Jimmy Ellingham
Palmerston North Hospital ED to get children-only waiting area
Parents rushing their sick children to Palmerston North Hospital's under-pressure emergency department will soon be able sit away from the weekend drunks and other distractions.
Design work has begun… Audio
Over-60s cricket team makes World Cup final
While the Black Caps foundered in Australia, another New Zealand cricket team was sweeping all before it across the Tasman.
The national over-60s men's team has made today's final of the veterans'… Audio
NZ over-60s cricket team aim for veterans' World Cup trophy
New Zealand's over-60s cricket team has its eye on the first ever veterans' world cup trophy. The senior squad has qualified for the final against Paksitan today. Andrew Nuttall is part of the New… Audio
Low voter turnout a red flag in Bulls
The North Island town of Bulls is the epitome of local government apathy.
Its district councillors have been elected unopposed and turnout in a recent by-election was barely over 15 percent.
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Palmerston North battling bird poo problem
Palmerston North has a poo problem. Every evening thousands of birds fly into the centre of the city to sleep for the night, and their droppings fall on unsuspecting parked cars and pedestrians.
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Woman battling for ACC cover for detox treatment
A woman badly injured in a car crash is battling ACC to cover detox treatment, after being told she can't have surgery until she comes off her medication.
Manawatū reporter Jimmy Ellingham has more.
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Wellington businesses thankful protest ended quickly
Wellington businesses whose takings were crippled by the Parliamentary occupation earlier this year feared another slow day because of the protest yesterday.
In the end takings were down, but the… Audio
Lundy denied parole after serving minimum 20-year sentence
Mark Lundy has been denied parole today after serving his minimum term of 20 years for the August 2000 murders of his wife Christine and daughter Amber in Palmerston North.
At Tongariro Prison today… Video, Audio
Environment Minister David Parker opens Ohakea water scheme
The Environment Minister David Parker has opened the Ohakea Rural Water Scheme, ending years of uncertainty for local residents. In 2017, households near the Manawatu town of Sanson were told their… Audio
Teen involved in Grace Virtue attack back in court
One of three teenage girls involved in the violent home invasion of a 90-year-old Levin woman, who later died of her injuries, is back in court, charged with robbery.
Grace Virtue died 25 days after… Audio
Levin residents evacuated due to incident
A street in Levin is still cordoned off after threats were made during a self-harm incident.
The police say a negotiation team is talking to a man involved.and they are working hard for a resolution… Audio
Youngest known patient at Lake Alice was 5 years old
A watchdog group has discovered that a former patient of Lake Alice's child and adolescent unit was just five when he was sent to the notorious psychatric hospital near Marton.
The man's medical… Audio
Levin St still cordoned off due to incident
A street in Levin remains cordoned off this morning as police deal with what they're calling an "ongoing incident" which resulted in the evacuation of many of the street's residents last night.
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Inquest begins into death of Erica Hume
Eight years of hurt was written over the face of a man whose daughter died in a suspected suicide at the Palmerston North Hospital mental health ward. Erica Hume died in May 2014.
At an inquest into… Audio
Manawatū Highway on schedule despite Covid-19
The construction of a new highway between Manawatū and Hawke's Bay is facing Covid-19 disruption and wet winter weather.
But those in charge of the long-awaited route over the hills say progress is… Audio
Empire Games athlete remembers his run
New Zealand athletes are heading to England to prepare for this year's Commonwealth Games.
These days they're an important date on the sporting calendar, but in the past they were as much about… Audio
Hopes Manawatū Gorge highway will go to walkers, cyclists
The old State Highway 3 through the Manawatū Gorge is closed to traffic for good - but it may be given a new life for walkers, cyclists and horse riders.
The road was closed because of potential… Audio
Lack of proper advice leads to ACC compensation denial
A man who died of an aggressive form of asbestos-related cancer was not eligible for substantial ACC compensation, simply because he hadn't signed a piece of paper.
But the man's partner says they… Audio
Galunggung Gliding Club marks 40 years
Forty years ago this week on a flight from London to Auckland the unthinkable happened.
First one engine failed, then another, then another, and then the fourth.
Jimmy Ellingham looks back at what… Audio
The story behind Shaun Gray's death at Palmerston North's mental health ward
For more than two weeks an inquest into the death of a Palmerston North mental health ward patient has examined events leading to his suspected suicide.
Today, the hearing was told about a different… Audio