The family of a Wanganui woman who went missing in mysterious circumstances 11 days ago has asked the public for information.

Police name a soldier killed when his motorbike hit a car outside the Linton Military Camp today.

Talkshow host Michael Laws has been taking heat from his radio colleagues for driving with an unrestrained child.

A fire that razed a Manawatu home overnight was "no accident" police say, amid reports a molotov cocktail sparked the blaze.

A horror seven days has seen 18 people die in 12 road accidents and has left police blaming speed and alcohol as a factor in many of them.

Guy Sainsbury came across a group of people who had seen a vehicle 80m down a bank, and decided to look around the area himself.

Police have charged a truck driver over the death of a cyclist who was hit by a truck only days after writing about aggressive Kiwi drivers.

Wanganui Mayor Michael Laws says signs advising travellers they were approaching "Whanganui" were erected in a "deliberate and provocative" act by NZ Land Transport.

Mayor Michael Laws must accept scrutiny of his private life, according to his radio station colleague John Tamihere.