Wanganui freezing worker David Bourke will tomorrow be charged with murdering his brother, police say.

The former partner of deceased Napier gunman Jan Molenaar has told a court he bullied her into selling cannabis.

David Bourke is remanded for a psychiatric report after making no plea in the Palmerston North District Court.

Jill Worrall finds a tourist attraction she'd be proud to take overseas visitors to.

This week's snow storm could have killed up to 200 lambs on each Hawkes Bay hill country farm affected, Federated Farmers says.

Friends are concerned for the missing brother of alleged gunman David John Bourke as police delay identifying the body found in his crashed car.

Police say the Napier-Taupo highway will stay closed until all of the abandoned cars have been removed.

Police tackled and disarmed a hypothermic fugitive who had been on the run for about 48 hours in Hawkes Bay today.

Two major highways may re-open this afternoon after unseasonal heavy snow in the last two days stranded motorists for two nights.