Jimmy Ellingham
Massey University students and staff living in limbo
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
'Dream' ski season for Mt Ruapehu helping bolster businesses
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
Around the motu : Jimmy Ellingham in Palmerston North
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
Man to walk 200km just months after a near fatal accident
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
Concrete company fined after a worker lost his arm in a machine
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
Massey University science staff and students fight to save their jobs and studies
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
Northland swept up in blue wave, slender red lead in Maori seat
Northland's general electorates have been swept up in the blue wave engulfing New Zealand. Although, in the Maori electorate, Te Tai Tokerau, Labour's Kelvin Davis holds a slender lead. In a region… Audio
'Not in our backyard': Old trains dumped in North Island town
'Not in our backyard thank you very much'. Taumaranui locals want to know why disused trains from Auckland have been dumped in their town. The unwanted Auckland carriages were surplus to requirement… Video, Audio
Hot, dry El nino summer forecast places extra stress on farmers
The forecast hot, dry El Nino summer is placing extra stress on farmers battered by Cyclone Gabrielle. In the lower North Island's Tararua District, a Big Dry could hit particularly hard after a boggy… Audio
Cost of living and rent spikes hit pensioners who don't own homes
For pensioners who don't own their own homes, the cost of living and rent spikes are eating into their income and sense of security. But, around New Zealand, a small number of accommodation providers… Audio
Proposed cuts have Massey Uni students stressed about future
Students affected by proposed cuts to science courses at Massey University say they're stressed about their futures, at a time when they should be preparing for exams. Last night we heard from… Audio
Cash-strapped Massey University proposing to slash science jobs
Cash-strapped Massey University is wielding the axe, proposing to slash jobs and courses. Students and staff say the plan puts the university into a death spiral. If courses are cut expertise will be… Audio
Businesses on the West Coast battle post-covid pressures
Business owners around Greymouth on the South Island's West Coast know about tough times, trading through coal mine closures, the Christchurch quakes and recessions. And then there's Covid and a cost… Video, Audio
First Up - The Podcast, Friday 29 September
On today's First Up pod - Jimmy Ellingham in for Nathan: Glenn Forsyth talks about the Chinese Moon Festival and reveals his fruit of the week; ACT's deputy leader Brooke Van Velden is here, with just… Audio
Quieter election campaigning on Chathams Islands
Staying with politics - early voting for the election starts this coming Monday. But not on the Chathams!! Early voting on Rekohu doesn't start until the 9th of October. Chatham Islands Mayor -… Audio
ACT's Brooke van Velden on latest polls
To politics now and it's time for our weekly catch up with the ACT Party. Deputy leader Brooke van Velden spoke with Jimmy Ellingham. Audio
'It's rough': Queenstown residents sleeping in tents due to housing crisis
Queenstown is fighting fires on a couple of fronts - as it cleans up from a state of emergency, and deals with a cryptosporidium outbreak. As well as that, the resort town is still dealing with a… Video, Audio
Motorsport royalty to hit NZ's dusty rural roads this weekend
Motorsport royalty will be sliding around dusty rural roads this weekend during the return of a rallying favourite. SuperCar and Nascar champ Shane van Gisbergen and rally legend Hayden Paddon… Audio
Family of man found dead after leaving ward still in the dark
The family of a man found dead after he failed to return to the mental health ward at Palmerston North Hospital say they're still in the dark about what happened almost nine months on. 69 year old… Audio
Tourism operators in Franz Josef confident of summer bounce-back
Tourism operators in the South Island town of Franz Josef are confident the summer will herald a boon for the region, which was hit hard by Covid lockdowns. Last summer was a return to normal of… Video, Audio
