Rail services to Johnsonville, north of Wellington, have been suspended because rail lines may have swelled under Wellington's heat.

Wellington's finest Wine & Food + Craft Beer Festival is back to toast the Summer of 2018!

Fog at Wellington Airport caused disruption to flights on Friday morning.

Wellington Vape Day is back again better than ever!

Pam and Dave Zaring from Missouri shared a series of family photos to their Facebook page , and the unbelievable images have now been shared more than 350,000 times.

Experience the sights, sounds and flavours of the wider Pacific right here in Wellington. There will be delicious food to buy, free family-friendly activities, and performances by traditional and contemporary Pacific artists.

Does the Avon River hide secret treasure that could be revealed with a powerful magnet on a rope? CHARLIE GATES discovers what lurks beneath.

Modern Migrants™ is an online community, offering support and encouragement to first-generation women migrants on their journey in their adopted home.

Multiple power lines have been taken out by a truck in Waikanae Beach, north of Wellington.

Masterton experienced thunderstorms and flash flooding from heavy rain on Wednesday evening, while at Palmerston North Airport about 36 millimetres of rain fell within an hour.

Barge-loads of boulders arriving at Wellington's Aotea Quay are part of a massive environmental engineering project to divert streams on the $1 billion Transmission Gully motorway north of the capital.

Come down to Whairepo lagoon (Frank Kitts Park lagoon), grab a seat and get ready to bring in the New Year with great music, food and fireworks.

For decades, Americans were told that Area 51 didn't really exist and that the US government had no official interest in aliens or UFOs.

This annual event is always a buzz. Shoppers not only love the huge variety of unique gifts on offer but to know their money is going to support local small business is truly a win-win for everyone.

An Australian woman was left stranded on the side of a road near Melbourne after she stopped for a cyclist who reached into her car, grabbed her keys from the ignition and threw them into bush.

If history is anything to go by, Wellington and Christchurch are the main centres most likely to experience a dry Christmas Day, while Auckland and Hamilton are the least likely, say Niwa.

Firefighters in the UK are unimpressed after they had to rescue a man who got his head stuck in a microwave.

Thousands of Kiwi households are experiencing sharp increases in power bills this summer due to low hydro lakes, a lack of wind, and the shutdown of a major power plant.

A tasty new event coming to Wellington on the 9th December 2017. sImagine yourself sitting on the grass embankment, having a refreshing beverage listening to some fine tunes, all while basking in the sun! What better way to spend a Saturday!

Myrtle rust has now reached Wellington with the discovery of the fungal plant disease on three ramarama shrubs in Lower Hutt.

Join Craft Beer College for a blind beer tasting series. New Zealand versus the World will put our favourite breweries and beers up against their international counterparts.

Saturday's Time magazine tweet served to cement his meme-premacy. He'd been told he had the inside running on Time's Person of the Year, he said, but "took a pass".

Enjoy a full-day guided tour from Wellington to the Wairarapa and experience boutique shopping, lunch, wine and cheese while all of your transport is taken care of.

Life can be hard for an octopus.

After being polluted with sewage earlier this year Napier's Ahuriri estuary has again been defiled after 5000 litres of tallow was discharged into a nearby street drain.

Imagine slipping into a small nondescript crevasse on an unmemorable hill, falling 10 metres in the darkness until you crash into the floor.

As Wellington's trains come to a stop during strike action, the capital's high school students are facing a second year of disruptions when sitting their NCEA exams.

International peer leaders discuss outcomes-focused responses to mental distress

The tourism industry has again panned the idea of more visitor taxes and claims a border levy headed for a $15m surplus should be decreased.

On the Tuesday evenings in Tawa, relax and be creative.

Meddling kids at the photo lab have revealed the Trade Me mirror "ghost" to be a hoax.

Great bargains, delicious food and fantastic entertainment!

Two contestants on an Australian game show missed out on NZ$520,000 on Tuesday night because they thought New Zealand's capital city was Christchurch.

It's tidy, it's clean and it's only seven years old - but it failed the Wellington City Council's new rental warrant of fitness test.

GRAPHIC WARNING: Doctors were baffled when a 21-year-old woman was admitted into an Italian hospital for "sweating blood" from her face and her hands, a condition she's had for three years, according to two physicians from the University of Florence.

A kererū was shot dead at a recreational ground in Napier over Labour Weekend.

Spring into Tawa is a must do, spring festival.

Fears around e-cigarettes have gone up in a puff of smoke, as health officials say they could be a valuable weapon in the country's fight to become smokefree.

Pablos fabulous art auction is gearing up to be a goody as the artworks are “marching” in, both by our regular big names like Matt Gauldie, Dick Frizzell and Nigel Brown, as well as a whole “flock” of new ones and of course the excellent art from our studio.

With summer approaching fast, boaties are being reminded of two key ways to stay safe.

What is telemetry? Join Ellen, our Zealandia Conservation Ranger, to find out! You will learn how rangers track animals using radio telemetry, and even have a go yourself to win cool prizes.

New Zealand is fat and getting fatter – officially.

Bad weather and tricky ground conditions have delayed safety improvements on the Rimutaka Hill road until November.

Masterton is in the running for an award as New Zealand's most beautiful city.

