Manawatu
Council's email interceptions to continue under new rules
A local council that stopped screening people's emails after it was forced to admit it was doing so is poised to start up the interceptions again under new rules.
Fatal collision between vehicle and train
One person has died after a collision between a train and a vehicle near Levin.
Local politics out of focus
Local candidates in the election aren’t always asked about genuine local issues when the media come calling. Do local voters really want to know what gets them on the dancefloor? Audio
Lamb prices reach record highs
Farmers say it's been a fantastic season for lamb, as a global shortage of the meat is pushing up the prices.
Wild weather: tornado in the south, lightning in the north
The tornado, north of Hokitika, was one of a series of wild weather events across the country today. Video, Audio
Te Ikaroa-Rāwhiti: the Te Wero debate
Candidates for the Maori seat of Te Ikaroa-Rawhiti debate welfare, health funding, the Ture Whenua bill, Treaty Settlements and boot camps during the run-up to the General Election. Audio
Beneficiaries feeling bite of Palmerston North rental scarcity
House-hunting beneficiaries say the rental situation is dire and many people do not know what they can do. Audio
Clinic's charge for children vexes parents
Parents in Whanganui are outraged the city's main urgent medical clinic has begun charging for treatment of children during the day.
Parents fuming over medical centre's charges for children
Whanganui parents are fuming that the city's main afterhours and urgent medical clinic has begun charging a $10 fee for children under 13 who it treats during normal working hours. Audio
Feilding man in intensive care unit after attack
A Feilding man is in a drug-induced coma following an attack in Palmerston North, last night.
RBNZ holds OCR steady at 1.75%
Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler has held interest rates steady, as expected, in his last monetary statement this morning.
Fatal truck crash near Palmerston North
A man is dead after a car and truck collided in Bunnythorpe near Palmerston North.
Gorge closure: 'We can't sustain the losses'
Calls are growing for an economic assistance package for businesses affected by the massive slip which has closed the Manawatu Gorge on State Highway 3.
Businesses plea for help following gorge closure
Calls are growing for an economic assistance package for businesses affected by the massive slip which has closed the Manawatu Gorge on State Highway 3. Audio
Concerns raised about Labour's plans for Manawatu Gorge
Locals either side of the Manawatu Gorge are not impressed with the Labour Party's proposal to build a replacement road.
Local mayor critical of Labour's Manawatu Gorge plans
The mayor of the Tararua District isn't backing the Labour Party's preferred route to replace the Manawatu Gorge Road.
Labour pledges to replace Manawatu Gorge Road
The Labour Party is pledging to build a new road to replace the Manawatu Gorge Road as quickly as possible should it win the September election.
Manawatu gorge closure: Businesses left in limbo
Businesses in Woodville will have to wait until Christmas before they know whether a permanent alternative to the Manawatu Gorge road will go through, or bypass the town.
Manawatu Gorge hit by another slip
Another large slip has come down on the road through the Manawatu Gorge - which has been closed since April.
Residents demand answers over months-long gorge closure
Hundreds of angry people packed out two public meetings last night to demand a solution to the woes caused by the Manawatu Gorge Road closure.
