Jimmy Ellingham

Jimmy discusses the Rangitikei electorate - it's the third largest electorate in the North Island, stretching from east of Levin in the south, across the central plateau, to above Taumarunui to the… Audio

After a three year hiatus, Winston Peters is being talked about once again, cracking 5 percent in some recent polls... But will the 78-year-old - and New Zealand First - actually make it back into… Audio

The Labour leader was in Hokitika today, a town founded in the gold rush of the 1860s, and has known booms and busts. Just like the rest of the country, it's a town feeling the full effects of the… Video, Audio

As Labour tanks in pre-election polls, we visit a West Coast town that played an important role in the party's history. A miners' strike in Blackball in 1908 laid the foundation stone for Labour's… Video, Audio

Carson Harvey was an active teenager, cramming in as many sports around his school schedule as he could. But his world changed two months ago when he suffered a brain bleed that requires major surgery… Audio

Police documents obtained by Checkpoint have revealed why they didn't charge a key figure at the Lake Alice psychiatric hospital. Dr Selwyn Leeks was the lead psychiatrist at the child and adolescent… Video, Audio

After well over a century, a rural school is closing its doors today. A victim, its principal says, of the cost of living. Papatawa School, near the Manawatu Gorge, had just two pupils return this… Audio

Rangitīkei is the third largest electorate in the North Island, stretching from east of Levin in the south to above Taumarunui in the north. And it's up for grabs this election, as its four-term… Audio

Palmerston North institution Summer Shakespeare has been saved, at least for the coming season. But will the Bard's words continue to grace the city's outdoor stage as Massey University withdraws… Audio

RNZ Palmerston North-based producer Jimmy Ellingham has just returned from Hawke's Bay, where he caught up with people impacted from Cyclone Gabrielle, six months on. And back in Palmerston North, a… Audio

A new charitable centre to help disabled children develop has opened its doors in Palmerston North. Little Stars is the brainchild of a family who know only too well what access to therapy at an early… Audio

Six months after the Cyclone Gabrielle devastated parts of Hawke's Bay, growers in one of New Zealand's fruit bowls are slowly getting back on their feet. Apples and pears alone make up an industry… Video, Audio

Like many small Hawke's Bay settlements decimated by Cyclone Gabrielle, Pakowhai remains a shell of its former self and locals fear it may never be the same again. On February the 14th, the Tutaekuri… Video, Audio

It's six months on from Cyclone Gabrielle and for many life is yet to return to normal. Some residents of Puketapu, west of Napier, are still out of their homes, and a few aren't sure if they can… Video, Audio

The FIFA Women's World Cup is about to come to an end in Aotearoa, with a semi-final match at Auckland's Eden Park on Tuesday. And once again it looks like it'll be a sell-out crowd. The event's been… Audio

Time now for our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party. And cases going throuugh New Zealand's district courts are facing major delays, with the justice system struggling under a growing load that was… Audio

Now have you ever wished you could play some cricket in the house on a rainy day? Well for one Christchurch family that dream's become a reality. Glenn Bongartz, with the help of his architect… Audio