Every year, arms dealers, the military and the government come together at the Weapons Expo to make deadly deals about weapons and war.

A blue whale suspected to be the same one spotted dead in the water near d'Urville Island has washed ashore on the Wairarapa coast near Flat Point.

Forage Kitchen + Bar, along with AccorHotels Wellington invite you to join them for an exclusive 5-course degustation dinner in aid of Cure Kids. The evening will be a decadent celebration of crafted dishes matched with premium wines.

The world game was on show in Masterton with boots, balls and bodies flying, as cheers, groans and whistle blasts filled the air around Queen Elizabeth Park.

Wellingtons Premier Business to Business Expo. If you are in business or thinking of starting a business this is the event of 2017 not to be missed. Attend seminars, win prizes and widen your business network at this year's Business Expo.

Wellingtonians pay more than three times as much for public transport than other New Zealand commuters, Wellington City Council research shows.

Passengers on a Sunday flight to Wellington "screamed" when lightning hit their plane, but lightning strikes on aircraft are not unusual and airliners are built to take it.

Pak 'n Save is to open a mini supermarket, the first of its kind in New Zealand.

People - we aren't all cut from the same cloth.

It's free, it's themed, and there's always hot drinks, popcorn, blankets, hotties, and movie snacks at the ready.

The photographer behind the Distracted Boyfriend meme says he didn't know what they were until people told him his photo was famous.

Ever wanted to wrap your tongue – and your taste buds - around the Spanish language? This lunchtime course provides an introduction to Spanish for absolute beginners and lets you sample a traditional tapa each week from a Spanish-speaking country.

An alleged home invasion and an assault, smashed car windows, and broken wing mirrors are but a few of several incidents that have left Linden residents on edge.

Come kick back in the NZ Pop-Up Sauna on the Wellington waterfront this winter. They have converted a shipping container into the perfect place to spend time with friends, relax after a long day, or warm up after a wintery plunge into the sea.

Drivers will soon be able to drive 110kmh on selected highways around New Zealand.

A tall man walking down a New Plymouth street nearly 80 years ago is the inspiration behind the nickname of one of New Zealand's greatest All Blacks.

Abseilers will return to Wellington's Ngaio Gorge after another slip closed the road.

Fancy a drive along the Conrad Barnes Tinder Surprise Conception Sensual Expressway?

Meet your expert guide at the Visitors Centre ticket desk, located at Zealandia.

If keeping a slice of your wedding cake in the freezer isn't enough of a memento, taking the whole thing to Antarctica may be another option.

Onam is the biggest and the most important festival of the state of Kerala. It is a harvest festival and is celebrated with joy and enthusiasm all over the state by people of all communities.

More than a thousand Hawke's Bay students have been given an unexpected day off school after power glitches temporarily cut water supplies.

We are teaming up with two of our favourite local businesses to bring you a long lunch that combines the very best of the "Coolest Little Capital".

A fleet of trucks will be used to divert 21,000 people's sewage from Wellington's marine reserve - but it won't be enough.

There are two things British holidaymakers can't go two weeks without: sex toys and Marmite.

The capital is crumbling as more than 200 winter slips a month carve up its hills - and each minor quake that strikes carries some of the blame.

An orchestra looking for somewhere quiet to rehearse where they won't disturb people has found the perfect spot - a funeral home.

You don't want to miss this expert presentation on raising confident and resilient children. Sacred Heart Cathedral School has teamed up with Jenny Hale from The Parenting Place to bring you this practical and informed seminar.

A Swedish rail operator has vowed to name one of its trains "Trainy McTrainface" after a public vote, saying it would bring joy to people disappointed when Britain rejected the name Boaty McBoatface for a polar research ship following a similar poll.

Dance with your sweetheart, come with your loved one. It’s that loving time of year again!

Wellington's flood-prone Basin Reserve has a lane closed while rocks are falling on the Kapiti Coast as heavy rain soaks the capital.

On 19 July, come stand with Amnesty International in solidarity with the men, women and children stuck in offshore detention centres on Manus and Nauru. Build hope for refugees and people seeking asylum.

A powerful storm has caused chaos in Wellington, felling trees, lifting roofs, and causing a brief shutdown of State Highway 1.

Everyone knows that Ferruccio Lamborghini started out building tractors. But most people don't realise that it was a completely separate company to the supercar maker he would also go on to create - after Enzo Ferrari told him to pull his head in and stick to making tractors.

Contract workers have been pulled from the Manawatu Gorge amid revelations a large slip could fall at any moment because of an unstable rock face.

It may be between homes, and locked away out of sight, but Napier's eternal flame is continuing to burn bright.

The Wellington Women's Lifestyle Expo is a two-day event for women of all ages.

Cruising the waters of Lake Taupo day in and day out, Pete Boyle has made a few new friends – but these friends quack.

For the first time in its 34 years of history, Midland Park foresees its first large event in 2017.

Porirua tops the national list at $126 for yearly registration, more than four times as expensive as Southland, where it costs just $30 per pup.

Parking fee hikes in Wellington look set to go ahead, as part of a plan to alleviate parking pressures in prime areas of the central city.

The cold wasn't too bad, Kris Gough said. In fact, once you rapidly went numb below the waist you didn't have to worry about feeling anything.

