Jimmy Ellingham

A school girls' first XV rugby team is about to play for an unprecedented fourth national title in a row. The team, from Manukura in Palmerston North, are put through their paces every day at the… Audio

Residents at the Radius Hampton Court rest home in Hawke's Bay's Taradale, eagerly await the visits of Cleo the dog each week. But they may be about to lose touch with their canine companion. As… Audio

Residents at the Radius Hampton Court rest home in Hawke's Bay's Taradale, eagerly await the visits of Cleo the dog each week. But they may be about to lose touch with their canine companion. As… Audio

After providing help and support to women for almost four decades, Auckland's North Shore Women's Centre will close its doors in November due to funding shortfalls. And it's far from alone 236 service… Audio

A soldier with links to far-right groups and who thought he was spying on New Zealand for a foreign power was sentenced today for attempted espionage.At a court martial at Linton Military Camp near… Audio

A soldier with links to far-right groups has admitted handing over and attempting to hand over sensitive military information to a person he thought was a foreign agent. But the soldier was actually… Audio

After more than four years living in a motel room, a New Plymouth man paralysed in a fall is finally in a home of his own. Shane Emeny's Kainga Ora house has been modified for a wheelchair user and… Audio

A soldier with links to far right groups and who is accused of spying will face a court martial hearing next week - a first-of-its-kind prosecution that's for now shrouded in secrecy. The Linton-based… Audio

A patient at an Auckland mental health programme that will close its doors next month says she's feeling anxious about the future. Rauaroha Segar House, a publicly funded intensive service for people… Audio

Jimmy Ellingham has the news from the neighbourhoods around the central North Island Audio

What food did Paddington Bear have with him when he arrived in England? Which teacher in Harry Potter can turn herself into a cat? A group of four bright young minds from Palmerston North are… Audio

Taupo residents have vowed to fight for the town's hospital, due to fears it could lose critival services because of dire workforce shortages. The shortages were so bad that contingency plans were… Audio

Contingency measures drawn up by concerned Taupo Hospital clinicians show plans to move patients to Rotorua Hospital if staff shortages forced Taupo's clinic to close. The hospital, which serves a… Audio

An Auckland mental health facility catering for people with long-standing or chronic problems will shut down. Health NZ has been consulting on its proposal to close Rauaroha Segar House, and this… Audio

The leader of a union representing junior doctors has said she is dreading the day when a hospital worker's killed at work. Since a staff member was held up at gunpoint outside Palmerston North… Audio

Fifteen years after Feilding farmer Scott Guy was shot dead, his parents remain hopeful the truth over what happened that cold winter morning will emerge. Bryan and Jo Guy say their lives are now… Audio

The amount of money Health NZ is spending on locum doctors to plug staff shortages is increasing and could reach $200 million this year. Checkpoint has obtained figures that show the spend on fill-ins… Audio

Jaffa fans are coming to grips with the news the orange-coated chocolate treat will soon be no more. Confectionery company RJs has this week confirmed it stopped making the long-time Kiwi favourite… Audio