Wellington Region
Barking at the supermoon
Claims that the proximity of the moon and homosexuality caused quakes surfaced in the media this week. Should the media have simply ignored them? Audio
Barking at the supermoon
Claims that the proximity of the moon and homosexuality caused quakes surfaced in the media this week. Should the media have simply ignored them?
AudioNew art gallery for Te Papa
Te Papa will open a $6 million art gallery in the museum next year.
Assault leaves man with serious head injury
A man is in hospital with a serious injury after being assaulted in Wellington suburb Stokes Valley overnight.
Cordon in Wellington CBD to be reduced
Apartment dwellers on one side of Tory Street will be able to return home, but others will have to stay away.
WCC wants quake support package for businesses
The Wellington City Council is asking the government for a support package for businesses affected by Monday's earthquake.
Focus on Politics for 18 November 2016
A massive 7.8 earthquake centred at the top of the South Island has sparked a major government response this week. The damage wrought in Kaikoura and the wider region and in Wellington is estimated to… Audio
List of Wellington buildings out of use due to earthquake
Reporter Eric Frykberg joins Checkpoint with the latest updates in Wellington's growing list of earthquake damaged buildings. Video, Audio
Wellington mayor under fire for allowing residents back into city post quake
Wellington's mayor is defending the decision to reopen the CBD days after the quake, even though some buildings were later deemed too dangerous to be in. Audio
Wellington CBD: Open Too Soon after big quake?
Wellington Mayor, Justin Lester, has defended the decision to re-open the city's CBD on Tuesday, despite more than 60 buildings closing. The council has faced criticism from engineers for allowing… Audio
Central city still cordoned off over building fears
Wellington continues to count the cost of Monday's huge earthquake, with part of Courtenay Place in the central city now out of action.
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