Water from the Waiwhetu aquifer will soon be back on tap in Lower Hutt.

Stratford's tiny council isn't preparing for World War III, but it has taken on a large field gun for the town.

Lōemis is proud to present, in association with the Roxy Cinema and AroVideo, Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages – Benjamin Christensen's 1922 silent horror masterpiece, complete with a new score performed live by an ensemble of musicians with live narration.

A beautified pumping station in Taupo is tricking tourists into thinking it's a toilet.

Chase away those winter blues with some warm fuzzies at this special Wellington Jazz Festival edition of Saturday's popular Night Market.

A stoush between Miramar residents and Wellington airport travellers looks set to be resolved next month with the introduction of a 24 hour parking limit.

OPINION: We need to get beggars off the streets. We really do and if we have to hose them off the footpaths then so be it.

Join at Embassy Theatre for the Wellington leg of the annual Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival.

An-out-of-control car careered off the road and smashed into a parked meat truck, sending it crashing through a brick wall.

The chance to play golf with Hurricanes players Jordie Barrett and Ricky Riccitelli is being auctioned off by a Taranaki school.

Get Wild for Open Weekend! On the 27th & 28th of May you'll be able to visit to ZEALANDIA and Wellington Zoo for a $2 donation per entry.

An engineering expert has warned of the dangers of preserving a route for light rail in Wellington's central city as part of an effort to solve the capital's traffic congestion issues.

"To whom it may concern, I constantly recommend Raumati Sands to all my friends and family. I have had reason to visit Wellington from Hawke's Bay at regular interval over the last 18 months and was advised to 'perhaps try Raumati Sands' - the result being I now stay there every time with different members of my immediate family! I can't speak highly enough of the hospitable and helpful manner in which we are treated and the well appointed units are always immaculately clean. With it being an easy 40 minute drive to the heart of the city we prefer being in a stress free and beautiful environment which for us, is easily accessed from the north." - Brenda H.

’I was looking for floral fragrances online when I found Fragrifert, a boutique perfumery. With 10 single flower perfumes in their range I wasn’t sure which one to choose but luckily they have a perfume sampler pack containing all 10 so I purchased one. When it arrived I wanted to try all the perfume samples at once but decided to limit myself to one a day. Ten days later and I'm in love - all the flower fragrances are divine, and I’ve received so many compliments from friends and work colleagues. Even my local coffee cart guy leaned over and sniffed saying, ‘Is that magnolia? You smell gorgeous.’ From classic Lilac and Lily of the Valley perfumes to spicy Carnation or distinctive Magnolia, there would definitely be a flower fragrance that suits everyone. I've also tried different combinations of flower perfumes - creating a bouquet of flowers! My personal favourites are Ajonc (Gorse) and Gardenia and I’ve already put in an order for Ajonc in a larger size - who would have known that the prickly gorse bush could smell so intoxicating!’ - Vicki

"We have used Tree Tech 3 times now and have been delighted with their work. The sort of work done has been to remove a large tree in a confined space and then cut it into fire wood lengths.They have trimmed trees and high hedges and removed various smaller trees.We have found them to be prompt, obliging and very proffesional in their approach.They always leave the property very neat and tidy. I have no hesitation in recommending them for this type of work." - John

"Steve has designed our private label stand s for the Foodstuffs annual Expo for a number of years now. Each year Steve has developed a unique and innovative display that has both captured the essence of our brand and communicated the key message from our initial brief in an outstanding way. I always wonder how he can better the exhibit each year but he always does. He has an uncanny nack of pulling together all the elements of our brand and products and brings a theatrical 3 dimensional attraction to what our brand represents and beyond. Our customers love our exhibits and are always fully engaged with what they see, so for us it doesn't really get much better." - Jocelyn

Bring a picnic blanket and your good self to the Dell to enjoy Sunday afternoon in the sunshine. Live music and a range of Wellington's hottest street food vendors make for a hassle-free (and more importantly, dishes free!) Sunday dinner.

Wellington City Council is ramping up its efforts to make the capital smokefree by 2025 with a new bus stop campaign aimed at young people.

A turtle found in the middle of a Nelson street on New Year's Day is being cared for by the SPCA while the search for an owner continues.

New images reveal the scale of the damage inflicted on Statistics New Zealand's Wellington headquarters in last month's magnitude 7.8 earthquake.

A competition run by KFC has shown there's certainly an appetite for a KFC scented candle, and they're giving away another.

Prepare to dance, sing and feel your heart move with two of the best bands in the Wellington scene: Cumbia Bros the Wellington Cumbia Band and Mehana’s sounds from the Balkans.

A witty response to Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki's homophobic slurs has won Massey University's Quote of the Year 2016.

The Transcendental Meditation technique has been learned by over 6 million people and over 350 peer-reviewed research studies have found it to be highly effective for stress, anxiety, insomnia, hypertension and much more.

An urgent inquiry into Havelock North's drinking water contamination has heard that Hastings District Council staff feel they may be "trapped" by regional council staff.

Wilson Trollope and Tailor Skin have aligned forces to bring you their first ever Christmas VIP shopping event.

An updated collection of tsunami maps for the Wellington region have been published on the Civil Defence website, after previous versions left some residents confused and frustrated.

