Latest fromPalmerston North

New YMCA Central CEO ready to make a difference for youth
Aaron Palmer has returned home and wants to connect with kids and make a difference.

Bitter melons, chillies, eggplants in demand
Shane McCulloch's Whanganui greenhouses supply hot-climate veges to homesick migrants.

Sprung floor in Whanganui facility delights dancers
115 couples competed in 106 events at the annual Rivercity Dancesport Championships

Never say die Athletic tie with table leaders
Third goal deep in injury time secures heart stopping draw.

Whanganui Women in the groove
Whanganui Women unbeaten in Manawatu division two hockey competition

Ninety-year-old accompanies teens on Te Araroa trail walk
Walking the trail offers youth education, healing and rehabilitation, trust believes.

Firefighters burn down house to make a point
Firefighters raze home to highlight speed with which fire spreads.

Nga Tawa School dancer on her way to festival
Phoebe Howard is excited to participate in one of her favourite forms of dance - ballet

Man stole money to buy meth
Jordan Leslie Simpson told the court that he wants to go to rehab

Shuja continues squash dominance
Top seed Kashif Shuja continues his dominance winning the Whanganui Squash Open

Fordell Forces win Whanganui/Manawatu EPro8 Challenge
They won a tense tiebreaker in which they had to build a self-standing structure.

Lure of a mineral hunt described by club member
Hundreds intrigued by rocks, crystals, gems - and how club members use them.

Women win, men lose
Whanganui men and women hockey teams post contrasting results on season debut

They wanted it more
GJ Gardner Homes Wanganui Athletic lose to Hokowhitu in Lotto Federation League clash

Night shot of Whanganui architecture highly commended in photography awards
Feilding photographer Heather Hocken wins $500 for her image of architecture at night.

Palmerston North students run to Whanganui
Students are running the Te Araroa Trail in New Zealand's North Island for the charity.

Local squash players do well in Palmy
Living up to their seedings or finishing above them across multiple divisions.

Whanganui UCOL to celebrate graduands
Up to 419 students from UCOL's Whanganui campus will be eligible to graduate.

Te Wainui a Rua win big at TRY-athlon
The school in Ranana won big at the Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRY-athlon

Nga Tawa claims regional debating title
Nga Tawa defeated Palmerston North Girls High School in the CNI Regional Debating Final

Easiest way to get married hits Kiwi city
The hottest new wedding trend, the pop-up wedding, is on its way to Whanganui.

Double whack: Injured by careless driver then $2500 for treatment
Being hit by a "careless driver" was only the beginning for a Whanganui victim

Gibson hunts down gold
Wanganui Collegiate athlete Hunter Gibson wins gold at national schools triathlon champs

Farmers heading for Field Days
About 25,000 people are expected to go to the Central Districts Field Days this year.

Brave win secures final berth
Whanganui Braves win fnals spot in Manawatu senior reserve grade softball competition

Army banned from letting school kids handle guns
Draft guidelines issued after army let primary school kids handle guns last year.

Whanganui Braves beat softball nemesis
Whanganui Braves stop unbeaten run of Dodgers Grey in Manawatu reserve grade softball

Football royalty hired by Collegiate
Former All White Shane Rufer the new director of football at Wanganui Collegiate School

Plastic perhaps not so fantastic
Plastic has many uses - but have we made too much and what can we do about it?