Jimmy Ellingham

Trevor Moore has done it! Just six months ago the 62-year-old was lying in Wellington Hospital's intensive care unit after suffering horrific injuries when cutting a tree in the rural backblocks. Now… Audio

After years of waiting there are finally plans to move some of the crumbling old Auckland commuter trains blighting the main street of central North Island town Taumarunui. The local mayor says once… Video, Audio

For 10 years Granny's Christmas Grotto in the Rangitīkei town of Marton has brought the joy of Christmas to thousands of visitors. But after it closes its doors this year, everything will be auctioned… Video, Audio

The citizens of Palmerston North 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.

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The citizens of Palmerston North 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. Politics… Audio

Consumer NZ says some motorists are losing hundreds of dollars a year due to their insurance policies, as premiums skyrocket. It carried out a survey which found they've increased up to 38 percent in… Audio

Lego land is replacing limbo land this weekend in Palmerston North. While politicians were busy hammering out coalition arrangements, some of New Zealand's more creative minds turned their attention… Audio

A large pile of smahed glass has been given a new lease of life for use in roads and pathways. A Manawatu contractor is crushing it up into little pieces and is hoping to soon offer the product to its… Audio

Academic staff at Massey University have made a bid to save their jobs and ensure the future of sciences at the institution. Staff and the Tertiary Education Union have today sent Massey an… Audio

An Auckland restaurant had its Instagram account disabled last weekend as protests continue around the world over the conflict in Gaza. Ima Cuisine is a Middle Eastern restaurant run by Jewish Israeli… Audio

More details have emerged about an attempted breakout that ended in a stand-off on an Oranga Tamariki youth justice facility's gym roof. RNZ has obtained reports about the incident, revealing what… Audio

A Manawatu school is giving students practical help for a move into the trades after school. Palmerston North Boys' High School is giving students the opportunity to clip on a toolbelt and build… Audio

As Massey University proposes to slash staff and courses while facing a huge financial deficit, students and staff affected by the possible cuts are operating in limbo. And their anxiety is hanging… Audio

Business owners and locals in the shadows of Mt Ruapehu are eagerly awaiting some certainty about the future of the mountain. Discussions are still ongoing between the companies bidding to take over… Audio

Jimmy has the latest on Massey University's financial troubles, and cuts to staff and courses. Also, why Taumaranui locals want dozens of abandoned trains in the town - gone. And what has led 62 year… Audio

Just six months after he nearly died during an accident when cutting a tree, a Dannevirke man will walk more than 200 kilometres to Wellington.  Audio

A worker at a Manawatū concrete company lost his right arm when he had to pull himself from a machine he was cleaning. The company he worked for, Dunlop Drymix Ltd, has today been sentenced in the… Video, Audio

Science staff and students at Massey University are fighting to save their jobs, and their studies. The cash-strapped university is proposing to slash science causes from its Albany campus, which… Video, Audio