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

As a result of the accident, traffic has been reduced to one lane.

About 71 people were on board a plane circling Palmerston North airport.

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

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

Father and 13yo son both received injuries that required hospital treatment.

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

Pursuit of motorcycle rider had ended before crash, police say.

Faraniko Pei was a desperate man when he walked into a Manawatu police station with a shotgun.

MacDonald's remains were found in the Mangahao Dam area of the Tararua Foothills.

The incidents took place half an hour apart on Friday evening.

A man who subjected two girls to vicious assaults on two separate occasions has been jailed.

South Island reporter Kurt Bayer has clinched fourth spot in the New Zealand Gumboot Throwing Championships.

Reporter Kurt Bayer sets his sights on taking on the best gumboot throwers in the country.

Teenage runaways have some explaining to do today.

The five Upper Hutt teenagers had been uncontactable to family members since last night.

More "wave clouds" have been spotted, this time in Christchurch.

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

Excited Bruce Springsteen fans have been spotting the music legend out and about in Auckland.

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

A house fire which claimed two lives has been linked to "spotting cannabis".

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

Heartbreak for grieving parents as one of their son's killers paroled.

A 20-year-old man has been airlifted out of the Tararua Ranges, after falling ill while tramping.

A young girl hit by a truck in Palmerston North yesterday morning has been transferred to Starship Hospital.

The young girl was in a serious condition when emergency services arrived.

Police in Palmerston North are searching for an elderly woman who has not been seen or heard from since this afternoon.

Diversions in place after truck rolls.

Search teams elated as DOC worker stumbles across missing tourist.

A calf strain has put Central Districts seamer Seth Rance out of the game against the Auckland Aces today. "He'll probably be out