Jimmy Ellingham

Hawke's Bay growers are pleading with the government for a recovery package after Cyclone Gabrielle turned vast swathes of fertile land into pulp.

One of New Zealand's fruit bowls, the region's… Audio

Gisborne has been pummelled in the cyclone and remains largely cut off tonight with residents being warned it could be days or weeks before power is fully restored.

The region, which was also shaken… Video, Audio

Checkpoint reporter Jimmy Ellingham is live from Ōpōtiki, where evacuations have been recommended. Video, Audio

It's a common and even unwelcome sight in lawns throughout New Zealand. But the tall stalks and black heads of plantain could help clean up the country's waterways, according to a dairy industry… Audio

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

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

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

Baking star Erin Docherty tells us how a video of butter being piped through a cake whipped up a "social media storm". Audio

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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