Jimmy Ellingham

Young farming cadets are being trained to turn sheep into dog tucker in 30 minutes.

In the 1970s the Lake Alice child and adolescent unit near Marton was a place of horror for the children tortured there.

A Manawatū woman is just days away from a full stomach reconstruction five months after a weight-loss operation in Turkey went wrong. Audio

The Wainui River burst its banks in the tiny coastal settlement of Herbertville overnight, three years and two days after it last flooded the township.

The group is paying $119,000 for the 2025/26 year.

Tourism-dependent businesses in the central North Island town of Waimarino have faced hard times since November's fire in Tongariro National Park.

The demolition of the classroom block that went up in flames is expected to take some time.

一个在本届政府执政初期成立的治安问题专项顾问组日前宣布提前解散，政府表示未来几个月将继续推进相关构想进入立法阶段。

Manawatū parents and caregivers are dipping into their savings and even taking out loans to fund a bus service to get their children to school. Audio

Labour's police spokesperson Ginny Andersen said the group had been a "disaster" for the government, and it was cutting its losses.

A cables spanning the former Ōpiki toll bridge next to State Highway 56 came down in high winds on New Year's Eve.

Ashley Arnopp, along with Andre Gilling, beat Waipouri to death in a probable homophobic attack in December 2006.

For the second time in just over two years, the ageing structure has sagged into the water below. Audio

The announcement comes as school starts back for 2026.

Questions have been raised about the group's value for money and the behaviour of its chair Sunny Kaushal. Audio

The group for victims of retail crime spend almost $24,000 on 22 meetings around the country. Audio

A retired Waikato couple who worked at Hamilton's hospital for more than six decades between them face a lengthy wait for tens of thousands of dollars. Audio

The family of an elderly woman with severe dementia say they had to be at hospital every day to ensure she was fed, medicated and showered. Audio

Lawyers are working with the ministry over how to notify them and possible compensation for the privacy breach. Audio

The convicted murderer is expanding his social contacts, but isn't able to have social media accounts.

The 16th Field Regiment has since served around the world, and veterans of many conflicts and their families marked its anniversary at Linton on Thursday. Audio

Alister Thorby spent the fraudulently obtained DHB funds on buying a house, vehicles, and overseas travel.

Technician Myles Dyeming was in a coma for days and suffered serious injuries after a preventable fall in 2023.

The transport agency has assured the minister that the braking system is not unsafe, going against findings in the 2018 death of Graeme Rabbits. Audio

105 survivors opted to receive $150,000 rapid payments.