Manawatu
Police find body in search for 10-year-old
Police have found the body of the missing schoolboy, Alex Fisher, and have launched a homocide inquiry. Audio
Questions asked over dairy pollution documents
A dairy lobby group appears to have pressured the Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council into removing potentially embarrassing information.
The latest on the search for the missing Levin boy.
The latest now on search for the missing 10-year-old boy near Levin. Audio
Search continues for missing 10-year-old
The search team has spent the day scowering hundreds of hectares of forest for a missing 10-year-old boy near Levin. Audio
Substation chemical incident being investigated
An electricity lines company has started an investigation after three workers received chemical burns at one of its substations in Manawatu.
One Plan shows signs of unravelling
Farmers in the Manawatu Whanganui region are getting round tough new rules to cut down on dirty dairying. Audio
Council helps farmers dodge nitrogen limits
Farmers in Manawatu-Whanganui are getting around tough new rules to cut down on dirty dairying.
Taihape Bird Signs - Etain McDonnell
The north island town of Taihape is getting a bit more beautiful this week. A group of four locals got together to come up with ways to make the town look more appealing. There are 33 streets in… Audio, Gallery
Plastic-Free Palmy - Trisia Farrelly
A busy shopping street in Palmerston North is set to become the first plastic-bag-free street in New Zealand. Massey University's environmental anthropologist Dr Trisia Farrelly spearheaded the… Audio
Mt Ruapehu - Simon Dickson
A spell of extreme weather has left Mt Ruapehu under a deep blanket of new snow, which bodes well for good spring skiing and a busy school holiday period. Audio
Driver has had a lucky escape
A driver has had a lucky escape after his truck left State Highway one and crashed into the Rangitikei river, near Mangaweka. Audio
Whanganui doctor keeps his job
The senior doctors' union says health bosses now accept that a doctor had the right to protest against the TPP trade deal without losing his job. Audio
Doctor in hot water over TPP protest
A senior doctor who jumped on a car carrying the deputy Prime Minister at a Trans Pacific Parternship protest could lose his job. Audio
Ogo – the award-winning electric wheelchair
The Ogo is an electric wheelchair that runs on lithium-ion batteries. Kevin Halsall designed it for his friend Marcus Thompson, a paraplegic since 2003. Amelia Nurse visits his workshop in Otaki to… Video, Audio
Church to fight to keep school open
The Presbyterian Church has described a Maori girls' boarding college under threat of closure as a 'jewel' that should not be lost.
Police release names of house fire victims
The child and grandmother who died in a house fire in Palmerston North have been named. Audio
Mayor pledges to help Palmerston North fire family
Fire investigators will this morning enter the Palmerston North home where two people were found dead after a devastating fire yesterday. Audio
Smoke alarm probably woke family in burning house
A neighbour woken by children screaming at a Palmerston North house where a child and her grandmother died in a fire today says the whole street will be devastated. Audio
Six year old and her grandmother die in house fire
The family of a six-year-old girl and her grandmother who died in a fire early this morning are telling police there were working smoke alarms in their Palmerston North state house. Audio
Roadmap - Foxton
This week on the roadmap, it's Foxton. On State Highway One, 90km north of Wellington, and about 30km south west of Palmerston North. It was once a major deep river port serving the burgeoning flax… Audio, Gallery
