A Feilding woman has gone missing and police are worried about her well being.

A puppy going missing started a chain of events leading to Whanganui man Craig Rippon's murder on November 8.

Amateur artist - and Prime Minister - John Key has donated a drawing of his workplace to the Turakina School Art Expo this year.

Robert Martin has come a long way from an institution in Levin.

Ryan David Campbell Thompson, 24, and Hereina Paul, 23, were in the car when it went over a bank at about 10pm and caught fire.

Whanganui police have located William Harding and he is being spoken to.

Simon Kay relishes the fact that he is finally a welcome guest at an iconic hotel.

Roger Hall climbs aboard a golf buggy to see some isolated, but beautiful, scenery.

Try fish and chips at the beach - washed down with as much wildlife as you can handle.

This small North Island city is home to more than 100 cultures, finds Elisabeth Easther.

Wild Kaimanawa horses couldn't drag Elisabeth Easther away from this adventurous town.

A state of emergency that was declared in the Whanganui District last night remained in place this morning.

A town rich in history and teeming with native birdlife charms Elisabeth Easther.

Jane Jeffries looks forward to ski season at the North Island's great mountain.

A woman who joined in an attack on strangers in the street and yelled “that’s what you get for being white” has been sentenced to community work.

A view from above takes a Tongariro National Park experience to new heights.

Andrew Alderson falls hard for the romance of Chateau Tongariro's historic and literary atmosphere.

There's much more to this small and unpretentious town than you might imagine, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Hiking, fishing, rugby and a giant kiwi draw Elisabeth Easther to a small community that has big spirit.

Andrew Alderson and Junior treat their queen to a Mother's Day break on the Northern Explorer to National Park.

Rosalie France explores National Park without snow.

80-year-old Tararua farmer Donald Robbie was driving his farm truck, with 4.5c metres of gravel down a steep hill when his brakes failed.