Police have been cleared of any wrongdoing over the death of a 22-year-old motorcyclist after a pursuit last year, the IPCA has found.

Hundreds felt a 'sharp, short jolt' which has reportedly caused some damage in Whanganui.

Police are continuing to investigate the deaths of two men and a woman whose bodies were found in a house on the outskirts of Feilding today.

The man killed when his car crashed into the Manawatu Gorge near Ashhurst yesterday morning has been identified.

A car rocketed through a barrier like a "scud missile", plunging 30m into the Manawatu Gorge yesterday, killing the driver.

A police dive squad has recovered the body of a man from the Manawatu River following a crash earlier this morning.

Brazen but brainless thieves have risked their lives by breaking into a Manawatu wind farm switch yard in an apparent attempt to steal copper wire.

The 69-year-old pig hunter who went missing last night near Wanganui has been found safe and well.

The Green Party wants to bring our most elite troops home from Afghanistan following reports of links to the torture of prisoners.

A Horowhenua police officer collapsed and died following a routine police physical fitness test.

In a warehouse packed with dignitaries and military officers, mourners today heard how NZ had lost a fine young leader, 28-year-old Lieutenant Tim O'Donnell.

The death of Lieutenant Tim O'Donnell in Afghanistan was a tragedy on a number of levels, the Governor-General told the slain soldier's military funeral today.

Lieutenant Tim O'Donnell was described as a striking example of a young man with positive and irrepressible energy at his funeral today.

An earthquake has been felt in Palmerston North and other parts of the Manawatu as well as in northern Wairarapa and southern Hawkes Bay.

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