The case of Donella Knox, jailed for four years for the murder of autistic daughter Ruby, mirrors New Zealand's most famous autism death.

The road is expected to be closed until at least 6.30pm.

A truck driver has escaped with minor injuries after his vehicle rolled in Manawatu. It happened around 6.30 this morning on Halcombe

Tihioterangi Rei Edgecombe had spent December 31 last year fixing a car when he decided to see how it was running.

Emergency services are in attendance at an airfield in Manawatu.

A truck carrying an estimated 5700 litres of bitumen crashed between Feilding and Halcombe this morning.

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Motorsport fans rejoice, a new attraction at Feilding's Manfield Racetrack, gets you as close as possible to the world of a professional race car driver. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A house fire in Manawatu is being treated as suspicious.

A man fined for giving police a false tip on the Scott Guy murder case five years ago was back in court today on other charges.

A high school rugby coach has been warned by police for his behaviour during a rugby game which ended in a mass brawl involving students and adults alike.

There will be plenty of reminiscing when a group of retired motor traders and mechanics gets together for a reunion in Whanganui this

Fire safety officers will be returning the scene of a fire at an apartment block in Feilding today.

A woman has died after a fatal house fire in Feilding.

A Feilding woman has gone missing and police are worried about her well being.

Feilding woman Denise Lynch had left her rest home without her vital medication.

Two fires in Feilding early this morning are thought to be connected, and are being treated as suspicious.

As the fifth anniversary of his death approaches, Scott Guy's parents remember their son with as much positivity as they can muster.

The passenger of a car that crashed in Feilding yesterday has died in hospital.

Private investigators claim a series of mystery phone calls were made to slain farmer Scott Guy on the eve and day of his killing which may hold the key to the four-year-old murder.

A man was killed after being hit by a car in Palmerston North early this morning.

The man killed while pruning a tree in Feilding today was apparently crushed against the trunk by safety equipment, police say.

The Civil Aviation Authority has been told it needs to keep better records on flight training incidents after an investigation found insufficient evidence to link an increase in fatalities to a decline in training safety.

Five years behind bars for Ewen Macdonald has not brought any closure to the Guy family, it just reminds the Feilding family how his actions have affected them all.

Feilding farmer Ewen Macdonald, who was cleared of killing his brother-in-law Scott Guy, will be sentenced today on other charges.