Thirty-four soldiers from just one army base have faced drinking-related court charges in the first six months of this year.

Hells Angels is returning to court to challenge Whanganui's anti-gang patch bylaw.

Police hunting the killer of Manawatu farmer Scott Guy are canvassing local farmers in the hope of uncovering information about firearm thefts.

Bridge swing operator Alistair McWhannell was today sentenced to 400 hours community service for the manslaughter of a student who fell to her death last year.

As detectives try to find dairy farmer Scott Guy's killer, his widow is in hiding in Hawkes Bay.

Police hunting the killer of farmer Scott Guy are frustrated with the lack of response to calls for information about two cars seen on the morning of his death.

There has been no suggestion that dairy farmer Scott Guy or his wife were followed in the weeks before his murder but investigators would be remiss not to consider the possibility, police said today.

Police have acquired video footage of murdered farmer Scott Guy's wife to determine if she was being followed in the weeks before her husband's death, the Herald has learned.

One plane landed safely after a mid-air collision in Feilding this afternoon, while the other crashed, killing the flying instructor and student occupants.

Police have eliminated a woman seen giving away puppies from their murder inquiry and want to hear from two motorists.

A dozen people have contacted police about a possible link between the murder of farmer Scott Guy and the theft of three puppies.

A woman's habit of buying a Lotto ticket in each new town she visits has paid off.

The flying instructor badly injured in Monday's plane crash near Palmerston North has shown promising signs of recovery.

Two men are "pretty banged up" after their plane crashed in the Ruahine Ranges this afternoon.