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As the sun rose on another Anzac Day service in The Square, thousands of Palmerston North residents ...

Dave Orbell returned from the ‘‘bloody hellhole’’ of Vietnam a distressed man, but he later ...

Freedom campers have a bad reputation, but they bring millions to New Zealand’s economy. ...

Nurses say they are tired of ending their shifts exhausted, worrying about whether they have given t...

A sea of purple will be rolled out for a Rangitı¯kei war horse and about 1000 others donat...

While New Zealand’s Commonwealth Games glory rests quite rightly on the athletes, there are others...

The old guard of Palmerston North retail is passing the torch to a new generation, as Graemes Cafe c...

It’s nearly 100 years since many of our troops came home from the bloody Great War and Palmerston ...

One of Manawatu¯ ’s biggest schools is looking to ditch NCEA level 1, saying its value is...

The Feilding Civic Centre was full of whistling at the weekend as thousands of birds sang their song...

A race between peckish people and peckish birds over a fresh fruit harvest has probably gone the way...

An eagle eye and a steady hand are fast propelling a Manawatu¯ sharp shooter towards the bi...

Pupils at a rural Manawatu¯ school have been left mystified after discovering crop circles ...

A home-grown Horowhenua building firm is looking to significantly ramp up production on its relocata...

A Palmerston North job-hunter whose roadside CV sign stunt helped land a part-time job still can’t...

More good news this week for Horowhenua-ka¯ piti rugby fans. The union, in their 1...

Palmerston North double amputee Neil Wallace was hurled from his wheelchair and on to the road when ...

A cherished Palmerston North hospitality personality wants to sell his popular karaoke bar and resta...

After 150 years of farm life, Manawatu¯ ’s oldest building has been shifted to a new wate...

Impatient drivers are the biggest threat on New Zealand’s roads, a departing blue-line stalwart sa...

Perspiration and appreciation will be exhausted in equal measure when a team of Palmerston North Boy...

The Palmerston North Gold Cup has had a successful sophomore year in its quest to become one of New ...

A new bike could help Bethany Wilson walk again, but she needs the help of the community. A...

Firefighters are missing emergency callouts and arriving at scenes without a full crew because of po...

Brad Carr and David Fredericks epitomise Feilding rugby, where loyalty is important and everyone is ...

A sleek birthing service in Palmerston North for women having nonintervention, low-risk births has w...

Plans for a prestigious Palmerston North subdivision are still in the rough as the neighbouring Mana...

Not being willing to stub out can snuff out job opportunities for smokers, employers say. R...

A coffee roasting company is reaping the benefits from opening the window to their scientific approa...

Palmerston North Girls’ High School students will soon be able to checkout a ball dress from the s...

She now has the paperwork to go with it, but it’s what’s on the plate that is set to spice up he...

A top New Zealand sports power couple are turning their attention to the fitness of others.&nbsp...

Looking at the photos on her wall should only elicit joy and love. But seeing the images of...

Tararua and Manawatu¯ mayors are delighted at the option chosen for the Manawatu¯ ...

Wallets are open and tills ringing as the spending drought is expected to end at this year’s Centr...

A relationship between a male teacher and year 11 student was discovered when the girl’s mother fo...

One woman and her tetraplegic son were largely responsible for helping bring in compulsory helmets f...

Doctors told Aidan Terpstra’s family he would never walk, talk or eat again. But the 24-y...

People tried their hand at cowpat tossing, speed milking and throwing a gumboot as country fun was c...

Sheep, working dogs and bales of wool stumbled down Feilding’s main street in a celebration of all...

A graffiti artist who found himself embroiled in a street art stoush with acclaimed Palmerston North...

A legendary and eruptive love feud is, according to Trevor Kitson, partly to blame for not quite mak...

Richard Dryden knows all about the unwelcome bolt from the blue of a cancer diagnosis. Itâ€...

What do the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games stadium, the Birmingham World Indoor Athletics champs and ...

Families packed out Victoria Esplanade for the annual Esplanade Day. Organiser Karen Heaphy...

Get your knives and forks ready for Manawatu¯ ’s Plate of Origin competition, which is sp...

Broadway businesses have reason to feel positive after the latest sales figures were released, showi...

