The widow of Feilding farmer Scott Guy, whose murder remains unsolved five months on, has issued a heartfelt plea for her husband's killer to come forward as the family faces its first Christmas without a husband and dad.

Police officer Bruce Mellor, who was viciously attacked with a machete at the weekend, is steadily improving.

Two youths were remanded in custody when they appeared in Wanganui District Court today after a police officer was brutally attacked with a machete over the weekend.

The Police Minister will meet the Police Commissioner today to discuss a report on whether to give officers easier access to firearms following the brutal machete attack on a policeman on Saturday morning.

A police officer who was brutally attacked with a machete on Saturday morning has been overwhelmed by messages of support from workmates and the public, police say.

Two trainee officers at Linton Army Camp were caught with a haul of 210 ecstasy tablets.

A seven-year-old girl who went missing in Palmerston North last night has been found safe and well, police say.