory Street in Courtney Place at the edge of the cordon. She joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Wellington cinema complex closed amid earthquake fears
Reading Cinema in Wellington has become the sixth building in the city to be closed due to earthquake damage. Audio
Ten buildings in Wellington evacuated
Ten buildings in central Wellington had to be evacuated today due to earthquake-risk. Wellington Mayor Justin Lester joins Checkpoint. Audio
Kaikoura quake - Wellington buildings
Structural mechanics expert Stefano Pampanin discusses the Wellington CBD building situation. Audio
Theatre Critic Deirdre Tarrant
Classical ballet and contemporary dance students from the New Zealand School of Dance perform breathtaking choreography as they step boldly into dance careers. Graduation Season brings together the… Audio
Quake-hit Wellington building could collapse in an aftershock
A 10-storey building on Molesworth Street that is in danger of collapse could be brought down by an aftershock, warns the Wellington City Council.
Wellington Zoo's Sumatran Tiger dies
Rokan the 20-year-old tiger was euthanised today after his health declined, the zoo says.
Wild weather to hit quake-hit areas again
Severe weather is on the way for Marlborough and Wellington this afternoon as quake recovery efforts continue.
Helplessness and hope in the face of impossible forces
Shocked by Donald Trump's win and the 7.8 magnitude quake, Toby Morris ponders what he can and can't change and how he - and we - can help a shaken world.
Earthquake damage at Wellington's CentrePort will affect council dividend earnings
Wellington's regional council is bracing for a dividend hit as the capital's port faces repair costs, fewer ships calling and the loss of waterfront rent.
Quake risk shuts 60 Wellington buildings
About 60 buildings in Wellington are now closed as a result of the earthquake, the city's mayor says. Video
SH2 in Lower Hutt reopens after 'incident'
Police have revealed that a domestic incident was behind an operation that shut down a major state highway at around lunchtime.
Wellington communities start to clean up after flooding and slips
Wellington residents have started the arduous task of cleaning up after yesterday's storm. Kate Gudsell went to Pauatahanui to talk to some affected residents. Video, Audio
