Manawatu
Club rugby player banned for a decade for spitting at ref
A Feilding rugby team notorious for referee abuse and deceit is facing expulsion from all competition after its captain swore and spat at a referee's face. Audio
Andrew Reitemeyer: pirate parties
Editor of the Pirate Times, and chair of the Pirate Party of New Zealand, and Pirate Parties International. Audio
Mustering Memories
More than 50 years ago Dave Withers was a musterer on the North Island's vast Ngamatea Station. Musterers and teams of dogs would head out for weeks on end combing the rugged landscape for mobs of… Audio, Gallery
Investigation into children's daycare escape
A childcare centre is reviewing its safety measures after two preschoolers managed to open an emergency exit and wander off across a four-lane road. Audio
Frankenstein
Frankenstein fans are in for a double treat next month. New Zealand gets its premiere of a London National Theatre production of the horror story, and a film starring James MacAvoy is coming out… Audio
Arapata Hakiwai
Arapata Hakiwai is the Kaihautu at Te Papa Tongarewa leading Matauranga Maori and the museum's engagement with iwi. He manages the Repatriation Programme, responsible for the recent return of human… Audio
Clean-up bills 'not covered by insurance'
Some Manawatu farmers are facing huge flood clean-up bills and in many cases insurance will not be able to help, a spokesperson says.
Dishonesty about rugby abuse snowballs
Rugby players who deliberately named a player as abusing a referee when that player wasn't even at the game are now in the gun. Audio
Player cops hefty ban though he wasn't even at the game
A Manawatu rugby club is investigating the deliberate ploy to incriminate a player who was handed out a hefty ban for abusing a referee when he wasn't even at the game. Audio
Call for clampdown on Whanganui window washers
A Whanganui City Councillor wants window washers at intesections to have to abide by regulations like council contractors. Audio
Raw milk rules 'impossible' for farmers
Some farmers who produce raw milk say new rules will put them out of businesses and stop thousands of customers from having the choice to drink it. Audio
Months before flood damaged homes habitable
Some of the residents worst affected by Whanganui's record flood last month may not be able to return home for at least another three months. Audio
Vietnam artillery vets attend 50th reunion
Veterans who served as artillery gunners during the Vietnam War are at a reunion today to mark the 50th anniversary of New Zealand's involvement. Audio
Heavy rain forecast for flood sodden Whanganui
More rain is on the way for Whanganui. Audio
Hospital criticised for on-going treatment
A hospital formally criticised after a woman became a paraplegic in its care, is now under fire for her on-going treatment. Audio
Listener Feedback to Saturday 4 July 2015
Noelle McCarthy reads messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme of 4 July 2015. Audio
Are flood prevention measures in Manawatu/Wanganui enough?
Grant Cooper, Horizons Regional Council land manager, Murray Guy Horizons Regional Councillor and farmer affected by 2004 floods. Audio
Groceries deliverd by helicopter to Whanganui farm
Whanganui farmer Renee O'Hagan got her groceries delivered by helicopter today and she's hoping she might be able to get into town for a coffee by the end of the week. Audio
Coping with devastating floods in Whanganui
A week on from the devastating floods in Whanganui the cost of damage continues to rise and locals are still battling with the conditions. Audio
State of emergency remains after Whanganui's worst ever floods
The state of local emergency remains in place in Whanganui more than a week after the worst ever floods hit the town. Audio
