Manawatu Standard - Friday 16th of November 2018

Friday - 16th November, 2018
Oroua River second-most improved in New Zealand
Manawatu¯ ’s O¯ roua River has been lauded for its water-quality improvement, da...
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Thursday - 15th November, 2018
PUBLIC TOILET
Public loos in Palmerston North are no longer being stocked with soap, causing the skin of some to c...
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Wednesday - 14th November, 2018
Death linked to synthetics
Three friends entered a bedroom and locked the door ‘‘so nobody could see the state of us when w...
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Tuesday - 13th November, 2018
Email blocking slammed
A council that blocked and vetted some emails from the man who is now the mayor has been savaged as ...
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Monday - 12th November, 2018
Refugees learning to play the Kiwi way
They may not be used to catching, throwing and passing a ball, but children who came to New Zealand ...
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Saturday - 10th November, 2018
Bringing meaning to the sacrifice
The events of 100 years ago can still leave a lasting impression on the mind of a 10-year-old. Armis...
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Friday - 9th November, 2018
New highway, no cycling lane
The new Manawatu¯ -Hawke’s Bay highway to replace the Manawatu¯ Gorge route is a...
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Thursday - 8th November, 2018
Tributes pour in for Palmerston North’s juggling man
Palmerston North’s juggling man has died and the city is mourning his loss. For more than...
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Wednesday - 7th November, 2018
Fizzy drinks are falling flat
Primary school pupils are taking the fight to fizz by learning to say ‘‘no’’ to sugary drink...
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Tuesday - 6th November, 2018
Planning against the pressure
Being prepared and not needing to cram at the last minute has been the secret for some Manawatu&...
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Monday - 5th November, 2018
Strongest man in Manawatu¯
Manawatu¯ Strength Challenge open men’s champion Eruera Wirihana carries a 130-kilogram a...
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Saturday - 3rd November, 2018
Friday - 2nd November, 2018
Protesters block buses
Two people were issued formal warnings after climbing on top of buses as part of a protest against a...
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Thursday - 1st November, 2018
Peaceful protest turns ugly
Protests against the defence forum in Palmerston North turned ugly and delayed delegates getting to ...
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Wednesday - 31st October, 2018
Bandits uproot pupils’ garden
The community garden at a Horowhenua school has been uprooted by brazen bandits. In the pas...
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Tuesday - 30th October, 2018
On board for kids with autism
It takes a brave child to risk having a go at something they may not be good at but the results can ...
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Monday - 29th October, 2018
What a shemozzle
It seemed like every man and his dog were at the Hunterville Huntaway Festival, and this year the ev...
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Saturday - 27th October, 2018
Hats on for the fair
Woodville business owners are preparing to return down the rabbit hole, but enthusiasm has replaced ...
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Friday - 26th October, 2018
Girl power in science and tech
Students at a Palmerston North school hope to inspire tech-savvy young women to bring more girl powe...
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Thursday - 25th October, 2018
Desperate for rain
Palmerston North and Manawatu¯ are drying out at a time when it should be lush, prompting f...
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Wednesday - 24th October, 2018
Tuesday - 23rd October, 2018
Friendship conquers MRI angst
It took time, patience and a team effort to get Harrison Atkins to cooperate enough to lie still for...
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Monday - 22nd October, 2018
‘Show respect’
Peace Action Manawatu¯ is urging protesters against a defence forum in Palmerston North thi...
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Saturday - 20th October, 2018
Remembering the days of the old school yard
A century after her first day at school, Palmerston North woman Aileen Kars still remembers being a ...
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Friday - 19th October, 2018
Fowl language a winner for Ritson
Ritson Galloway isn’t one to duck the hard work required to make his dreams come true. Th...
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Thursday - 18th October, 2018
New flight simulator a jewel
Massey University’s new simulator will never leave the ground but from the cockpit it feels just l...
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Wednesday - 17th October, 2018
The fight for family time
Real people, with real families, who need medication now. The message from Wiki Mulholland ...
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Tuesday - 16th October, 2018
Lullaby to soothe wee baby Neve
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has a new lullaby she can sing to her daughter, but the words go back ...
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Monday - 15th October, 2018
Saturday - 13th October, 2018
Rare All Blacks triple for Turbos
As an unexpected bonus, Manawatu¯ ’s Turbos will get to play three of their four All Blac...
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Friday - 12th October, 2018
Councillor to keep filming
A Horowhenua councillor has vowed to continue recording with a pen camera to protect his own safety,...