A Wellington inventor has developed a special earthquake desk designed to save lives.

A rambling, deserted Catholic home for girls, owned by a self-styled Georgian prince, will finally be sold.

The so-called "triangle of life" theory about how to survive a big earthquake is "a load of potentially dangerous bull," Wellington's Civil Defence office says.

Christmas Club Card Evening with Christmas products, product tastings and giveaways. Come along and join our butchers in-store and plan/prepare for this year's Christmas.

What would you do if you were driving down the motorway and a passing bird swooped down and dropped a snake on your windshield?

There's a certain sound that a human body makes when it's thrown hard onto a pile of sawdust. It's a deep thud, a smack that reverberates through the grandstands today, drawing a wince from the crowd.

Lower Hutt retailers could be facing a grim Christmas as a lack of parking looks to drive shoppers away.

The first annual Spring Thing is an event bringing the whole community together, great for all ages. Workshops, seed swaps, live music, games, and more!

"'Making it easy’ is the Gardner Homes motto, and it seems to work. They have happy staff, happy customers and even manage to radiate a fair amount of happiness themselves." - Ann & Lloyd

There is good news for drivers along the eastern side of Wellington Harbour, with southerly winds easing on Friday morning.

Why strawberries and ice cream? Strawberries celebrate life – they’re a super food containing cancer-fighting compounds & they help to lower the risk of high blood pressure – what’s not to love?

Years after mysteriously disappearing into the bush with a hostile moggy, Sophia the black cat is back home.

For the first time ever Le Cordon Bleu is partnering up with Garage Project, Sprig & Fern Brewery and Martinborough Brewery to bring you an amazing beer appreciation evening paired with an indulgent 5 course degustation.

Twenty One Pilots’ latest album, BLURRYFACE, opens a new chapter in the Columbus, Ohio-based band’s story. A chapter which finds the alt-pop duo of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun disinterested in expectation and certainty, instead absorbing themselves in the undefined and breaking new ground as they fearlessly reimagine the possibilities of their music.

We are opening up our EcoCentre for the evening on 25th of November for our Twilight Market. There will be food trucks outside, lots of stallholders with great options for ethical gifts, a kids activity, music, and demonstrations throughout the evening.

A bus carrying children from Manakau School has crashed near Levin in Horowhenua.

Canine brothers Hori and Dori went so far down a rabbit hole that it took their owners almost four days to find them.

Wellington makes up 11 per cent of New Zealand population but accounts for 15 per cent of the technology sector's output.

Join Garage Project, Golding's Free Dive and the Hannahs Laneway Crew for the 4th Annual Day of the Dead Street Fiesta. An annual celebration of life and love one's past.

After seven years and three unsuccessful attempts, Napier City Council appears to have finally been given the green light for a structure to prevent further erosion at Westshore beach, but it's a far cry from what was originally proposed.

Our popular annual family event will be clickety clicking, spluttering smoking, ticking and tocking this year!

Some of the strangest questions about pregnancy - and some of the most bizarre spelling - have made for a hilarious video.

The Pacific Beer Expo takes place for the sixth time on October 2016. Once again the venue is the Boatshed and Rowers Club on Wellington’s waterfront.

What really gets on your nerves?

The cost of filling up the car is close to hitting the psychological $2 a litre mark, as the global price of oil climbs.

ER Accounting Services Ltd have given me peace of mind. I used to worry about my liability as a trustee. Since changing to ER Accounting Services Ltd I know my duties as a trustee and am confident the trust and its accounts comply with trust and tax laws. As E.R Accounting Services are trust and taxation specialists, I can rest assured that I am getting the best advice and direction, not just with my financial accounts but also with the myriad of other administrative obligations required as a trustee. - Te Kaha Ora Trust

Just hours after two lads and their epic beach hut made national headlines, officials have taken it down.

Dust off your lederhosen and dirndl - New Zealand's largest Oktoberfest returns to Wellington for a celebration of Bavarian culture with a few Kiwi twists.

A Porirua woman has just the solution for young people begging outside the Cannons Creek shops, and it involves getting their hands dirty.

We know as a mother you are committed to providing the safest and most nurturing care that you can for your child. We invite you to our Mums and Bub's workshop to learn about natural and nontoxic health and skin care.

Wellington mayoral candidate Jo Coughlan is vowing to make a raised off-road cycleway bridge around the port a priority if elected.

An annual charity event to help raise funds for the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation.

In Toronto, Canada, there is a store unlike any other.

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Anyone driving along Nelson's Coastal Highway over the past couple of days may have noticed a man wheeling a cross along the side of the road.

An ambitious plan to make Wellington the world's first predator-free capital is expected to be unveiled today.

A handbag made from the pelt and head of a stray cat has sold for $545.

Local leaders fear the elderly will be the biggest losers after Westpac announced the closure on 19 branches, including three in the Wellington region.

A former top economist has accused his daughter's school of using "child conscription" to run a "staggeringly uneconomic" market day.

Spring is on its way! It's a lovely time of year to celebrate some exciting new craft and indulge in a bit of vintage and second hand goodness. As well as a whole hall full there'll be our Amazing White Elephant Adventure to sift through, which will also provide some kids' entertainment options.

