Feilding woman Denise Lynch had left her rest home without her vital medication.

A tornado left behind a path of destruction after it tore through a Foxton Beach caravan park early this morning.

A dedicated International Education Development Manager has been appointed to lead the charge.

A female pedestrian was fatally struck by a car near Palmerston North tonight.

Up to six motorcyclists were involved in a crash in the Manawatu region this afternoon.

Police in the Manawatu say alcohol-fuelled incidents are ruining family holidays at local camp grounds and they are calling on people to be more responsible.

Part of a Manawatu town was locked down last night as police searched for a man believed to be armed with a weapon.

The incident occurred at Manawatu Prison. Two other staff were injured while disarming the prisoner.

A homicide investigation is underway in Manawatu following the discovery of a body outside a block of units this morning.

A crash involving three vehicles and a horse has left the animal dead and a car trapped under live electrical wires in Horowhenua last night.

The elderly man who died in a crash in Manawatu on Friday has been identified.

Motorists can take the alternative route on Saddle Rd or Pahiatua Track.

One person died and two others suffered serious injuries after a fiery two-vehicle crash in Manawatu yesterday.

After careering through a safety barrier, the driver of a truck chock full of animal blood remained moored in his cab for up to an hour as it dangled over a cliff.

An oil spill from a truck caused a crash on the Manawatu Gorge road this evening, injuring the occupants of a vehicle and closing the road.

As the fifth anniversary of his death approaches, Scott Guy's parents remember their son with as much positivity as they can muster.

Police are searching for the owner of a kayak which was seen floating down the Manawatu River through the Gorge.

Motorists have been urged to avoid travelling along rural highways in Manawatu and Whanganui unless it is essential, as heavy rain continues to cause havoc.

A Palmerston North woman is reluctant to label herself a hero despite saving two young children from a burning car in a supermarket carpark.

A mysterious oil spill has caused black blobs and oil to appear along a 10km stretch of coastline.

Several sheep were killed in a fire that destroyed a woolshed in Manawatu this morning.

Over 250 people were trapped on a plane at a military airbase for hours, after wild weather and thunderstorms forced a landing.

The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) said the gorge could be opened to one lane of traffic from tomorrow morning if conditions allow.

Air New Zealand has confirmed it will operate its next $29 Night Rider service between Palmerston North and Auckland.

Hundreds of firefighters are battling large scrub blazes as dry weather has created tinderbox conditions across the country, the Fire Service says. Blazes in Canterbury, Marlborough and Manawatu are keeping about 330 firefighters busy.

"Can't think of a better way to spend a Thursday," says Jono Lester as I'm folded into the passenger seat of his Ferrari 458 GT3.

The body of a man who died at a Manawatu house has been removed and a post-mortem examination will be done tomorrow, police say.