Jimmy Ellingham

K9 Search Medical Detection was dropped from the list of organisations allowed to train such dogs. Audio

As the White Ferns prepare to face Australia in the Women's Cricket World Cup in India tonight, they can take inspiration from the team's victory in 2000 - NZ's only tournament win in a 50-over World…

The continued existence of the supermarkets so close to each other has raised plenty of questions. Audio

More than 11 years after the deaths of two patients at Palmerston North Hospital's mental health ward triggered damning reviews into the facility, a replacement has opened.

Health NZ has been ordered to rewrite a report into the death, outlining what happened and what changes have resulted.

Health NZ blames "complex societal factors" for the rise and has spent $31m on extra security over the past two years. Audio

The facade of the former central post office has heritage protection and will be preserved during construction.

Hake Halo's drawings first exposed the torture of children at the Lake Alice child and adolescent unit in the 1970s.

News that buses carrying teens to secondary school in Palmerston North will not be scrapped next year is being cautiously welcomed by parents.

The petition is urging the government to reopen Chateau Tongariro as soon as possible. Audio

Both Retail NZ and Security Association hold safety concerns. Audio

The pair see it as a sign of their districts seeking consistency, although one academic says it could actually signal apathy. Audio

The town has recently made headlines for a string of shootings and a boy racer invasion.

On both occasions, shots were fired at patrol cars as officers tried to stop suspicious vehicles.

A school girls' first XV rugby team in Palmerston North is about to play for an unprecedented fourth national title in a row. Audio

Malcolm Richards, a survivor of torture at the psychiatric hospital's child and adolescent unit, will go straight from cancer treatment to the courtroom.

Hato Hone St John's proposed axing of its pet therapy service promises to leave a trail of disappointment at one Hawke's Bay rest home.

The centre will close its doors in November after providing help and support to women for almost four decades.

The soldier, with links to far-right groups, has been given military detention and dismissed from the army.

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

RNZ will argue against the heavy suppressions on Monday, before court martial begins. Audio

There are no other similar programmes in the North Island. Audio

Palmerston North Hospital's long-awaited new mental health ward could open late next month - a decade after the present facility was declared unfit for purpose.

Four bright young minds from Palmerston North are off to the World Kids' Lit Quiz in Johannesburg, South Africa. Audio

A long-time resident says locals should be prepared for a rumble in the battle to adequately staff the hospital. Audio