Soumya Bhamidipati

Mourners have gathered in Newtown this morning for the funeral of Michael Eric Wahrlich, affectionately known as "Mike the Juggler", one of the victim's of last week's deadly hostel fire. Michael's… Audio

Police have arrested a man in relation to the Loafers Lodge fire in Wellington on Monday night. He's been charged with two counts of arson and is scheduled to appear in the Wellington District Court… Audio

Police are now treating the fatal fire at a Wellington hostel as arson, and say it was not the first fire there that night.

The government has also announced it will look into whether building… Video, Audio

Nine Rimutaka Prison staff suspected of misconduct are still on paid leave a year after investigations began. One has recently been cleared but it is not certain if they will be returning to work at… Audio

Commuter chaos, passengers left on the platform, a please explain from the Beehive, and a "rapid review" announced.

The train schedule in Wellington has been slashed in half and the services that are… Video, Audio

The Cook Strait ferries have hit yet more troubled waters. Four Bluebridge sailings are cancelled today, leaving more than 1000 passengers on the wrong side of the strait.

It's the latest in a string… Audio

Some prisoners at three major prisons have not had any visitors since the pandemic began three years ago.

Now Corrections is promising to reopen the jails to visitors sometime in the next few weeks… Audio

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

The big question is whether it'll be enough to fix the driver… Audio

If you've got a palate for a pint - would you rather your afternoon ale taste like prunes, barley wine, or smoke?

Those at the Rare Beer Challenge being held in Wellington and Auckland on Friday will… Audio

Esk Valley residents, just north of Napier, have been told to be prepared to evacuate, with heavy rain forecast today.

The area was devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle, when intense rainfall resulted in… Audio

A heavy rain warning is in force across Hawke's Bay, which was badly damaged and flooded by Cyclone Gabrielle.

The rain warning lasts until mid-Saturday.

Already it's turning dusty silt back into… Audio

Flood survivors who've been through hell are now waiting in limbo.

Most of the flood waters have now gone and the mud left is beginning to cake, but more than 750 people are thought to be in… Audio

About a hundred communities on the east coast of the North Island remain cut off, and it's not clear how many people are in those isolated areas.

Meanwhile volunteers and authorities are scrambling… Video, Audio

Dargaville and Whangarei were the Northland towns worst affected by ex-tropical cyclone Gabrielle.

Evacuations and road closures continued yesterday as the storm's tentacles moved away from the… Audio

Dargaville and Whangarei were the Northland towns worst affected by ex-tropical cyclone Gabrielle. Evacuations and road closures continued yesterday as the storm's tentacles moved away from the… Audio

RNZ reporters are on the ground in some of the worst hit areas as Cyclone Gabrielle ploughed through.

Morning Report heard from Andrew McRae in Whitianga on Coromandel's east coast and Soumya… Audio

Northland was the first place to get hit by Cyclone Gabrielle. 

People located close to the rivers in the Whangārei CBD and Town Basin area are being urged to seek shelter before this afternoon's… Audio

Cyclone Gabrielle is lashing the upper North Island causing power cuts, downing trees, and bringing surface flooding.

In Northland more than 17,000 homes have been without electricity overnight, and… Audio