Manawatu
Taihape Bird Signs - Etain McDonnell
The north island town of Taihape is getting a bit more beautiful this week. A group of four locals got together to come up with ways to make the town look more appealing. There are 33 streets in… Audio, Gallery
Plastic-Free Palmy - Trisia Farrelly
A busy shopping street in Palmerston North is set to become the first plastic-bag-free street in New Zealand. Massey University's environmental anthropologist Dr Trisia Farrelly spearheaded the… Audio
Mt Ruapehu - Simon Dickson
A spell of extreme weather has left Mt Ruapehu under a deep blanket of new snow, which bodes well for good spring skiing and a busy school holiday period. Audio
Driver has had a lucky escape
A driver has had a lucky escape after his truck left State Highway one and crashed into the Rangitikei river, near Mangaweka. Audio
Whanganui doctor keeps his job
The senior doctors' union says health bosses now accept that a doctor had the right to protest against the TPP trade deal without losing his job. Audio
Doctor in hot water over TPP protest
A senior doctor who jumped on a car carrying the deputy Prime Minister at a Trans Pacific Parternship protest could lose his job. Audio
Ogo – the award-winning electric wheelchair
The Ogo is an electric wheelchair that runs on lithium-ion batteries. Kevin Halsall designed it for his friend Marcus Thompson, a paraplegic since 2003. Amelia Nurse visits his workshop in Otaki to… Video, Audio
Church to fight to keep school open
The Presbyterian Church has described a Maori girls' boarding college under threat of closure as a 'jewel' that should not be lost.
Police release names of house fire victims
The child and grandmother who died in a house fire in Palmerston North have been named. Audio
Mayor pledges to help Palmerston North fire family
Fire investigators will this morning enter the Palmerston North home where two people were found dead after a devastating fire yesterday. Audio
Smoke alarm probably woke family in burning house
A neighbour woken by children screaming at a Palmerston North house where a child and her grandmother died in a fire today says the whole street will be devastated. Audio
Six year old and her grandmother die in house fire
The family of a six-year-old girl and her grandmother who died in a fire early this morning are telling police there were working smoke alarms in their Palmerston North state house. Audio
Roadmap - Foxton
This week on the roadmap, it's Foxton. On State Highway One, 90km north of Wellington, and about 30km south west of Palmerston North. It was once a major deep river port serving the burgeoning flax… Audio, Gallery
Update on serious house fire in Palmerston North
Now to the latest on the house fire in Palmerston North. Audio
Serious house fire in Palmerston North
Nine people have been taken to hospital after a house fire in Palmerston North. Audio
Flood damage bill hits $270 million
The estimated economic impact of the floods in the central North Island in June has risen to $270 million.
Study aims to lift farmers' profitability
A new programme aims to try to lift the productivity and profitability of sheep and beef farmers in the Manawatu-Whanganui region.
Ron Crosby: kupapa
Blenheim author and former court lawyer, whose interest in exploring the bush and back country areas of New Zealand led to an interest in writing on New Zealand history. His new book is Kupapa: the… Audio, Gallery
Pete Russell: rebuilding the food system
Founder of social enterprise Ooooby, which has the goal of rebuilding the local food system with a distribution model operating in Auckland, Waikato, Matakana, Sydney, and California. Audio