Stories by Soumya Bhamidipati

A new underground mega-tunnel in the capital would be a colossal waste of money, opponents of the government's suggestion for the tunnel say.

Corrections officers barracaded themselves in a van after its tyres were slashed and shots were fired. Audio

An internal proposal document noted the new positions could be filled through the redeployment of impacted staff.

Some say they have already been struggling to find work, even before an influx of redundant public sector workers.

Rescuers looking for a missing fisherman off the Hawke's Bay coast have been stood down, and it's unclear if the search will resume tomorrow.

The Law Commission had been looking into whether laws against hateful speech should extend to religious belief but Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has ordered it to stop. Audio

Unions are worried the contracting model used to hire couriers will now be applied to more people in the postal workforce.

A member of the public has provided information to police in a case the mayor has dubbed "absolutely horrific".

Oranga Tamariki will not say how long it has been involved with the family of two young siblings thought to have been deliberately injured in Lower Hutt.

Hackers connected to a MediaWorks data breach are demanding a ransom of $820 in cryptocurrency from one of the victims of the data leakage.

A dark web user says they plan to sell the data, including names, addresses, and votes relating to The Block NZ.

The London police service is being sued over failures which led to the fatal shooting of a New Zealand-born sergeant.

Some water service contractors in Wellington are out of work, despite the number of fixes needed to the region's infrastructure.

A former judge who ruled on Teina Pora's compensation deal says it is well known that eyewitness identification evidence can be unreliable.

The Better Public Media Trust said TVNZ could be funded at a cost of $60 per person annually.

Footage shows one disabled client told she "smells like a dead rat", while another was told she "looks like a devil".

Tory Whanau says Wellington council can invest in both fixing its water infrastructure and revitalising its CBD.

The hive - home to a swarm more than 10 times the usual size - was about 1.8 metres long. Audio

Two people killed in a motorsport crash both inherited their love of cars from their fathers.

Former Health NZ employee Barry Young is accused of releasing the personal information of at least 12,000 people.

Motorists are complaining about their cars "rattling", breaking down and dropping to low power after filling up.

But the man did not know he was suspected of the violent incident in Perth in 2014.

An Oranga Tamariki staffer accused of indecent behaviour towards youths in their care is still employed by the agency.

The Upper Hutt College community is in shock over a violent attack on one of its students, which was filmed and shared across social media.

Advocates are decrying the government's decision to remove funding for the cultural and background reports used in sentencing.