Stories by Jimmy Ellingham

Andre Gilling served 16 years for the gruesome killing of Stanley Waipouri, but was held back by moves between prisons, Parole Board says.

Hospital beds for mental health patients are so in demand people are being turned away from wards or discharged suddenly.

The silt is gone and the road into the seaside village of Herbertville is under repair, but the pub remains closed.

Massey University is again facing a big deficit for the year, although so far its finances aren't as bad as feared.

For the past few years, Ohakea did not have enough trained fire and rescue staff to be on hand 24/7 should a jet need to land.

Ashley Arnopp and Andre Gilling beat Stanley Waipouri to death in a probable homophobic attack on 23 December 2006.

A former Taumarunui meatworks has a new lease of life as a pet food factory - and is providing plenty of jobs for locals. Audio

Major earthworks are finished and the pavement will soon be laid on a vital transport link between Manawatū and Hawke's Bay.

A student group is calling on Massey to be upfront about its strategy and where it is heading.

"This is crazy. How did this get through council?": A cars versus bikes battle continues to rage over a busy city road.

"Life is uncertain," says Hamilton Logan, who is on an epic journey months before he turns 100.

The historic hotel at the base of Mt Ruapehu needs critical work to make it weathertight, on top of the $2m already spent on maintenance.

An internal debrief of the July 2023 incident shows communication and coordination between staff and emergency services was lacking. Audio

Relatives of two people who died in suspected suicides at Palmerston North Hospital 10 years ago are disappointed at the lack of progress on its replacement. Audio

Napier's former prison is closing due to safety concerns, leaving the man who runs tours through the site unhappy he will be locked out.

A twice-flooded northern Hawke's Bay primary school is continuing to take lessons at a Mormon church. Audio

Buyout rules for uninhabitable properties are stacked against owners, Shane Fell says, but the Gisborne council is defending its process.

Business owners say the changes to Featherston St are scaring off customers - but council says it's all part of a wider network that's been years in the making.

Massey University is so confident about its technology that it is getting behind a new company that has its eyes on selling to the world. Audio

The Auckland commuter trains were dumped in the North Island town about eight years ago, then left to rot.

Owen Charles Wildbore-Brumby's body was discovered in bushes in the busy city centre.

Glenn Turner and John Parker remember a time when matches against Australia were rare, let alone wins. Video

Work to restore kiwi to a 23,000 hectare patch of the lower North Island is making progress, but the future of the project remains uncertain.

Milk bottle tops and aerosol cans are not welcome in the recycle bin, but pizza boxes are fine - so long as the pizza has been removed.

A shortage of rescue and firefighting service workers at the Air Force's Base Ōhakea has "compromised" Emirates' services to New Zealand, the airline says.