Chlorinated, fluoridated, then delivered to your glass. Rachel Thomas finds out how Wellington's drinking water is looked after.

Join Cenna Lloyd from Local Flavour Urban Honey Co. as she talks about harvesting honey and urban beekeeping in Wellington.

A man is in hospital after a crash on a slippery road as Wellington remains in the grip of a wintry blast.

Forget about MetService, Herman the Tortoise knows we're in for a great summer this year.

Ayurveda is one of the world's oldest holistic (whole-body) healing systems. It's a science of medicine designed to bring the body into balance so it can heal itself naturally.

A mysterious high-pitched sound is being used to deter youths from fighting at a Christchurch library.

It's meant to be a traffic calming device. Instead, a concrete island plonked in the middle of a busy Lower Hutt road has enraged motorists.

A public symposium about the film "Moana: A Romance of the Golden Age" (1926), featuring Pasifika filmmakers, writers, and artists. This is a rare chance to discuss an exceptional film.

Pressure from cycling groups over what they believe is a dangerous stretch of Wairarapa road has led the New Zealand Transport Agency to consider alterations.

Sir Nils Olav has done pretty well in Norway's military, for a penguin in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Your business. Your adventure. Your passion. Your challenge.

Somewhere out there is an ass with a curious claim: it was the only donkey to enter New Zealand in an entire year.

Somewhere out there is an ass with a curious claim: it was the only donkey to enter New Zealand in an entire year.

All Havelock North schools have been advised to close to fight the spread of a vicious stomach bug.

We have always found the team at GJ Accounting very accommodating and nothing ever seems to be a problem. They are all very knowledgeable and always keen to assist. We would recommend them to anyone looking for accounting practices. - Rylock

Footage has emerged from China of a man cutting down a tree so he can steal a bike.

Passengers were offloaded and a boarding gate at Wellington International Airport closed after a security breach was reported.

Zeal will be holding a Camp, on the 12th – 14th August, for young people who consider themselves a part of our Zeal community – whether that is through the Afterschool Program, our Creative Pathways and weekend shows.

I have worked with Shout Group for over five years as the National Marketing Manager for Dulux. They were my preferred supplier for all our in store display and merchandising materials. Shout Group is a company who make things happen; from generating concepts and ideas, supervising production to coordinating installation. Their most notable achievement for Dulux was the design, production and installation of the new Dulux Colours of New Zealand colour collateral stands. This was a very large project and was a vital component in the success of Dulux’s biggest marketing program in over a decade. Shout Group worked with me in producing an innovative and market leading design, they then produced and coordinated installation of these units in over 300 paint and hardware stores across New Zealand. They did this within our budget and to the very tight timelines we were under. I have no hesitation in recommending Shout Group to other organisations that are looking for an innovative, dynamic merchandising and display company with a can do attitude. - Michael

The two-term mayor and former councillor made the announcement at an impromptu press conference in Wellington on Friday morning.

Do you want to know more about wine and wine tasting and learn how to enjoy your wine more?

For most people, picturing faces of loved ones or holiday memories comes naturally. But for those with aphantasia, it's impossible to conjure up a mental image. Rachel Thomas talks with Fairfax reporter Ben Strang about life without a mind's eye.

Squally thunderstorms made their presence felt in Auckland, after a night when winds gusted to 120kmh over the lower North Island.

This probably isn't what restaurant owner Joe Melluso was expecting when he procured a really, really big lobster.

An artisan market in the heart of Miramar. Bringing local artists and designers together in one event for one night only.

What was meant to be a light-hearted TV segment about magic ended in screams and a trip to hospital for a Polish television presenter, when a magician's trick went terribly wrong.

"For the past 22 years I have worked for the Southward Car Museum as their Restoration Manager. For the last 18 years we have chosen to used Kerry's Upholstery Specialists to trim our vehicles. I have found Kerry and his staff to be very helpful with their knowledge and advice over this time. We have given Kerry' Upholstery a wide range of vehicles over these years. Their meticulous workmanship has shown through every vehicle. I would certainly recommend them to anyone in the future." -John

Over half of the houses in a Wellington study are dangerously damp and one in eight have major maintenance problems.

It has cost Wellington ratepayers $1.2 million and sparked years of community debate but confident cyclists aren't planning to use Island Bay's new cycleway.

An Australian woman had a rude awakening this week while relaxing at home on a property just outside Bega, New South Wales.

Attend this workshop and emerge as a more confident and effective leader, equipped with practical skills that can be transferred to your workplace as well as your personal life.

It's tempting to think computers are smarter than people, but sometimes algorithms aren't a match for common sense.

Wellington Airport says it has no "Plan B" in place if its proposed runway extension fails to get off the ground.

An indigenous performance art collaboration of the Mãori & Irish cultures presented through music, storytelling, language and kapahaka. This project "Beneath The Words" specifically crosses a Taranaki Iwi with a Tipperary Clan. The show has been well received in Ireland, August 2015 at shows in counties Kildare, Kerry and Cork.

"Many thanks for a beautiful job done in supplying and upholstering foam squabs – it really has made a huge difference to the window seat area. I’ve had lots of nice comments from family." - Barbara

Members of the public have helped save a woman's life after she was hit by a car on Thursday afternoon.

