Emergency services are in attendance at an incident at a building in central Wellington where a suspicious substance was found after 3pm.

An area of the building has been cordoned off as a precaution while emergency services and partner agencies attend the scene.

The rubbish pit at the Whitianga Refuse Transfer Station is closed until further notice because of damage to the pit floor.

The reversal of Esk Street has so far "gone exceptionally well," Invercargill City Council Roading Manager Russell Pearson says.

Leading online trading platform, CMC Markets, has created an adrenalin-filled hot laps experience to celebrate of some of New Zealand’s most promising young sporting talent - uniting its partnerships with Variety - the Children’s Charity and 18-year-old racing prodigy Peter Vodanovich.

The layout at the Sugarloaf Wharf will be reconfigured in early April to better manage commercial and recreational use.

New Zealanders are incredibly generous and give billions of their hard-earned cash to charity each year.

Doctors are urging all parents and caregivers to have their eligible children vaccinated after a seven month old Northland child has been diagnosed with meningococcal W.

The NZ Transport Agency asks all road users to be vigilant on the South Island’s West Coast highways and roads overnight and into Tuesday with forecast rain having started this afternoon.

Otago Regional Council (ORC) flood managers are closely monitoring river and lake levels following MetService weather warnings of heavy rain on and east of the main divide today and tomorrow.

The NZ Transport Agency is making good progress towards building a new bridge between Onehunga and Mangere to replace the Old Mangere Bridge which closed for safety reasons late last year.

A contract for the construction is expected to be awarded in the next few months.