Stories by Soumya Bhamidipati

The Cook Strait ferries have hit yet more troubled waters after four Bluebridge sailings were cancelled on Monday.

A three waters industry body has found multiple problems across water service systems nationwide, including a failure to check if fire hydrants are working.

Corrections is promising to reopen three major jails which have been closed to visitors since the pandemic began three years ago.

Wellington's bus drivers will be getting more pay in their pockets following a decision by the regional council.

The ongoing threat of landslides in Auckland sparked a plea from emergency officials for a rapid rescue team to be on call 24/7.

With ingredients like pasta, energy drink syrup and short ribs, the concoctions may sounds unsual but the beer will all go down for a good cause.

Three people are in prison for breaching their community sentence conditions during Cyclone Gabrielle.

Wellington Water says it needs more time to upgrade its Waterloo Water Treatment Plant after an increase in chlorine requirements for drinking water.

Hundreds of Napier residents are calling for the police Eagle helicopter to stay in Hawke's Bay beyond the disaster response.

Many families are still waiting to hear if they'll have a home to return to.

East Coast volunteers and authorities are scrambling to get much-needed supplies into the right hands as about 100 communities in the area remain cut off.

The small farming district of Tangiteroria is drowning in murky floodwaters, while others are digging up the mud.

Flood-affected Aucklanders have an anxious few days ahead as the city is warned to prepare for more wild weather from Cyclone Gabrielle.

Two prisoners at Mt Eden Corrections Facility were already rioting when another lit a fire in his cell on Sunday, it's now been revealed.

Locals are applauding the state of emergency extension as communities clean up a week after Auckland's deadly floods.

As accommodation becomes a challenge for those displaced by the Auckland floods, a real estate industry group is appealing to people who may have empty properties.

It's been a quiet start to the week for central Auckland businesses with people encouraged to stay at home because of slips and flooding.

Two Wairarapa districts are the latest to be certified under the International Dark Sky Reserve movement, joining just 20 other places worldwide.

Marine antifouling technologies that include air bubble barriers could help keep marinas clean and stop ships being turned away from New Zealand ports.

Donations to charities are being hit by the rising cost of living, KidsCan says, and it is worried its ability to help children will be affected.

A Canterbury wine label has reached its goal of donating $50,000 towards stopping global slavery by the end of the year.

A human rights organisation wants people to use their holiday downtime to write letters advocating for the release of people imprisoned unfairly.

The former world kickboxing champion and convicted drug smuggler will be sent back to the Czech Republic in March.

New Zealand health officials reportedly agreed with Australian counterparts that introducing mandatory Covid-19 testing for travellers from China was an overreaction.

The items include moa leg bones, a golden huia beak brooch, a kiwi skeleton, a taxidermied bird, and two Māori clubs.