The Corrections Department says it was prepared to back an ex-gang affiliate working in prisons until it found out he was a patched member.

A woman who stole thousands of dollars worth of wool told police she needed money to help pay for a family funeral. Flora Elizabeth

A man accused of entering someone's house while they slept and demanding money was denied bail on Tuesday. Robert Paul Coleman applied

"Did the logs go up?" asked Sheree Paul when police questioned her about an attempt to set her neighbour's fence on fire. Paul was

A woman's car was repossessed after her ex-husband forged her signature on documents putting the vehicle up as security for a personal

A man accused of assaulting a woman with a knife and a baton and unlawfully detaining her has denied the charges. Grant Butler appeared

A man who used Trademe to cheat people out of hundreds of dollars was sentenced in the Whanganui District Court on Tuesday. William

A woman has admitted breaching a suppression order by publishing names of victims on Facebook. Nicola Jayne Witheford, whose partner

A woman who found a handbag in a supermarket trolley took out $2500 and spent it on Christmas presents. Alice Gaylene Murphy, 35

A man has admitted firing an airgun towards his neighbour's house, hitting it twice and cracking windows. Phillip James Shand pleaded

A man who drove into a road worker in April told police he thought he'd only hit road cones.

Former Whanganui mayor Michael Laws says he will contribute "any and all" the information that was available to him to the pending

The decision by Josh Chandulal-Mackay to announce his candidacy for the Whanganui District Council brings more young blood into the

The woman who caused a "spectacular" crash in Bell St back in February was found to have drugs in her system at the time. Kylie Melissa

Manawatu Police Area Commander Inspector Sarah Stewart thanked the local community after the ordeal.

The former partner of the man caught by police in Palmerston North has spoken of begging him to hand himself in and imploring him to think of his children.

A Whanganui woman is hoping to spread the joy of home made food, all in the name of charity. Bronwynne Anderson is offering two-day

Throwing drunken punches at police got James Martin Rapana nowhere - except on the ground, tased.

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

A puppy going missing started a chain of events leading to Whanganui man Craig Rippon's murder on November 8.

Amateur artist - and Prime Minister - John Key has donated a drawing of his workplace to the Turakina School Art Expo this year.

Robert Martin has come a long way from an institution in Levin.

Ryan David Campbell Thompson, 24, and Hereina Paul, 23, were in the car when it went over a bank at about 10pm and caught fire.