Jimmy Ellingham

There's chaos on roads around the motu with a polar vortex smashing the country with wind, rain and snow. Waka Kotahi transport system manager Mark Owen spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

On today's First Up pod with Jimmy Ellingham: Labour deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni joins us to talk about the week in politics; we hear about the time our national football team played a tournament in… Audio

On today's First Up pod with Jimmy Ellingham: how donating plasma saves lives; while we face soaring power prices here, Mike Casey from Re-wiring Aotearoa tells us about the opportunities we have with… Audio

Scales that weigh trucks while they move, and smart cameras that read numbers plates. Jimmy Ellingham reports. Audio

High-tech equipment is being installed on a North Island highway which will help monitor heavy vehicles - Jimmy Ellingham looked at the new CVSC Audio

The council has issued a do-not-drink notice to residents in Tokomaru town today and the waiting game is now on to see what further testing reveals. However, as Jimmy Ellingham reports, not everybody… Audio

For 15 years, Gisborne musician and educator Jasmine Taare was a meth addict, turning to the drug to cope with life's difficulties. Now, she's clean and part of an innovative study seeing how meth… Audio

On today's First Up pod with Jimmy Ellingham: Labour's deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni responds to the extensive, final report on Abuse in State and Faith-based Care; we catch up with an award-winning… Audio

On today's First Up pod with Jimmy Ellingham: We go to the US where Kamala Harris is well on the way to becoming the Democratic presidential nominee; the final report from the Abuse in Care inquiry… Audio

Palmerston North man Myles Dieming was horrifically injured when he fell 12 metres at work, but severe blood clots were hampering his recovery and was struggling to get back on his feet. He spoke to… Audio

A Palmerston North man is recovering after ground-breaking surgery to remove severe blood clots following a fall at work. Jimmy Ellingham has the story. Audio

Liquor up and pull out your infected, painful teeth, or turn up to A and E urgently seeking pain relief to get some sleep. These are the realities facing people in Tairawhiti who can't afford to pay… Audio

On today's First Up pod with Jimmy Ellingham: one week on from the assassination attempt, Donald Trump's out campaigning again; at home, a small community just outside Wairoa is petitioning to stop… Audio

A small comminuty near Wairoa is up in arms over a plan to bring pokies to the local pub, Maria Cairns started a petition on Friday and she spoke with Jimmy Ellingham Audio

More than 100 people are still out of their homes in Wairoa following June's flood in the northern Hawke's Bay town. As people try to clean up their homes and dry out their belongings, anger is… Audio

If the man they call Brick laces up his boots for one for season next year it will be his 50th playing senior rugby. And at the age of 65, Gavin Midgley still hits as hard as his nickname suggests… Audio

Local business owners around Mount Ruapehu are hoping for the best of times ahead, after the worst of times of previous winters, Jimmy Ellingham reports. Audio

Country Kindy, between Feilding and Palmerston North, will have its licence cancelled by the Ministry of Education from 5pm on Monday. However, the Early Childhood Council is criticising the move as… Audio

As the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in State Care delivered its findings to the governor-general last week, a survivor of abuse is busy using his experience to help others, Jimmy Ellingham… Audio