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Lake Alice survivor wants memorial created at water tower on site
For decades a former patient of the notorious Lake Alice child and adolescent unit could not return to the site where she was abused.
Removing silt still biggest problem Tararua District clean-up continues
Roads remain closed and communities are still cleaning up the muddy mess left by Cyclone Gabrielle in the North Island's Tararua District, which remained under a state of emergency until late last…
Despite troubles, Mt Ruapehu keeps its cool for next ski season
The company that operates Mt Ruapehu's ski slopes has announced it will sell winter season passes for 2023.
Puketapu residents battling through masses of silt to clean up
Puketapu is alive with the sounds of diggers scraping silt and people dragging flood-damaged items from their homes. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle victims return to homes covered in mud and silt
Days after their properties were inundated with rapidly rising floodwater, residents are returning to devastating scenes.
'Devastating at our age': Distraught grower faces starting orchard from scratch
Growers are pleading with the government for a recovery package after Cyclone Gabrielle turned vast swathes of fertile land into pulp.
Herb added to cows' grazing crops reduces farm nitrogen escaping into waterways - research
The tall stalks and black heads of plantain could help clean up the country's waterways, according to a dairy industry trial.
Karen Gunn: back on the cricket pitch 30 years after Lord's defeat
When Karen Gunn walked off London's famous cricket ground, Lord's, in 1993 the New Zealand women's team she was part of had just lost a world cup final to England.
Deadly prison assault: Attacker detained in hospital after diagnosis
A man who killed his cellmate at Manawatū Prison near Palmerston North will be detained in hospital as a special patient under mental health compulsory treatment laws.
Research explores milk nutrition benefits for infants
A Palmerston North-based researcher is looking into how milk products can bring the most nutritional benefit to infants.
Father of patient who died in hospital anxious to see new ward open
The father of a 19-year-old patient who died in a suspected suicide at Palmerston North Hospital's mental health ward is worried that a replacement facility will not open for more than two years.
50 years of bringing books to those who can't visit library - 'I just love doing this service'
Getting lost in a good book isn't always possible for people who can't get to their local library because of mobility problems.
New Manawatū-Hawke's Bay highway construction hits milestone
Work on the new highway between Manawatū and Hawke's Bay is halfway done. Video
Manawatū resident invests in floodgates fearing floodwaters returning
A year ago flash floods left many Manawatū homes waterlogged and covered in debris.
'Deprived of their liberty': Abuse in Care inquiry details suffering of adolescents at Lake Alice
Torture, sexual, physical, emotional and psychological abuse has been spelled out in the nearly 500-page report.
Faster Air Force: First of new batch of planes arrive in New Zealand
The aging fleet of P3 Orions - costing $2.3 billion - are going out of service quicker than expected.
'From anaesthetists to builders' - Ukrainians trained by NZ soldiers for frontline fighting
Some 700 Ukrainian civilian volunteers and conscripts have been trained up to join their armed forces by New Zealand soldiers in the UK.
'Abused again in a different way': Victims hit out at lack of progress on compensation
It is now a year since a Royal Commission recommended the immediate introduction of an interim redress scheme.
Nikita was losing her child, but what medics told her didn't help
After parents of newborn twins were told one of their daughters would die, medical staff suggested turning off the machines keeping their other child alive.
School's legends of past paying homage to old boy Ross Taylor
Inspired by the annual Black Clash of rugby and cricket stars, a Manawatū school is staging its own Twenty20 battle for its big sporting names.
Massey VC's 18% pay jump not a pay increase, Public Services Commission says
Massey University staff battling over wages and job cuts are furious the vice-chancellor's pay has jumped 18 percent this year.
'Crucial' staff face losing jobs at Massey University
Non-academic staff at Massey University are fighting proposals to cut more than 70 jobs across campuses, and substantially alter other roles.
Palmerston North Hospital's much-needed critical care units 7 years away
New critical care units at Palmerston North Hospital could be more than seven years away, despite concerns about intensive care being raised more than a decade ago.
Long wait for investigation findings leaves grieving widow in limbo
More than two years after the sudden death of her husband at Palmerston North Hospital, a Manawatū woman is still waiting for answers about what happened.
Prisoner alleged to have murdered cellmate deemed unfit to stand trial
A man charged with murdering his cellmate at Manawatū Prison near Palmerston North has been found unfit to stand trial.