Teachers' union concerned after teacher censured for stopping boys hurting each other.

War medals and a collection of watches with high sentimental value were taken.

Gull pricing analyst Rohan Mehta described the mistake as "a bit of an 'oops' moment".

Crashed truck carrying dangerous cargo is partially blocking a North Island highway.

Arrests follow the second aggravated robbery in Masterton in six weeks.

The five males were moving items out of a house in the early hours of the morning.

Police were nearby when shots were fired from a car towards a Masterton house last night.

A 55-year-old man has been hospitalised after a two-car crash in Masterton this afternoon.

Bill English tries out rickshaws, chocolate and washing machines in the Wairarapa.

The 4.4 magnitude quake was felt as far away as Auckland.

A blaze ripped through Motuwairaka Marae sometime before 4am.

Emergency services were called to Motuwairaka Marae just before 5am.

About 21,000 people have passed NCEA exams but have no credits due to unpaid fees.

Police speaking to 'person of interest' after mother taking son to karate struck by car.

Two people killed after being struck by cars on North Island roads.

Man checks himself in to Wairarapa Hospital with stab wounds.

Police have concerns for the safety and well-being of 45-year-old Christopher Hope.

Kiwis in Aussie are wondering about their future in what used to be the 'Lucky Country'.

'It was really scary because when we pulled over, we only had two seconds to get out.'

Human error and a lack of "clear communication'' have been ruled as the reasons.

A health worker says he deeply regrets stealing the drugs for his partner.

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The Police Dive Squad has completed a search in the Manawatu River after a missing man's car was found parked nearby. Constable Gareth

A "dearly loved cat" desperately tried to free itself from a possum trap set on a residential Masterton fence. WARNING: GRAPHIC

Wet weather puts dampener on spectacular fly-past in capital today.

The woman who died in a two-car crash on a bridge near Eketahuna, north of Masterton has been named as 46-year-old Nicola Dawn Dryden.

Man, 59, had no food and no bedding for two days after police forgot about him in a court holding cell.

Two people escaped serious injury after their car and caravan veered off the road and crashed down a bank yesterday afternoon.

It's set to be a scorcher of a Saturday, with temperatures in some parts of the country expected to hit the high 20s.