Song and dance and food from Filipino, Scottish, Indonesian, Maori, Samoan, English and other Wellington communities. Secondhand books (especially music and cooking), poi making, face painting, t-shirt making, displays of taonga puoro, historic photographs and contribute to the seismic restrengthening of St Mary of the Angels church.

Tough, brave or foolhardy?

Fitness Boot Camps Wellington City - All levels of fitness welcome - Start Now May 2016 on a free trial or join our next intake full 4 week block- dates below. Frank Kitts Park Wellington.

There is always room at the top.

The Man Who Knew Infinity is the true story of friendship that forever changed mathematics. In 1913, Srinivasa Ramanujan (Dev Patel), a self-taught Indian mathematics genius, traveled to Trinity College, Cambridge, where over the course of five years, forged a bond with his mentor, the brilliant and eccentric professor, G.H. Hardy (Jeremy Irons), and fought against prejudice to reveal his mathematic genius to the world. The film also stars Devika Bhise, Stephen Fry and Toby Jones. This is Ramanujan’s story as seen through Hardy’s eyes.

"JRE Business Solutions took our business to the next level. I would highly recommend Richard for your business. You will not regret it, and you will think how you ever survived without him. Richard is an expert in Quality Assurance Systems, Company Procedures, Work Manuals, ISO 9000 Certification, etc. He was also very good at recommending the right computer software that suited our company, computer networking, developing company websites and more. He is highly qualified and has been doing his job for 20 years; I wish I had met him 10 or 20 years ago. Where would our company be flying now? " - Richard

The more we do, the more we can do.

Journalist David Farrier stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that doesn’t stop him getting to the bottom of a story stranger than fiction

If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

Homeless Aucklanders living in cars and garages could get up to $5000 and a house within days - but they'll have to leave the city.

Attendees must have attended Microsoft Office Excel for Beginners, Intermediate & Advanced or have equivalent experience to attend this course.

EziSteel has been supplying us with steel framing since 2009. This has included large commercial & residential projects as well as some of our smaller projects where internal fit out only is required. The product we receive from EziSteel is always top quality and competitively priced. Eddie has helped us a great deal with design and engineering consultation that has been invaluable and ensured that some of our larger projects have gone off without a hitch. EziSteel have always gone out of their way to ensure our requirements are met 100 % We look forward to continuing our work with EziSteel in the future. Happy and repeat client - James

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.

Join us to hear from innovative development leaders Tom Gilmore (Partner, Gilmore Associates, Los Angeles), Scott Pritchard (CEO of Precinct Properties, Auckland), and Mr. NG Kok Siong (CEO, Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City Investment and Development, Guangzhou), who will share their vision of how a city will function and thrive 25 years from now and how it is shaping the decisions they are making today.

An Auckland mother is taking to the streets to march for Moko on May 22.

Every exit is an entry somewhere else.

"Thanks again for all your hard work enclosing our deck with the PVC screens. Your staff were prompt and friendly and did what they said they would" Tania and Graham

Callum Robertson-Barnes knows all about adventure - after all, he once ran the Kerikeri Half Marathon in Crocs.

In 2015 more than a million migrants and refugees crossed into Europe, most fleeing the war-torn region of Syria. The exodus is ongoing. Meanwhile, Donald Trump argues for a wall across the border of the US and Mexico, and closer to home Australia operates one of the harshest border policies in the world.

The Pop-up Globe Theatre Company present Shakespeare’s finest comedy, Twelfth Night, at Pop-up Globe Auckland.

Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.

An Auckland worker has won his battle for compensation after he was fired for being too young and having Asperger's syndrome.

Please join me to have some fun, unleash your creative thinking, playing with cardboard, play dough, pipe cleaners, glue, etc... and making a difference.

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.

Traffic is moderate but moving on most routes into major cities following the long weekend.

Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay.

These workshops would run an initial meeting at an office or restaurant followed by practices at a venue, and then it's your turn to impress!

Papatoetoe's fallen soldiers are being remembered in a special tribute at Burnside Park this Anzac Day.

Sales of electric bikes are booming as cycleways encourage commuters to try an alternative means of getting to work.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

Portuguese Culture Minister Joao Soares resigned on Friday, a day after threatening to slap critics who had called him incompetent and rude.

The Pop-up Globe Theatre Company present Shakespeare’s immortal tragedy Romeo & Juliet, at Pop-up Globe Auckland.

Interested in a career in IT? Want to enter one of the fastest growing industries in the world and take your career to new heights!

Life is literally a sign of the times for Chris and Pauline Lethbridge.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

After amputating a dog's leg, the SPCA had to order a custom-made brace from America to help her walk.

Come along for a regular Wednesday evening studio night, designed for intermediate painters (acrylic and oil) to bring their projects and get guidance from artist Anne-Sophie Adelys.

'Now get lost' and other great reasons to bring your family to the giant Amazing Maze in the corn field.

Drivers on New Zealand's big city motorway networks struggle to hit 20kmh on an average commute.

Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what you can to make grace happen... yourself, right now, right down here on Earth.

A site on Auckland's fringes once considered for a landfill is being developed into a gated subdivision where there is a blanket ban on cats.

