Gorge closures have hit businesses hard. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Ashhurst residents don't like the new gorge route. Made with funding from NZ On Air

Car comes off second best after a collision with a tractor in a Palmerston North carpark.

PNC's mum was close to the back door but deadly smoke fumes claimed her life.

Security footage captures the moment a stolen car is driven out of a car yard.

Low-decile schools are slowest to join new a scheme that funds extra teachers

A new study says international students are an "untapped opportunity" for NZ regions.

Ferry passengers told not to panic, after comparisons with storm that sank the Wahine

Air NZ and Jetstar cancelled some scheduled services after Sunday's incident.

Residents are bracing for more rain. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Chaos as Cyclone Debbie's tail hammers NZ with heavy rain.

Heavy rain is expected across NZ this week in the wake of Cyclone Debbie

Police recover a large haul of stolen property but need help to find missing items.

Mourners in Palmerston North set upon man and son in ute with gang signage, witnesses say.

Shearers raise funds for cause close to their hearts - Made with funding from NZ On Air

Police say the man who died after during a police pursuit was a 26-year-old from Taupo.

Edna Pei reveals in an exclusive interview, why her brother shot at police stations in Palmerston North in 2015. She says the MidCentral District Health Board pushed him over the edge. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A vehicle has crashed into a truck in Palmerston North tonight following a police chase.

A herd of cows photographed cooling off in the river that supplies drinking water to Horowhenua were due to be moved away from the

Police are working to notify relatives and complete formal identification of the body.

The Police Dive Squad has completed a search in the Manawatu River after a missing man's car was found parked nearby. Constable Gareth

Vicki Walsh hasn't allowed her terminal cancer to slow her down.

Christopher Neal was last seen in Pahiatua on Monday evening.

A witness had a scary 15 minutes following the driver who barely made it back to the left-hand side of the road to avoid oncoming cars.

It seems garden tools are in hot demand - with a rise in reported thefts this summer.

Police have released the name of a young man who died while taking part in an organised off-road trail ride in Manawatu last week.

Police were called to the scene in Waituna West, near Fielding, just after 1pm on Sunday.

A young boy was allegedly involved in an attempted abduction in Manawatu last week.