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Weather holds up moling operation
Marton contracting business finds most soil too hard to mole plough this summer
Theatre group struggling to survive
Marton Players theatre group is struggling to attract audiences now financially strapped.
House fire: 'The heat was phenomenal'
Woman's screams alert neighbour to house fire.
Gita's blast brings blackouts across Whanganui region
Blackouts over the region as cyclone blasts through
The Lourie brothers used Kiwi ingenuity
Rangitikei farmers, Digby and Warwick Lourie invent the first FE spore counting machine
Woman struck with multiple wasp stings
Multiple wasp stings first of two call-outs for rescue helicopter on a busy day.
Welsh narrowly beat New Zealand pair at A & P Show
Fierce competition in shearing and woolhandling at the Taihape A & P Show
Honour for former Horizons engineer
Allan Cook has been made a MNZOM for his public service to river and drainage engineering
Young Marton violinist shares festive vibe
Nursing student busking at Christmas to raise funds for her music tuition.
Decorated Christmas trees a big hit with op-shoppers
Decorated Christmas trees sold out in days at op shop
BNZ's closure of Marton bank upsets locals
Many in Marton community feel "very badly let down" by bank's closure.
Black Power associate back behind bars
24-year-old woman appears before court with eight pages of criminal history.
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From labour to Labour, candidate's incredible story. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Railbridge crash closes highway
A truck has become stuck under a rail overbridge on SH1 near Marton.
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Truck driver who died described by as 'my idol, my rock'
The sister of a Marton man who died after a road accident in Palmerston North last Wednesday has described him as "my idol, my rock".
'My phone told me I had cancer'
Marton woman Marie Stantiall was surprised to learn that the skin discolouration on her leg was a melamoma in need of urgent attention. Mrs
Restoration stifled by red tape
Despite painstaking and careful restoration of a historic bank building in Marton, Auckland owner Steve Quinn's progress has now been
More awareness needed for autism spectrum disorder
Six-year-old Sophie Middleton is full of energy. "Look at me," she calls, sitting upside down on the couch. Later, she returns to
Firefighters rescue child from clothes rack
Firefighters rushed to the aid of a small child whose foot got stuck in a clothes rack.
Home Show pulls the punters
Everything from eyelash extensions to extendable ladders was under one roof in Whanganui last weekend - with a side dish of roving
Latest forestry developments discussed
Foresters from the large Middle Districts region are invited to Feilding next week to hear how their levy is spent and discover the
Man denies ramming police car in Marton
A man has denied ramming a police car with a ute in Marton. Christopher Malcolm Duane Muir, 35, pleaded not guilty in the Whanganui
Rangitikei councillor calls it quits
Rangitikei District councillor Mike Jones will not stand for re-election this year after three terms in the position. Councillor
Firefighter celebrates 25 years of service
Acknowledging Jemal Weston's 25 years of fire fighting was an opportunity for a shout out to his family despite them being woken up
Man who rammed police car arrested
A man who allegedly rammed a stolen car into a police vehicle - injuring the officer inside - before running off, has been found by police.
Rail crossing campaign launched in Rangitikei <i>+video</i>
A rail campaign aimed at making rural rail crossings safer was launched in Rangitikei on Monday. The campaign is called "Always expect