Cyclists, pedestrians defy Manawatu Gorge closure
A risk assessment of the Manawatu Gorge confirms closure was right decision.
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New pathway for Māori keen on health careers
Genetics student Amber Te Tau is grateful for the support she has received from Pūhoro.
Man who found venomous sea snake poked it with a stick, shared video to TikTok
Instead of putting it back in the sea, he drove it 45 minutes to Palmerston North.
Turfed out? Top trainer has to vacate stables
The 64-year-old trainer says he has tried to initiate mediation himself, but to no avail.
'Huddled in the cold': Trampers take wrong turn in extreme weather - saved by cell phone call
The couple was rescued seven hours after the initial alarm was raised.
One person dead after crash in Manawatū
Police were called to the crash on Kimbolton Rd at about 4.15pm.
Manawatū school targeted by thieves over weekend, school closed
Teachers arrived to the school this morning to find the damage.
A Pacific lens on healthcare
New nurse practitioner wants to help prevent children from being admitted to hospital.
'Medicine crisis': Potentially lifesaving cancer drugs still not publicly funded
Cancer report finds many potentially lifesaving drugs are still not publicly funded.
'Likelihood of eruption has certainly increased': Mt Ruapehu tremors highest in nine years
Mt Ruapehu has woken up, with tremors and rising crater lake temperatures
Large fire at commercial premises in Levin
Emergency services from around the district are rushing to help put out the fire.
Three soldiers burned by Molotov cocktail in training
Trio were doused in petrol and set alight during riot training.
'Slow, painful deaths': Farmer on home detention after starving 28 cattle
A veterinarian said the cattle at a Manawatū farm would have died slow, painful deaths.
Donna Kerridge: How Māori medicine and concepts teach me why I matter
Rongoa Maori is about teaching people to use what's found in nature for wellbeing.
Pedestrian, motorists killed in crashes overnight in Nelson, Waikato, Manawatu
Police are investigating several crashes in which people have been killed overnight.
'Aunty I've done something really, really bad' - Nomads prospect jailed
Nomads prospect stabbed a rival gang member in the face 15 times with a pair of scissors.
The $40,000 kidnap plan: Victim tortured for two days for money that didn't exist
The man was locked in a room, threatened with a knife and stabbed with a screwdriver.
Rapist tried to add victim on Facebook while awaiting trial
A convicted rapist attempted to add his victim on Facebook while awaiting trial.
Comment: Whio, what an investment
Opinion: Let's keep the investment flowing until we see whio on every river bend.
Deadly night on roads: Two fatal crashes, car rolls in Wellington
Fatal crashes were reported in Manawatū and Ōamaru overnight.
Cyclone Dovi: Households without power; trees damage cars; slips, road closures
Wild weather caused havoc across the country - now the clean-up has started.
Black Power teen who took turns raping girl to be released from prison
Harrison was part of a group that treated a teenage girl as a "sexual plaything".
Heavy rain hits North Island - new warnings of more to come
Adding to the humidity, intense rain is forecast for east from Hawke's Bay to Coromandel.
Man confessed to abusing daughter, then Police released him
A man continued to abuse his daughter for a year after confessing to Police.
Hawke's Bay field on first day of Hawke Cup defence
Two traditional foes start the battle for the Hawke Cup.
Air NZ crew member tests positive, linked to five domestic flights - tests to confirm if Delta or Omicron
More details of the latest cases will be provided at 1pm.
New signs advise caution at Ahimate
Authorities to work together on cautionary and educational measures
Best of summer: Where to find the country's top 10 playgrounds
The finalists have been revealed, but who will you vote for as the country's number one?
Get out of town: Where to escape Auckland's sky-high house prices
How to achieve work-life balance and pay less for your home.
Child's body found in Manawatū River search
One body recovered; search continues today for 25-year-old woman
Tributes, memorials for 'second to nobody' basketball star killed in crash
Mum of a basketball star killed in a crash has lost her "absolute world" friends say
Promising young basketball star dies in crash
Jake McKinlay has been described as a 'young man full of talent and heart'.
Feilding floods: Residents urged to place sheet in garden to alert helicopter if they need help
Five people in Feilding were evacuated to a St John's Ambulance hall last night.
Tropical Cyclone Ruby expected to miss NZ, but will bring more heavy rain
Tropical Cyclone Ruby is not forecast to hit New Zealand directly, but will bring rain.