Manawatu
Soldiers plead not guilty to drug-taking
Two soldiers have pleaded not guilty at a court martial in Palmerston North to knowingly taking the psychoactive drug N-BOMe.
Ruapehu lake hot but no bubbles
Temperatures in the crater lake at Mt Ruapehu remain at record levels but there have been no further disturbances on the lake surface.
Francesco Ventriglia: on a ballet high
Kim Hill talks to the artistic director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet who came here after a career as a dancer, choreographer, and artistic director in Italy. The RNZB's latest production, The… Audio
'Help': Sign leads crew to missing pair
A mother and daughter lost in the bush for four days were spotted by a helicopter crew after writing 'help' with sticks and stones.
Police applaud pair's 'calm thinking'
Two US women found after being lost in Tararua Forest Park for four nights did everything they should have to survive.
US mother and daughter missing near Wellington
The police will resume searching at first light tomorrow for an American mother and daughter who haven't returned from a tramping trip near Wellington.
Brains could turn 'zombie town' Whanganui around
Once labelled a "zombie town", Whanganui has been shortlisted for a world's smartest community award for embracing the digital economy.
Zombie town now a digital leader
Once labelled a Zombie town Whanganui now finds itself shortlisted as the world's smartest community for its leadership in embracing the digital economy. Audio
Pensioners fear housing privatisations
Pensioners living in council housing in Horowhenua are worried they could lose their homes if the council goes ahead with plans to sell off the units.
Pensioners nervous over home sell-off plan
Pensioners living in council housing in Horowhenua are worried they could lose their homes if the council goes ahead with plans to sell off the units. Audio
Man admits snatching, assaulting girl
A 46-year-old man who grabbed a five-year-old girl off a Palmerston North street as she walked to school has pleaded guilty to abducting and indecently assaulting her.
Damning report sparks maternity service shake-up
A damning report sparked by a series of infant deaths has prompted a major shake-up of maternity services in the lower North Island.
DHB vows to repair maternity service after critical report
A damning report sparked by a series of infant deaths has prompted a major shakeup of maternity services in the lower North Island. Audio
Damning report into Mid Central & Whanganui maternity services
The Whanganui District Health Board is assuring expectant mums they are in safe hands, despite the deaths of four babies in the care of the local maternity service last year. Audio
Wairarapa dairy farmer facing eviction
A Wairarapa dairy farmer is facing eviction from a farm which has been in his family since 1871. Alex Benton's been told he has two weeks to leave the property, after receivers were called in by the… Audio
Farmhand charged with indecently assaulting child
A farmhand from Manawatu has been charged with twice indecently assaulting a 5-year-old girl in Palmerston North last month. Audio
Man charged with Palmerston North abduction
A man has been charged with abducting a five-year-old girl on her way to school last month and indecently assaulting her.
He Wake Eke Noa - Pūhoro Māori Science Academy
Te Waoriki Hunia and Arama Yancey said it was kind of 'freaky' to meet a person who had actually been in space. The two Murupara area school students are talking about Colonel Rick Searfoss who… Audio, Gallery
Relief after arrest in abduction case
People in Palmerston North say they're relieved a man's been arrested after the abduction of a five year old girl last week. Audio
Man arrested in Palmerston North in kidnap case
As you've heard in the news - there's been a development in the case of the little girl who was kidnapped last week in Palmerston North. Audio
