The cyclist killed on a Palmerston North street earlier this week has been named.

Shandelle Battersby checks into Distinction Palmerston North Hotel and Conference Centre.

A building company and one of its staff has been fined $20,750 for unauthorised work.

Man shot in Palmerston North knew his attacker, say police.

Police cordons are in place at Ronberg St in Palmerston North after shots were fired.

Eketahuna - a joke town to much of New Zealand - is making an unlikely recovery.

A person has died after being hit by a train in Palmerston North.

Police say the fatal collision involved a cyclist and at least one car.

Plastics company fined $138,500 after a worker's hand was partially amputated.

Manawatu Police make third arrest in six weeks in relation to meth manufacturing.

Labour leader's first mall walkabout won over a few new fans.

Palmerston to benefit from party's 100,000 affordable homes promise.

Girl 'very lucky' she did not suffer worse injuries as she sitting where bus was crushed.

A man has been arrested in connection to two robberies in Petone and Palmerston North.

Teen wants old school rule changed after originally being banned from attending ball.

A 40-year-old Palmerston North man has been charged with importing methamphetamine.

Police raided homes in Auckland, Palmerston North and Christchurch looking for drugs.

She grew up on a Dannevirke dairy farm and now brokers luxury real estate deals.

The 48-year-old had no other way to get to hospital from his remote property.

A lucky punter from Tauranga has won a whopping $10.3 million in tonight's Lotto draw.

Players in Palmerston North and Christchurch have won Lotto's First Division tonight.

Kiwi FMX champ Levi Sherwood is the first in the world to land a no hander double backflip

Police have serious concerns for the wellbeing of a missing Palmerston North man.

A burning gas main made a house fire even harder for firefighters.

A rugby-mad group of scooter riders are riding to raise money for Starship hospital.

Police say the woman arrived on a bicycle, entered the store and demanded money.

The Palmerston North incident left a man needing hospital treatment.

Almost half of tertiary students are suffering screen-related headaches and eye problems.

Four people robbed a liquor store with a "slasher-type" weapon.

A Kiwi teen's almighty Macca's habit has gone viral following his hilarious Facebook post.