Jimmy Ellingham

The brother of a man who died by suicide in Palmerston North Hospital's mental health ward in April 2014 has welcomed a damning coroner's report into the death. Shaun Gray died on the 16th of April… Audio

A coroner has slammed Palmerston North's mental health system - 11 years after the death of Shaun Gray. Our reporter who's been following this story is Jimmy Ellingham. Audio

Health Minister Simeon Brown rejected advice from health officials to lower the bowel screening age to 58 for the general population and 56 for Maori and Pacific people. According to projections that… Audio

"They were everywhere, every corner you looked in." That said by a woman on a suburban street under siege from a stray cat colony who is calling for change so residents can reclaim their properties… Audio

Dannevirke High School in the lower North Island employs its own cooking staff and has its own kitchen to provide healthy and sizeable meals to its 418 students. The school has had its per-head budget… Audio

Sacrificing Peter to pay Paul, institutional racism, disappointing, light on detail. These are some of the reactions to Health Minister Simeon Brown's announcement that the bowel screening age in New… Audio

A retirement village is making a stand against plans to reverse a speed limit drop on the busy road outside its growing community. Residents of Speldhurst Country Estate near Levin don't want a 100… Audio

18 months ago, a question from a woman called Aimee-Rose Yates during an election debate prompted a promise from then leader of the opposition Christopher Luxon. That promise from Luxon was that New… Audio

A cabinet paper about rapid torture redress payments to survivors of the Lake Alice child and adolescent unit in the 1970s says it's not possible to rule out torture at other locations. That's left a… Audio

A plan to ban soft drinks in parts of Palmerston North appears to be a fizzer - Jimmy Ellingham has more details Audio

People referred to the public health system gastro departments for colonoscopies or other exams are waiting months for an appointment even when they have symptoms that could be a sign of bowel cancer… Audio

The alleged victim in what a military prosecution said was a violent attack by two soldiers can now be identified as a man who drowned in an unrelated incident last year. A military panel at a Court… Audio

Manawatū residents at a higher risk of developing bowel cancer are vowing to fight a pause on surveillance colonoscopies at Palmerston North Hospital. Some have already gone private to ensure they get… Audio

A military court had heard that a soldier was beaten so badly by a sergeant and a bombardier when they were in Hawaii on an international exercise that the soldier twice lost consciousness. It's… Audio

Surviving on mince and sausages, and wearing secondhand clothes. That's the plight some pensioners face as weekly expenses creep up and beyond the amount of money they have coming in. Even those… Audio

Two soldiers are facing a court martial beginning at Linton Military Camp near Palmerston North on Monday on charges that include strangulation. Reporter Jimmy Ellingham spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

There's a call for accountability after assaults against a man ordered by the court to stay in a mental health unit run by IDEA services. Anne Hunt said her grandson, Daniel - who was sent the… Audio

Travellers can now get their kicks on route 52, as a previously treacherous section of road in the Tararua District has transformed. Reporter Jimmy Ellingham tucked into an asparagus roll and filed… Audio