WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A man was struck and killed by a tree branch in a city park Tuesday as stormy weather buffeted New Zealand’s capital. The dangerous winds and heavy rain disrupted travel ...

The New Zealand Transport Agency has unveiled its proposals for State Highway 1 in Wellington, which would see a second Mount Victoria tunnel "affect some Town Belt" land. An additional tunnel was ...

Critics of a second Mt Victoria tunnel launched a campaign against the plans last night, saying the project is too expensive, too disruptive and too focused on cars. Green MPs Julie Anne Genter ...

A key walking and cycling route between the M5 and Wellington town centre will be upgraded as part of a new ten-year plan for the town. Somerset Council has published its Wellington local cycling and ...

A tree that looks like it's going for a stroll just won Tree of the Year in New Zealand. The photo was taken by Gareth Andrews and posted on Instagram. It was entered in New Zealand's annual Tree of ...

An unusual northern rātā tree that looks like it is striding across an empty field has been crowned New Zealand's Tree of the Year. The giant plant, which looks strikingly similar to an Ent from "The ...

Stephen Olsen Revelations about the higgledy-piggledy colonised form of Wellington City, as it was 125 years ago, loom large ...