Manawatu

Composer Douglas Lilburn's evocative recollections of his childhood, first on a remote farm in the Turakina Valley, and then in Whanganui. Read by Peter Vere-Jones from the book Memories of Early… Audio

Time now for a look at the small business sector. A lifestyle choice and yearning to work from a rural home prompted a Pohangina Valley (near Palmerston North) led the couple to turn a hobby making… Audio

Composer Douglas Lilburn's evocative recollections of his childhood, first on a remote farm in the Turakina Valley, and then in Whanganui. Read by Peter Vere-Jones from the book Memories of Early… Audio

Ewen MacDonald, the man acquitted of killing Feilding farmer, Scott Guy, has been granted parole and will be released from jail next month. Audio

Ewen Macdonald has been granted parole and will be released next month but he must comply with a number of strict conditions including not entering the North Island. Audio

Composer Douglas Lilburn's evocative recollections of his childhood, first on a remote farm in the Turakina Valley, and then in Whanganui. Read by Peter Vere-Jones from the book Memories of Early… Audio

A man arrested during the search for the Levin schoolboy Alex Fisher can now be identified as his older brother. Audio

Composer Douglas Lilburn's evocative recollections of his childhood, first on a remote farm in the Turakina Valley, and then in Whanganui. Audio

Residents in the small town of Waitarere Beach say the community has been left scarred by the death of Alex Fisher. Audio

Locals in the small beach-side community of Waitarere Beach want answers about the death of 10-year-old Alex Fisher. Audio

For the first time, the family of 10-year-old Alex Fisher, have commented publicly, saying they are devastated by his death. Audio

Horowhenua District Mayor Brendan Duffy says the death of Alex Fisher is a "scar in our community". The 10 year old's body was found yesterday after a mammoth four day search by hundreds of volunteers… Audio

Searchers have found the body of the missing 10-year-old Levin boy Alex Fisher. Audio

A dairy lobby group appears to have pressured the Manawatu Wanganui Regional Council into removing potentially embarrassing information about dairy farm pollution. Audio

Police have found the body of the missing schoolboy, Alex Fisher, and have launched a homocide inquiry. Audio

The latest now on search for the missing 10-year-old boy near Levin. Audio

The search team has spent the day scowering hundreds of hectares of forest for a missing 10-year-old boy near Levin. Audio

Farmers in the Manawatu Whanganui region are getting round tough new rules to cut down on dirty dairying. Audio