REVIEW: Wellington’s young performers shine in a vibrant, witty staging of Matilda the Musical, delivering big voices, bold characters and a packed St James Theatre on opening night.

Labour is pledging to build 6000 new social homes, improve more than 2000 schools and speed up hospital repairs if elected.

A Taranaki teenager who couldn’t eat for years without severe pain from a rare medical issue is now wolfing down a steak every night.

Police have confirmed one person is in a serious condition following a two-vehicle crash on Masterton-Castlepoint Rd in Te Ore Ore this morning.

A woman says she and her baby slept on a damp, mouldy bed in a home that landed its owner with a $20,000 fine.

The new look Lido apartment with the extra height that has now been declined by an independent commissioner. A 5.6-metre height increase for a proposed apartment building planned for the old ...

OPINION: A Wellington Museum needs to tell the stories of its people, mana whenua, and communities. The best place for that museum is in Tākina.

Attorney-General Chris Bishop raises the possibility that a law change might not be needed after all to enable an LNG ...

The Grocery Action Council, Monopoly Watch and veteran pro-competition campaigner Ernie Newman give their verdicts on National and Labour’s supermarket plans.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has been told his party is not being bold enough at a public meeting in the new Wellington Bays electorate - but he’s roundly rejected the claim.

While Paul and Foster talked about arts and film, Sir Peter Jackson’s museum and adapting the runway, Verrall sparked the first disagreement with a pointed comment about public service cuts: “This was ...

A six-storey development beside Wellington’s Botanic Garden would offer 14 homes, from a one-bedroom apartment to a full-floor penthouse, including car parking and a garden terrace.