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Missing woman's disappearance 'out of character'

The family of a Wanganui woman who went missing in mysterious circumstances 11 days ago has asked the public for information.

Motorsport: NZGP stays at Manfield

Prisoner threatens girl from behind bars

Police hunt motorcyclist clocked at 200km/h

Soldier killed in motorbike crash named

Police name a soldier killed when his motorbike hit a car outside the Linton Military Camp today.

'Serious accident' near Palmerston North

Burglars steal six guns

AgResearch lays off at least 35 staff

Victims of Dannevirke crash named

Triple fatality continues horror week on roads

A horror seven days has seen 18 people die in 12 road accidents and has left police blaming speed and alcohol as a factor in many of them.

Three dead after crash in Dannevirke

NZ Windfarms ready to finish project

Dad discovers son's body two days after crash

Guy Sainsbury came across a group of people who had seen a vehicle 80m down a bank, and decided to look around the area himself.

Truck driver charged over cyclist's death

Police have charged a truck driver over the death of a cyclist who was hit by a truck only days after writing about aggressive Kiwi drivers.

Soccer: Waitakere's youth squad at full strength

Council ordered to pull Whanganui signs

Wanganui Mayor Michael Laws says signs advising travellers they were approaching "Whanganui" were erected in a "deliberate and provocative" act by NZ Land Transport.