Jimmy Ellingham
Women's cricket taking off
It's our summer game, but for years few women were playing cricket. In recent summers though that's been changing and new teams are taking the field.
Some women are playing for the first time, while… Audio
Museum to be covered in street art for final exhibition
After more than one hundred and fifty years, Christchurch Museum is about to launch its last exhibition before moving to its new building.
More than sixty street artists from around the world have… Audio
USA women's soccer fixtures spike World Cup interest
This week's games between the USA and our own Football Ferns are proving to be the perfect curtain-raiser for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
New Zealand will jointly host the event with Australia… Audio
Kiwi baker trolled over the colour of her butter
Baking star Erin Docherty tells us how a video of butter being piped through a cake whipped up a "social media storm". Audio
Nadal rusty at day one of Australian Open
Tennis star and top Australian Open men's seed, Rafael Nadal, was a bit rusty in his first match of the grand slam yesterday, needing four sets to beat Britain's Jack Draper and progress to the second… Audio
Risk of debilitating illness from long Covid could grow
Prominent epidemiologist Michael Baker says the risk of chronic and debilitating illness from long Covid could grow as more people are re-infected.
The weekly Covid figures released yesterday showed… Audio
Palmerston North's on demand library bus
Getting lost in a good book isn't always possible for people who can't get to their local library because of mobility problems.
But it's a different story in Palmerston North - for 50 years the city… Audio
Cleanup ongoing a year on from Feilding flash floods
A year ago flash floods left dozens of Manawatū homes water logged and covered in debris.
For some the cleanup continues, and for one homeowner, heavy rain prompts fears of floodwaters returning… Audio
First of four new Air Force planes arrives in NZ
The first of four new air force planes, which together cost $2.3 billion, has touched down in New Zealand.
The Boeing P8-A Poseidon arrived to a welcome ceremony at Ohakea air force base in Manawatū… Audio
Abuse in state care survivors want compensation
Survivors of abuse in state care are frustrated they're yet to receive any compensation a year after a Royal Commission recommended a redress scheme should be brought in immediately.
One former… Audio
Abuse survivor wants to hear from Royal Commission
A survivor of abuse in state care says she is frustrated she hasn't heard anything a year after a Royal Commission recommended a redress scheme should be brought in immediately.
Robyn, who doesn't… Audio
Women win at Rugby World Cup
A full house at Auckland's Eden Park - and fans throughout the country - will be cheering on the Black Ferns during tomorrow's women's Rugby World Cup final against England.
The world cup's been an… Audio
Police bust major burglary ring
Wellington police have busted a major burglary ring and are now trying to reunite owners with over 3000 stolen items, including: 950 power tools, 285 bikes and two baths.
The officer in charge of… Audio
Monetary policy inflated house prices and lack of tax made it worse
To housing, where prices went up 45 percent in the 18 months from the middle of 2020.
The Reserve Bank has admitted its pandemic-related monetary stimulus - money printing and cheap loans for banks -… Audio
Small island nations insist on progress at climate conference
Increasingly ferocious storms, and severe droughts are among the effects of climate change.
In the Caribbean, a hurricane can wipe out a third of a country's GDP overnight.
At the climate… Audio
Wild weather lashes upper North Island
Torrential rain and severe wind gusts are sweeping across the upper North Island causing slips, fallen trees and power outages.
Early this morning parts of Northland had surface flooding and the… Audio
Emergency housing bill reaches $566m from April 2021-Sept 2022
It's cost more than half-a-billion dollars to keep New Zealanders in emergency housing since April last year.
And the number of people spending at least six months in such accommodation is growing.
… Audio
Children's Commissioner on record school absences
Just 40 percent of children went to school regularly in term two this year, a new low.
Meanwhile, chronic absence, meaning children missed a third or more of their classes, nearly doubled to reach 14… Audio
Reserve Bank gives itself a pat on the back
The Reserve Bank thinks it's made pretty good decisions on monetary policy over the past five years, given the information it had to hand at the time.
It says its support for banks and financial… Audio