Stories by Jimmy Ellingham

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.

The city's streets have become busier, but quieter, as 42 new electric buses roll out on new routes.

The man's death came just a day after an attempt using the same method, RNZ understands.

Northland businesses are facing more than two months of disruption as repair work is carried out on a crucial link damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle.

But some survivors described the formal apology as "meaningless" and without emotion.

Te Whatu Ora will not discuss how much this costs, but says the senior addictions clinician position the doctor fills is difficult to recruit for.

Almost two years ago, Blae Ler Paw and Mu Mu drowned in the Manawatū River in Palmerston North. Just five days later, Toetu Tonisitino​​ and Aukusitino Ioane​​ died at the same spot.

Ten months after Cyclone Gabrielle, bad weather has left the recovery for many East Coast and Tairāwhiti farmers stuck in the mud.

A Palmerston North teenager who had to travel to London for treatment after he suffered a deep brain bleed says he is on the mend. Audio

Two families whose homes were inundated by floodwaters describe how the cleanup is going. Audio

A Dannevirke man has completed the walk just six months after suffering horrific injuries when cutting down a tree in the rural back blocks.

A murderer recently released from prison has failed to persuade authorities to let him enter Palmerston North ever again.

Palmerston North locals have received a stark warning: if Massey University keeps slashing staff and courses, it will enter a "death spiral", and the provincial city will wither.

Lego land is replacing limbo land this weekend in Palmerston North.

The forecast hot, dry El Niño summer is placing extra stress on farmers battered by Cyclone Gabrielle.

Massey University is forecasting a loss of more than $50 million this year, but is not saying how it sank into a financial hole.

Tourism operators in Franz Josef are confident summer will herald a boon for the region, which was hit hard by Covid-19 lockdowns.

Levin residents who have heard from Winston Peters on the campaign trail are betting he will be back in the Beehive before long, and say they want to see him champion the issues others will not.

A Palmerston North teenager must make an expensive trip to London for two operations after he suffered a severe brain bleed more than two months ago.

Police had been preparing charges against the former lead psychiatrist at Lake Alice psychiatric hospital, before it was deemed he was too ill to face trial, documents reveal.

A rural primary school closing its doors is a victim of cost of living pressures, its principal says.

Little Stars in Palmerston North is the brainchild of a family who know only too well what access to therapy at an early age can do.

NZ's district courts are still feeling the lingering effects of Covid-19, as the justice system clogs with cases - More than 140,000 court appearances have been delayed since March 2020.