A brazen aggravated robbery by three men in Palmerston North has left one person injured

Motorsport fans rejoice, a new attraction at Feilding's Manfield Racetrack, gets you as close as possible to the world of a professional race car driver. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

National Party list MP Jono Naylor says he will leave Parliament after just one term.

A house fire in Manawatu is being treated as suspicious.

Giant antlers discovered in an Irish bog and which have hung in a Kiwi hunting lodge are going under the hammer.

Young people living in regional New Zealand have a better chance of owning their own home, according to new figures.

Welcome to the Hunterville Shemozzle, the race that really puts shepherds to the test-icle! Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Welcome to the Hunterville Shemozzle, the race that really puts shepherds to the test-icle! Made with funding from NZ On Air.

NZTA say SH4 will be repaired in time for the 2nd anniversary of the huge storms that virtually swept it away. Meanwhile motorists and truckies must wait and count the costs. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Whanganui hit-and-run victim Jesse Minnell has woken up and is speaking, his mother says.

The Labour weekend road toll stands at two today, after a woman critically injured in a Paekakariki crash died in hospital.

The standard Kiwi home is earning more than the average worker makes from their job in seven of the country's 12 districts.

WATCH: A young man injured in a hit and run outside a Whanganui pub this morning is no longer in a critical condition, but is still seriously injured.

Whanganui mayor Hamish McDouall wants a debate around how local government is funded in the future. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Whanganui mayor Hamish McDouall wants a debate around how local government is funded in the future. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

There was no wrongdoing in the death of a soldier injured in a rugby league match, a coroner has found.

A severely autistic young man is being held in prison because disabilty service providers cannot find an alternative place for him to go.

A Government funded feasibility study is looking at the future use of the Whanganui Port. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The annual race is encouraging high school students to take on engineering as a subject. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

The annual race is encouraging high school students to take on engineering as a subject. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

The Woodville community is coming together for the sake of an old railway station under threat. And Kiwi Rail seems likely to agree. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

Bones found in bush in the foothills of the Tararua Range are suspected to belong to Palmiro MacDonald but others have gone missing in the area.

A man fined for giving police a false tip on the Scott Guy murder case five years ago was back in court today on other charges.

The skeletal remains of a person have been found in bush in the foothills of the Tararua Ranges.

Newly elected Horowhenua mayor Michael Feyen is promising to include the community in decision making. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

A man is in custody after attacking a woman with a knife in a Palmerston North suburb this morning.

Whanganui deputy mayor Hamish McDouall now has the top job. Made with funding for NZ on Air.

Hamish McDouall is Whanganui’s new mayor winning almost 40 per cent of the vote and nearly the twice the number of his nearest rival. Made with funding for NZ on Air.

Whanganui senior firefighter Tanja Grunwald is off to the World Firefighter Combat Challenge in the United States. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Whanganui senior firefighter Tanja Grunwald is off to the World Firefighter Combat Challenge in the United States. Made with funding from NZ on Air