4.8 magnitude earthquake near Wellington causes strong shaking

Whakaari eruption survivor recalls being hit by steam, rocks

Jesse Langford, whose parents and sister were killed in the disaster, was 19 at the time of the disaster and suffered burns to most of his body.

Error leads to $7k painted mayoral portrait of Tory Whanau, rather than photo

A mistake by council staff led to an artistic portrait of Wellington's outgoing Mayor being painted, rather than photographed.

Café owners apologise for blaming closure on Sir Peter Jackson

"Regrettably and without foundation, we assumed Sir Peter Jackson and Dame Fran Walsh were responsible for the decision. However, we were wrong," the Chocolate Fish café owners said.

First Pasifika councillor on her struggles, pride and facing racism

Namulau’ulu Tala Cleverley, 95, served from 1979 to 1995, often as the only Pacific voice in the chamber.