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Thursday - 11th October, 2018
Tight security planned
Organisers of a controversial and exclusive defence forum that protesters claim is an arms fair say ...
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Wednesday - 10th October, 2018
APPEAL DENIED
Double-murderer Mark Lundy looks set to challenge his convictions in the Supreme Court. In ...
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Tuesday - 9th October, 2018
Murder confession ‘false’
A Manawatu¯ man who confessed to murdering his friend during an elaborate police sting has ...
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Monday - 8th October, 2018
Another agonising defeat
The effects of the Manawatu¯ Turbos slipping into neutral gear against Hawke’s Bay at Nap...
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Saturday - 6th October, 2018
Big Boy steals the show at wildlife centre
The long-awaited public opening of the Central Energy Trust Wildbase Recovery is now closer than eve...
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Friday - 5th October, 2018
Activists and academics
Activists and academics are not typical bedfellows, but Sue Bradford is making sure the two parties ...
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Thursday - 4th October, 2018
Allergic reaction after cake labelling mix-up
Tess Pearson just wanted a slice of cake, but a supermarket stuffup left her reaching for her Epipen...
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Wednesday - 3rd October, 2018
Killed by a broken heart
A 79-year-old man’s gruelling battle with immigration officials caused him to die of a broken hear...
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Tuesday - 2nd October, 2018
Mayor opposes venue policy
Tighter rules may be on the way to make sure hirers of Palmerston North City Council venues meet ‘...
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Monday - 1st October, 2018
Scott’s old ferry gets a facelift
The ferry great-great-great-greatgreat granddad made: Elliott Wilson, 3, from New Plymouth, is a des...
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Saturday - 29th September, 2018
Lawyer hired underage prostitutes
A lawyer who hired underage girls for sex acts claims he had no idea the legal age for sex and prost...
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Friday - 28th September, 2018
Eight decades as a sparky
Almost eight decades as a sparky has been less of a trade and more of a way of life for electrician ...
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Thursday - 27th September, 2018
Capturing the magic of birth
Palmerston North photographer Tamara Milldove wishes she had more than hazy memories of when she fir...
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Wednesday - 26th September, 2018
Fresh face for art gallery
The closed doors of Te Manawa’s art gallery are set to reopen and the trio tasked to make that hap...
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Tuesday - 25th September, 2018
Murray Ball lives on
Patrons at Feilding’s Rural Day are honouring the Footrot Flats mastermind by holding a m...
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Monday - 24th September, 2018
Man of art, generosity recalled
An artist who used the region he spent most of his life in as inspiration for his unique landscape p...
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Saturday - 22nd September, 2018
A way of life nears its finish line
Race days would be bustling, busier than the main street in town. Arguments would erupt over who got...
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Friday - 21st September, 2018
Bakery grows into a full cafe
A popular family run Palmerston North bakery is looking to serve up a few new flavours as it expands...
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Thursday - 20th September, 2018
Massey ‘scheming’ shocks
Don Brash has questioned whether Massey University vicechancellor Jan Thomas should stay in the job ...
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Wednesday - 19th September, 2018
Tearing up the street
A quiet city cul de sac is turning into a headache for developers as boy racers tear up the road and...
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Tuesday - 18th September, 2018
Luke third
Senior Constable Shane Durston and Luke came third at the National Police Patrol and Detector Dog Ch...
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Monday - 17th September, 2018
Woolshed safety in spotlight
It’s not compulsory yet, but moves are afoot to encourage farmers to make sure their woolsheds are...
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Saturday - 15th September, 2018
From crippling pain to bodybuilding stage
Each of the trio never set out to be bodybuilders. Jenni Bird just wanted freedom from the ...
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Friday - 14th September, 2018
Mission to rescue the best
Wesley Methodist Church on Broadway Ave is preparing to demolish Palmerston North’s old St Paul’...
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Thursday - 13th September, 2018
Woman marking 105th birthday
Drinking water and being a happy child are two things Palmerston North woman Aileen Kars credits for...
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Wednesday - 12th September, 2018
New steps open to public
Palmerston North’s hillside staircases above the Manawatu¯ River are finally publicly own...
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Tuesday - 11th September, 2018
Immersed in te reo
Te reo is a way of life at Palmerston North school Mana Tamariki. It is Ma¯ ori La...
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Monday - 10th September, 2018
Kia Kaha te Reo Maori
Today marks the beginning of Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori, or Maori Language Week, and the Manawatu Standa...
