Jimmy Ellingham

50 ago a crew of 242 men left New Zealand on a mission to Mururoa Atoll, in French Polynesia. The crew of HMNZS Otago, and later the frigate Canterbury, were sent there to protest French nuclear… Video, Audio

Ohakune businesses and locals are breathing a sigh of relief that this year's Mt Ruapehu ski season has been saved. 

A $5 million guarantee from the government allows the Tūroa and Whakapapa ski… Audio

It's probable that no-one will ever be convicted for the abuse of patients at Lake Alice psychiatric hospital's notorious child and adolescent unit. This week the High Court ordered a halt to charges… Audio

Optimism has turned to despair and frustration for businesses in the shadow of Mt Ruapehu, after creditors of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts yesterday failed to endorse a new ownership proposal. Instead RAL… Video, Audio

The company that runs commercial skiing on Mt Ruapehu has been put into liquidation.

Creditors yesterday rejected proposals to either keep the current structure of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, or hand it… Audio

The worst case scenario has happened, according to administrators who'd been trying to revive the Ruapehu Ski Fields. The bail out deals melted away this afternoon when creditors rejected all… Video, Audio

The fight to win the farmer vote is well underway, with the ACT Party releasing its primary industries policy at the Fieldays today.

ACT wants to see methane treated differently to carbon dioxide… Audio

Cabinet has late this afternoon agreed to support separate private bidders running Mt Ruapehu's ski fields after the previous operater fell into volunteer administration.

Regional Econonomic… Video, Audio

After losing their homes, some people displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle are now living apart from their pets. No-pet clauses are common in rental agreements, meaning some are finding it hard to get a… Audio

Thirty-nine New Zealand athletes will tomorrow board a plane for Berlin to compete in the Special Olympics.

For many of the competitors, who have intellectual disabilities, the event is the first… Video, Audio

Known for its outlet stores and speciality shops, the lower North Island town of Ōtaki was also famous as a traffic bottleneck.

That was until the opening of a new expressway bypassing the town over… Video, Audio

Embattled retailers doubt more money for fog cannons will stop the spate of ram raids they're experiencing.

The government's announced another $11 million for the fog cannon scheme - which the police… Video, Audio

Many Palmerston North Hospital staff operate under a siege mentality, where they fear speaking out with concerns, and they often face barriers when trying to move patients between departments.

That's… Video, Audio

Mark Lundy maintains he did not kill his wife Christine and 9-year-old daughter Amber in Palmerston North in 2000.

But these denials did not go down well with the Parole Board today, as the… Video, Audio

The Chateau Tongariro hotel looks unlikely to reopen its doors any time soon.

The Tongariro National Park landmark closed indefinitely in early February amid concerns about its structural soundness.

A central North Island district is today recovering from the effects of a weekend deluge that brought down slips and flooded properties near waterways.

Rangitīkei District officials are still… Video, Audio

Residents displaced by the Loafers Lodge fire are now faced with the reality of losing their homes, a sense of community, and even their friends.

Support service organisations in Wellington are… Video, Audio

In Wellington the Newtown and Mt Cook communities are in shock after the fatal fire at Loafers Lodge on Adelaide Road.

Checkpoint reporter Jimmy Ellingham talks to neighbouring residents.

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