Stories by Jimmy Ellingham

"The vehicle numbers do not stack up from previous use and do not reflect real data," Tararua District mayor Tracey Collis says.

Simeon Brown is blaming the previous government for the skyrocketing bill for a new highway. Audio

Provincial cities are not normally thought of as hotbeds of drag culture, but Palmerston North is changing that. Audio

The $620 million, 11-kilometre long road is due to open in mid 2025, eight years after the old SH3 closed to to rockfall.

Staff have a negative view of management at the institution, with less than a quarter of respondents to a survey saying their leaders are communicating a vision that motivates them.

Palmerston North tennis fans will this weekend get served international action for the first time, and they're making the most of it. Audio

An expert says changes to disability support funding risks some children going backwards. One charity is doing its best to intervene. Audio

A man who survived and witnessed sexual and physical abuse at Catholic-run schools says the way the church investigates complaints of wrongdoing needs to change. Audio

A Tongan tapa cloth presented to prime minister Norman Kirk has come out of storage to show off its full beauty.

The frustrated parents of a man with severe disabilities say they can no longer plan for his future thanks to a change in the way his care is funded.

Philip Lucas left the hospital's mental health ward on Christmas Eve 2022 when leave was approved. His body was found a month later. Audio

He says he will not turn up to the government apology for abuse in care if he has not received proper compensation by then.

The PM was worried about his health, but still went "the second or third mile" to open a school 50 years ago today. Two weeks later he was dead. Video

Keeping an eye on heavy vehicles should get easier thanks to a high tech upgrade. Audio

Further test results into Tokomaru's water have ruled out Tokomaru River as a source of lead contamination, but a do-not-drink water notice is still in place.

A former addict participating in research into long-term impacts of the drug says it has made her more positive and helped her gain a new outlook on life.

Myles Dieming's ordeal began when he was at work the day of the rugby world cup final. Audio

Tai Rāwhiti mothers - some of whom had turned to pliers and alcohol to numb tooth pain - are finding relief at a free dental service. Audio

After technology failures affected hundreds of students last month, alternative assessments will replace online supervised exams for the second semester.

As the clean up continues, anger is simmering about how the disaster was allowed to happen.

Gavin "Brick" Midgley has been playing rugby since 1981 - but won't decide if he will make it to 50 years of the sport until next season nears.

The Early Childhood Council spoke out against the ministry move as heavy handed.

Country Kindy's license will be cancelled by the Ministry of Education next Monday, meaning 22 children will have to move somewhere elsewhere.

Some businesses around the skifields have taken drastic measures, but others left behind say they now see some hope.

A survivor of abuse at Epuni Boys' Home says what he went through during his nine months there as an 11-year-old shaped his next 50 years.