Jimmy Ellingham

A mural of Footrot Flats characters Wal and Dog in cartoonist Murray Ball's birthplace of Feilding was painted over this year after his family objected.

Correspondence released to RNZ shows the… Audio

Engines are revving and bar tills ringing in Palmerston North for the city's biggest weekend of the year.

The Superstock Teams' Champs bring thousands of petrol heads to Manawatū and pump millions of… Audio

There is mounting frustration that a long-awaited new bridge connecting two central North Island districts can't yet be used.

The new Mangaweka Bridge over the Rangitīkei River is scheduled to open… Audio

Intense downpours in Tairāwhiti overnight cleared on Thursday morning.

Two-hundred millimetres of rain was recorded in the northern part of the region in the five hours to midnight, on top of heavy… Audio

Heavy rain brought by former cyclone Fili is causing damage as it falls on already sodden ground around Tairāwhiti and Wairoa.

A red rain warning is in place for those regions, where steady rain has… Audio

Steady rain is falling in Tairāwhiti region, with the area still recovering from a storm three weeks ago.

A red rain warning remains in place until late tonight for Gisborne and Wairoa... with up to… Audio

Heavy rain has started hitting Gisborne and Hawke's Bay in the last hour - with the area still recovering from a storm three weeks ago.

A red rain warning - MetService's highest - is still in place… Audio

A decrease in house prices and an increase in supply has turned the market in favour of buyers.

But with the average house in New Zealand still costing one million dollars it's not easy to get a foot… Audio

A huge new rail yard on the outskirts of Palmerston North is a step closer to reality, with a panel of commissioners giving it a thumbs up.

Residents living on and near the site are devastated, but… Audio

Some rest homes are no longer requiring people to show vaccine passports before visiting loved ones.

Instead, RAT tests are among measures aimed at keeping Covid-19 away from vulnerable older people.

Protecting cyclists from traffic on a small stretch of Palmerston North highway has been criticised by some motorists.

And, after a trial that's lasted more than a year, the future of the cycleway is… Audio

Days before her death a fat studies conference chaired by academic Dr Cat Pausé was parodied by American conservative Steven Crowder.

In a Youtube video watched more than a million times, Crowder… Audio

Hitching posts are long gone from the Manawatū town of Feilding.

But the clip clop of horses hooves returned to its centre today as part of a campaign to ensure riders aren't forgotten in plans for… Video, Audio

Flung from space in a molten ball of fire, a 4.5-billion-years-old piece of rock now resides in the Massey University earth sciences department in Palmerston North.

The Kimbolton meteorite is one of… Audio

Wellingtonians have been out on the streets today, telling anti-mandate protesters they're not welcome.

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Communities around Wellington are on guard against protesters setting up camp in their neighbourhoods.

While some of the protesters have gone home since they were cleared away from Parliament; some… Audio

We begin outside parliament, where the area is still cordoned off by the police today. 

Some officers are bandaged, bearing the scars of a battle against people radicalised by disinformation.

Seven… Audio

A stick and a full bottle of milk have been seen being thrown at police as they work to clear protesters at an anti-mandate protest in Wellington.

Corin Dann got an update from the ground. Audio

Hundreds of police, many in riot gear, are moving in on protesters occupying Parliament and the surrounding streets.RNZ reporters were at the scene. Video, Audio

As if small business hasn't struggled enough during the pandemic. One small whistle-stop town in Horowhenua relies on passing motorists to bring in much needed cash.

But now roadworks on the highway… Audio