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Saturday - 8th September, 2018
School goes egg-free for pupil
Manawatu¯ ’s Hiwinui School is all about being inclusive, so much so principal Brenda Lei...
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Friday - 7th September, 2018
Fees free
Rangit¯ıkei College principal Tony Booker, centre, from next year won’t be asking for fe...
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Thursday - 6th September, 2018
Hurricanes return
The Hurricanes will return to Palmerston North to celebrate a special anniversary. The Cane...
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Wednesday - 5th September, 2018
School out of space
An enrolment zone is expected to help Tokomaru School deal with a booming roll. The Manawat...
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Tuesday - 4th September, 2018
Up in flames
Two people have been taken to hospital after a cooking fire got out of control, causing extensive da...
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Monday - 3rd September, 2018
Festival lacks Ma¯ori writers
The Ma¯ori portion of the Manawatu¯ Writers’ Festival has collapsed on the eve o...
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Saturday - 1st September, 2018
Teaching ‘a lifestyle, not a job’
A love of working with children keeps Manawatu¯ teacher Siobhan Dore going, day in day out,...
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Friday - 31st August, 2018
Tightrope between life and debt ‘‘I don’t want to leave my family in a terrible position, but all they want is me to be alive.’’ Wiki Mulholland
Wiki Mulholland has the toughest of balancing acts – between staying alive and draining her family...
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Thursday - 30th August, 2018
1981 stoush was ‘worth it’
Jobless and unpaid, the largely female workforce of the closed Rixen clothing factory in Levin refus...
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Wednesday - 29th August, 2018
Closure sparks fond memories
Feilding’s Ruawai Rest Home, which is soon to close, holds a special place in founder Frances Legg...
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Tuesday - 28th August, 2018
Beach access cut off
Diggers are working to restore vehicle access to a popular Manawatu¯ beach after a stream c...
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Monday - 27th August, 2018
Pakistanis party up
Palmerston North’s Pakistan community used dancing, colour and clapping hands to celebrate the big...
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Saturday - 25th August, 2018
Beach land vanishes
A couple whose beach-front property is crumbling into the sea are desperate for someone to take resp...
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Friday - 24th August, 2018
Rapist strikes twice
As she lay in bed, a 71-year-old woman thought a semblance of normality was returning to her life.&a...
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Thursday - 23rd August, 2018
Peace group plans noise
A peace group is planning to protest a defence forum coming to Palmerston North, saying the ‘‘we...
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Wednesday - 22nd August, 2018
Van driver didn’t see pond
A man who drove his van straight into a pond at Massey University did not see it until it was too la...
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Tuesday - 21st August, 2018
New Linton boss
The new commander of Linton Military Camp is an army veteran who has served tours of duty to Afghani...
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Monday - 20th August, 2018
Steven Adams holds court
NBA star Steven Adams hopes the first basketball court bearing his name will inspire the next genera...
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Saturday - 18th August, 2018
Delta helps ease pain for Kiwi soldier
Soldier Dion Taka was shot in Afghanistan and the trauma since has included relentless, horrible nig...
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Friday - 17th August, 2018
Walking while she still can
Walking no longer comes easy for Dara Morrah. She’s wobbly on her feet. But she’d rather do it t...
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Thursday - 16th August, 2018
Teachers want change
Primary and intermediate school teachers who have been around long enough to remember the last time ...
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Wednesday - 15th August, 2018
Turbos’ homework tips
Roslyn School children found inspiration in an up-close chat with Manawatu¯ Turbos players ...
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Tuesday - 14th August, 2018
‘Textbook’ crash landing
A World War Ii-era aircraft made a ‘‘textbook’’ crash landing in a paddock short of the O&am...
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Monday - 13th August, 2018
Derelict and ‘disgusting’
It only takes one rotten house to spoil the whole street, as a neighbourhood in the Rangitı&#17...
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Saturday - 11th August, 2018
Friday - 10th August, 2018
Thursday - 9th August, 2018
Wednesday - 8th August, 2018
Lighting the fuse
Massey University’s move to stop former politician Don Brash from speaking at the Manawatu&#17...
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Tuesday - 7th August, 2018
Monday - 6th August, 2018
Quiet life shattered
Levin dairy owner Raj Pillai came to New Zealand for a quiet life, but that existence has been rudel...
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Saturday - 4th August, 2018
Mud, sweat and smiles
It was a day of mud, sweat and smiles as almost 1500 kids tackled the Junior Tough Guy and Gal Chall...
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