Jimmy Ellingham

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

Two weeks since a tornado blew through the Horowhenua town of Levin residents living in its wake face an uncertain future.

Uninhabitable homes are awaiting assessment, while displaced families seek… Audio

The way roads are funded in New Zealand is broken and must change.

That's the view of New Plymouth mayor Neil Holdom, who says something must be done before the roading networks gets worse.

Jimmy… Audio

A nurse has told an inquest into the death of a mental health patient at Palmerston North Hospital she felt like it was a fight to get him admitted.

The nurse says she's never experienced another… Audio

The inquest into the suspected suicide of a Palmerston North Hospital mental health ward patient more than eight years ago is starting today.

Shaun Gray, a 30-year-old father of one, died on April… Audio

The old road through the Manawatu Gorge won't reopen to vehicles because motorists could be killed by rockfall. The former main route between Manawatu and Hawke's Bay has been closed since 2017 when a… Audio

A few million dollars to help small retailers secure themselves against ram raiders and robbers.

The government's made a long awaited announcement about how it will support victims of crime.

It's… Video, Audio

Another Kainga Ora development has locals up in arms - fearing it could change the character of their neighbourhood.

But, community representatives in Millwater - in north Auckland, say there's no… Video, Audio

The past two years have been hard on amateur theatre groups, which have faced financial hardship amid the heartbreak of cancelled shows. But the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions is allowing them to… Audio

Lockdowns and Covid-19 restrictions have delayed almost 150,000 court appearances in the past two years.

Victims advocates say the backlog of cases has forced many victims to put their lives on hold… Audio

Residents of the Central North Island town of Ohakune are optimistic a booming winter is on the way after two years of Covid uncertainty.

And although warnings about volcanic activity on Mt Ruapehu… Audio

The chief ombudsman says the mental health ward at Palmerston North Hospital is one of the worst in New Zealand and not fit for purpose.

In a damning report, Peter Boshier urges officials to get on… Audio

A mural of Footrot Flats characters Wal and Dog in cartoonist Murray Ball's birthplace of Feilding was painted over this year after his family objected.

Correspondence released to RNZ shows the… Audio

Engines are revving and bar tills ringing in Palmerston North for the city's biggest weekend of the year.

The Superstock Teams' Champs bring thousands of petrol heads to Manawatū and pump millions of… Audio

There is mounting frustration that a long-awaited new bridge connecting two central North Island districts can't yet be used.

The new Mangaweka Bridge over the Rangitīkei River is scheduled to open… Audio

Intense downpours in Tairāwhiti overnight cleared on Thursday morning.

Two-hundred millimetres of rain was recorded in the northern part of the region in the five hours to midnight, on top of heavy… Audio

Heavy rain brought by former cyclone Fili is causing damage as it falls on already sodden ground around Tairāwhiti and Wairoa.

A red rain warning is in place for those regions, where steady rain has… Audio