Manawatu
Damning report sparks maternity service shake-up
A damning report sparked by a series of infant deaths has prompted a major shake-up of maternity services in the lower North Island.
DHB vows to repair maternity service after critical report
A damning report sparked by a series of infant deaths has prompted a major shakeup of maternity services in the lower North Island. Audio
Damning report into Mid Central & Whanganui maternity services
The Whanganui District Health Board is assuring expectant mums they are in safe hands, despite the deaths of four babies in the care of the local maternity service last year. Audio
Wairarapa dairy farmer facing eviction
A Wairarapa dairy farmer is facing eviction from a farm which has been in his family since 1871. Alex Benton's been told he has two weeks to leave the property, after receivers were called in by the… Audio
Farmhand charged with indecently assaulting child
A farmhand from Manawatu has been charged with twice indecently assaulting a 5-year-old girl in Palmerston North last month. Audio
Man charged with Palmerston North abduction
A man has been charged with abducting a five-year-old girl on her way to school last month and indecently assaulting her.
He Wake Eke Noa - Pūhoro Māori Science Academy
Te Waoriki Hunia and Arama Yancey said it was kind of 'freaky' to meet a person who had actually been in space. The two Murupara area school students are talking about Colonel Rick Searfoss who… Audio, Gallery
Relief after arrest in abduction case
People in Palmerston North say they're relieved a man's been arrested after the abduction of a five year old girl last week. Audio
Man arrested in Palmerston North in kidnap case
As you've heard in the news - there's been a development in the case of the little girl who was kidnapped last week in Palmerston North. Audio
Attempted abduction in Palmerston North - principal
A man has tried to lure a Palmerston North Intermediate pupil into his car, just days after a five-year-old girl was abducted, a school principal says.
Sewage video scrap: Was the loo paper planted?
The Horowhenua District Council is blasting a Facebook video showing toilet paper and raw sewage entering the Mangaore Stream as a "complete distortion of the facts". Video
Parents walking children to school after kidnapping
Worried parents in Palmerston North have been accompanying their children to school as a hunt continues for the man who kidnapped a young girl. Audio
30 police officers hunting Palmerston North kidnapper
More than 30 officers and detectives are continuing to hunt for the man who snatched Shekinah Tekira-Skipper as she was walking to school with her sisters.
Police continue hunt for man who grabbed 5 year old
Police are urging Palmerston North parents to talk to their children about staying safe, in the wake of last week's abduction of a five year old. Audio
Residents shocked by abduction in Palmerston North
Shekinah Relies-Skipper, a five year old girl, was walking to school with her sisters when a man in a white sedan pulled her into the car. Video, Audio
Palmerston North Mayor comments on abduction
Palmerston North Mayor Grant Smith says it's been a harrowing experience for the local community. Audio
Girl abducted in Palmerston North found
Shekinah Relies-Skipper, a five year old girl, was walking to school with her sisters when a man in a white sedan pulled her into the car. Audio
Kidnap Live - Robin Martin
A 5-year-old Palmerston North girl the police say was pulled into a car while walking to school this morning has been found safe and well. Our reporter Robin Martin's been following the story. Audio
Maori Science Academy blasts off
Hundreds turned out in Palmerston North at the weekend for the launch of the Maori Science Academy, which will have a NASA aerospace engineer as its ambassador.
Experiments, astronauts and lab coats for academy launch
Hundreds turned out in Palmerston North at the weekend for the launch of the first Maori Science Academy. Audio