Emmet (Chris Pratt), a normal lego figurine who always abides by the rules, is incorrectly identified as the Special - an extraordinary being and the ultimate key to saving the world.

A new project is helping students take technology to the next level.

Think with your whole body.

Some Auckland bus commuters will ride for free on Thursday when bus drivers refuse to handle cash as part of a 24 hour strike.

The film follows Eilis (Ronan), a young Irish woman who leaves her small town in Ireland hoping for a brighter future in 1950s Brooklyn.

Transformers: Age of Extinction

The truth is on the march and nothing will stop it.

This year's Auckland Lantern Festival drew record crowds, organisers believe.

Today is the only day. Yesterday is gone.

ILS are running a free seminar educating those in support roles on equipment and services to enable safe and independent daily living.

The country is likely to see a fresh exodus of residents from Christchurch if earthquakes continue as people tire of the trauma, warns a former resident.

God sleeps in the minerals, awakens in plants, walks in animals, and thinks in man.

Construction has begun on the new Waterview shared cycle and walkway.

Scratching around for ways to use up those last few hours of this public holiday? Here's a few ideas.

The fourth in the highly popular series of live comedy events at Hallertau Brewery in Riverhead features comedians Nick Rado, Pax Assadi and MC Tarun Mohanbhai.

You change your life by changing your heart.

Henderson Community Constable Marty Spear reflects on a year in the job and has some handy tips for the year ahead in this months On The Beat - Out West column.

We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish.

The Government's plan to help Auckland fund its $2.5 billion City Rail Link came after lobbying from the businesses behind big development projects in the city.

Ryan Sanders is the founder of Haka Tours - ranked New Zealand's #1 tour operator. He's been the recipient of numerous awards, including New Zealand Tourism Awards Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2010, and a finalist for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2013.

Enthusiasm moves the world.

A delay of nearly a month to Auckland recycling collections has seen some people's bins overflowing

Starting this week we are stepping up our game & giving you the option of a two-for-one deal with Forró & Sertanejo workshops.

Every moment and every event of every man's life on earth plants something in his soul.

Working the late shift the same day as receiving a New Years honour has kept one Aucklander firmly grounded.

Public Concert associated with the Auckland String Quartet Summer School.

The handicap of deafness is not in the ear; it is in the mind.

Follow Detective Frost, who has a mind that could rival Sherlock Holmes! He and his quirky team are on a quest to help a lost and lonely Wise Man find his friends.

A Kiwi lifeguard who saved the life of a Danish prince in Australia is a "laid-back", quiet guy.

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.

Welcome to Light Up The Holiday's charity christmas time event for 2015! We at LUTH are stoked to announce a new partnership with Lilliputt Mini Golf to bring a unique holiday event that's not to be missed.

A pop-up Christmas store will help some of Auckland's most needy families celebrate the festive season.

A substantial new piece of the Auckland waterfront jigsaw has been unveiled, and with it the prospect of some top international retailers.

Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see.

Wrap up 2015 with our Christmas Season of Raw Comedy - the Open Mic for new comedians at NZ's home of live comedy. Stand up and be counted and you could be in the running for the 2016 Raw Comedy Quest when we go in search of NZ's funniest new face from March to May 2016.

Of all things visible, the highest is the heaven of the fixed stars.

You are invited to spend an evening with one of New Zealand's Leading Nutrition and Health Experts - Ben Warren

Nationwide residential property values for November increased at the fastest rate since February 2006, according to the latest monthly QV House Price Index.

Wild winds buffeting the country have grounded choppers fighting South Island blazes, ripped the roof off a grandstand, cut power and hampered flights.

As knowledge increases, wonder deepens.

This Step by Step Proven System shows you... How to make a million and not get burnt!

The bird is powered by its own life and by its motivation.

Black Grace Celebrates 20 Years In 20 NZ Centres This Summer!

Parents who believe their children may be gifted and talented are getting the chance to do something about it.

Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart soar as high as it will. Refuse to be average or to surrender to the chill of your spiritual environment.

Show Me Shorts warmly invites you to join us for a very special night out, celebrating short films and the people who make them!

An international water sports competition hosted in New Zealand will get $1.2m in government funding.

An Aucklander who spent time with Prince Charles during his New Zealand visit 45 years ago remembers the royal fondly.

Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.

EVENT Cinemas Manukau, Wattie's and The Salvation Army have teamed up for the 22nd time to bring you The Wattie's Can’s Film Festival 2015.

Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf.

Come join us for the return of our Takapuna Comedy Night. Just like Jesus it was never gone, just pretending to be dead. We all know how it goes we've all read the story.

Auckland Council is once again calling on the government to put greater restrictions on offshore oil drilling to help protect Maui's dolphins.

Benny Lackner, is a Berlin based pianist who spent 30 years in NYC and LA. He was a student of Brad Mehldau's and studied under the direction of Charlie Haden. He has been touring the world playing his music in the trio format for many years.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown will tell the city's transport agency to "dial it back" on its proposed crackdown on berm gardens.

Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.

A 73-year-old man with dementia has gone missing from his south Auckland rest home.

For those who work in the wider Victoria Quarter Area - PULSE is your local networking group that is committed to growing a vibrant and connected business community. We are passionate about local business and would like to give you the opportunity to be a part of it.

