Keegan Borthwick is alleged to have killed a $150 ewe and a $1200 ram at Parikino on December 24 intending to steal the carcasses.

The messages Colin Smith read had been between his partner and the victim.

A man who pushed his partner up against a wall and held her by the throat will be sentenced in October.

Firefighters rushed to the aid of a small child whose foot got stuck in a clothes rack.

A prison officer who was assaulted by an inmate has been stood down, the inmate's lawyer says. Defence lawyer Debbie Goodlet said

A Farmers employee who found a way to defraud the company will be sentenced in October. Corey James Hagger worked for the Farmers

A man accused of drugging and raping a teenage girl is on trial in the High Court at Whanganui. Mark Anthony Spittal's judge-alone

Everything from eyelash extensions to extendable ladders was under one roof in Whanganui last weekend - with a side dish of roving

Search and rescue teams have suspended their search for the man missing in Tararua Forest Park overnight.

The trial for a Whanganui man accused of rape began in the Whanganui District Court this week. The man, who has name suppression

Former All Black Glen Osborne, 44, joins three other rookies bolstering police numbers in Whanganui.

Police have found a missing 9-year-old who hadn't been seen since yesterday morning.

Chris Daniels finds 10 good reasons to do the Tongariro Crossing in winter.

A mystery dog found in a car with a smashed window has gone to a new home.

"You're lucky that's all I'm going to f***ing do," Cody Amer told his mother after slapping her in the face during an argument. Later

A teacher's aide accused of assaulting a colleague at Whanganui High School has successfully completed diversion and had his charges

A woman upset about text messages her boyfriend had sent shunted his car into house. Jennifer Hazel Whareaorere appeared in the Whanganui

A drunk driving teacher who was more than four times over the alcohol limit "nearly fell out of the vehicle" after leading police

A pair of people riding a dirt bike on the footpath in Gonville snatched a woman's handbag as they went past. Boston Baker is one

A retirement village employee stole a credit card from an elderly client to help her partner pay off his drug debts. The elderly

A man has denied ramming a police car with a ute in Marton. Christopher Malcolm Duane Muir, 35, pleaded not guilty in the Whanganui

After farming sheep, cattle and goats and filling many roles on national bodies rural Whanganui man Jeremy Austin is looking to become

Heavy snowfalls in the central north island is not all bad news: skiers and boarders are experiencing the best conditions for years on Mt Ruapehu.

An armed man who robbed a bar in Palmerston North yesterday fell over in the street and may have taken his shirt off in a scrambled getaway in near-freezing temperatures.

Rangitikei District councillor Mike Jones will not stand for re-election this year after three terms in the position. Councillor

Archibald and Arabella McGurkinshaw are ready to head off to the Rio Olympics - although they may not get far, considering they're

Falling off a toilet, accidentally sticking themselves with a used needle, and running into a parked truck are all injuries Whanganui

A man who slaughtered two of his ex-employer's sheep said he was taking "one for me and one for my friend". Jason Mathew Work stopped

A woman who "pushed her way in" to someone's house and attacked the occupant over a dog has been given a supervision sentence. Cathryn

An intersection punch up has earned one man a supervision and community work. Rewi James Peke, 24, was working the night shift at