The mother of a teenage boy suffering from a severe concussion after being hit by a car is horrified...

New cracks in an area of rock face through the Manawatu¯ Gorge show it is still highly unst...

A rare penguin on the brink of death is finally going home after a fourmonth stay at Massey Universi...

Ex-servicemen who turned a swampy corner of Horowhenua into thriving farmland have had a memorial er...

Hunter Andrew has taken his first steps without a walker. It’s a milestone for all young ...

Massey University’s paid food tasting jobs are the cream of the crop for people who describe their...

Kids are getting up early to beat their feet in a boot camp-style beforeschool workout at Feilding I...

Two Horowhenua residents will lose land to an expressway no matter which of the nine proposed routes...

Tertiary orientation celebrations are heating up as students have some fun before a year of hard slo...

Members of Palmerston North’s Tongan community are still reeling after category 5 Cyclone Gita rip...

Ricco Vanbeek finally has a pair of rugby boots to fit his size-20 feet. The brain cancer s...

Palmerston North awoke to a thick band of smoke stretching across the horizon as fire tore through a...

A stockcar fire almost killed Simon Smith three years ago, but now he is looking for closure in the ...

It’s shaping up to be a busy Valentine’s Day in Palmerston North as lovers get ready to trade th...

Kiwi speed skater Peter Michael is ‘‘feeling strong’’ for today’s 1500-metre speed skating...

Free tickets for ratepayers helped boost crowd numbers at the New Zealand Grand Prix, but it wasn’...

Fed up with the mispronunciation of student names, a group of teens has challenged teachers to get i...

Plenty of people sing while they’re driving, but few do it better than Callum Crawley. Th...

An 11-year-old boy who endured sideline abuse over his size and weight during a league match two yea...

Before Stuart Ellwood fought in Vietnam, he was a laid-back 20-yearold who liked playing pool with h...

After seven years of flat whites and fortitude in the shadow of the Manawatu¯ Gorge, a cafe...

A coalition to promote the creation of Ma¯ori wards in Manawatu¯ and Palmerston No...

Palmerston North’s Youth Space has become cool enough for young people to play active games inside...

Red tape and tight restrictions are stopping New Zealand’s modest hemp industry from growing, a Ra...

Organisers are hoping for four times the population of Woodville to pass through the gates of the Mo...

A family struggling with the loss of their mother have been left heartbroken again after thieves rob...

In her day job as a coroner, Carla na Nagara pores over death meticulously to unpick the what, how a...

Himatangi Beach was the place to be on a scorching Manawatu¯ weekend. The annual H...

A barge that provided settlers passage over the Rangit¯Ä±kei River 168 years ago is to get ...

An influx of beach-goers to Himatangi this summer is underlining wider issues for Manawatu¯...

The drought in Manawatu¯ is so bad it’s affecting a Palmerston North cafe’s lattes.&...

The shock scraping of the popular Stage Challenge will leave a dramatic gap in the lives of student ...

A Feilding home that acts as a safe haven for wayward, homeless and unwanted turtles is at full capa...

The wife of a diver who drowned off the coast of Wairarapa says her husband is a hero. In h...

Rangit¯Ä±kei may be off the beaten track, but it isn’t removed from the business mainstre...

A Manawatu¯ woman says undetected injuries left her in pain for years. When Meredi...

Breath-taking in every sense of the word, the informally dubbed ‘‘Stairs of Lindos’’ are not...

1. Car dealer fined for failing to pay compensation 2. Car stolen for sec...

One of New Zealand’s oldest soda companies is fizzing for the future, after bringing up 100 years ...

A rehabilitation service for seriously ill patients that had been pegged for closure has been reinve...

Some Kiwi children face a battle to learn to read and write because of gaps in teaching, a top educa...

A scattering of brightly decorated rocks has created a landslide movement, and the Palmerston North ...

The river engineer who has led emergency flood responses and raised standards of flood protection in...

Brendon Hartley has come a long way from being king of the sand in his first year of racing at Manfe...

Each year on the same day, Kylie Palmer pays tribute to a stranger. The Manawatu¯ ...

It is no secret I am partial to a few beers, and hardly need an excuse to crack a can or pop the top...

Horowhenua beaches have 30kmh speed limits this summer after wardens and police convinced officials ...