It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.

Danny Ocean is a man on a mission. Faced with a substantial student loan, a graduate salary and no chance of making it big until he’s too old to enjoy his riches, he sets out to orchestrate the perfect heist.

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

Unusual cones have been appearing on pine trees around Auckland.

5 Years on New Zealand Screens! See the cult hit of the century at this iconic theatre, The Crystal Palace Theatre in Mt. Eden Auckland.

The sun may be shining in Auckland, but that has not stopped hoards of shoppers from descending on the city's newest shopping mall.

When I travel overseas on many occasions, I get pulled out because I may be buying a one-way ticket, I may be traveling with my sister and we have different last names. That's smart profiling. Just pulling people out one at a time when we have millions of passengers in random screenings I'm not sure is the best way to do it.

After an introduction from Auckland's Orlando Singers the National Boys Choir of Australia will present a concert and then a Benjamin Britten operetta.

Auckland rental properties with an asking-rent of less than $400 a week have all but dried up, even for a unit or a small one-bedroom home, according to Trade Me.

Just pick a political story at random and read the comments. There is no logic or reason on either side - only hypocrisy and hate.

Same time of year, same price, and same awesome people! The Auckland Young Professionals Annual Cocktail Party is Back!

My lyrics are generated by various peculiar processes. Very random and similar to automatic writing.

A Christchurch couple who own a $20 million-plus property will sell it and give away all the proceeds.

Question: Are you tired of being single? Going home after a night out alone or, worse yet, spending Saturday night at home with nothing better to do? Do you go to bed wishing a gorgeous lady or a man was waiting for you there?

I watched some serious '80s television. 'Alice,' 'Good Times,' 'The Jeffersons,' 'Family Ties,' 'Cheers'... every night it was eat dinner, watch 'Cheers.' I was actually on 'Jeopardy' with Rebecca Lobo and Dot Richardson, and we were laughing because I was just nailing every random '80s trivia question - sitcom, theme music, movie, you name it.

"There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share," said former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer during an interview in 2007. "No chance."

"It is necessary to fall in love... if only to provide an alibi for all the random despair you are going to feel anyway."

After five months of repeatedly breaking record prices, Auckland house prices may have paused for breath.

An invitation to tertiary-aged students, careers advisors, parents and educators.

"If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough."

It could be a scene from James Bond: a couple arriving from Cuba with a deadly poison in a pair of maracas.

I have a Woody Allen Jewish attitude to life: that it's all going to be disastrous. That it hasn't all been that way is simply down to some random quirk of fate.

Paw-deep in mulch, in a concrete pit surrounded by dense bush, that's how one pet was found, a month after she disappeared.

Spain’s 1200 year-old Camino de Santiago has attracted millions of people from all around the world to embark on an epic 500-mile pilgrimage famous for its profoundly enlightening, spiritually nourishing, and physically challenging rewards.

Bursts of rain, strong gusts of wind and thunderstorms hit Auckland around lunchtime on Friday, following a stormy morning in Northland.

Our time on Earth is so random.

This 8 week beginners Yoga course offers a glimpse into the 8 limbs of yoga as prescribed by the ancient sage Patanjali in the Yoga Sutra.

The human brain has evolved the capacity to impose a narrative, complete with chronology and cause-and-effect logic, on whatever it encounters, no matter how apparently random.

After playing as sideman with many other bands over the years, sax man Paul Nairn - also revered for his highly detailed saxophone repair work (Roger's favourite), stands in the spotlight tonight with his own quartet at CJC.

Eighteen Auckland teenagers have a new perspective on life after a trip to Africa.

A lot of people do talk about the demise of the album, but I still believe that if an artist tries hard to make a great album, people will buy it and listen to it as an album, rather than just a collection of random songs.

In the year 2006, an Australian tried to sell New Zealand on eBay

Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson and Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley star in this feel-good, coming of (middle) age comedy about a mismatched pair who help each other overcome life’s road blocks.

See the Auckland Domain, in a perfect panorama.

The Internet is a big place where a lot of people can voice their opinions, and my mother chooses to pick fights with random people from all over the world who don't have the nicest things to say about me.

A brand new Winter season of Raw Comedy - the Open Mic for new comedians at NZ's home of live comedy.

The courts in New Zealand allowed a child to be named ‘Number 16 Bus Shelter’.

Get your winter woollies out - snow is coming to Massey next month.

NYC based drummer/composer Mark Lockett will be on the road again in July for a brief tour down under.

In all natural disasters through time, man needs to attach meaning to tragedy, no matter how random and inexplicable the event is.

Auckland is one of the most multicultural cities in the world with more than a third of its citizens born overseas and boasting more than 200 nationalities living here.

I actually think that the most efficacious way of making a difference is to lead by example, and doing random acts of kindness is setting a very good example of how to behave in the world.

Good things come in threes for one Kiwi dance company.

Life just doesn't care about our aspirations, or sadness. It's often random, and it's often stupid and it's often completely unexpected, and the closures and the epiphanies and revelations we end up receiving from life, begrudgingly, rarely turn out to be the ones we thought.

A call for blankets has been met with an avalanche of warm fuzzies.