Ashleigh Collis is a reporter for the Horowhenua Chronicle
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Police chase ends in crash
Horowhenua police chase has ended in a crash with the driver fleeing on foot.
'I woke up and couldn't feel my heart beating'
Heart donation gives Manawatū woman a new lease on life. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Remains to be left in peace
Māori remains found at an excavation site in Horowhenua will be left there.
Māori remains found at Foxton bridge project
Māori remains have been discovered on a site near Foxton in Horowhenua.
Survivor NZ: Fast and feisty Kaysha's secret
Shannon woman Kaysha Whakarau has a secret to handling the new Survivor NZ series.
Rangitikei high country walk a Kiwi experience
Ridge Top Farm combines glamping with a Kiwi farm experience.
Fire destroys depot storing 1080
Suspicious fire followed break-in at council's 1080 storage depot.
Levin home set alight in early hours
Early morning fire in Levin was intentionally lit, police confirmed.
Sewage fill dump 'a mistake'
Council declares dumping 'a mistake'. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Closed adoptions a form of violence
Closed adoptions raised "disconnected" people, and is a form of violence - experts.
Seedlings stolen from mental health group
Levin vegetable garden to support mental well-being has been broken into.
Healthcare crisis in the heartland
GP loses faith in our health system and believes his clinic is a 'sinking life boat'.
Kapiti: For the birds
The little spotted kiwi population is thriving at Kapiti Island nature reserve.
Shellfish deaths linked to RLO pathogens
Ministry officials zero in on the culprit which killed waves of pipi and tuatua.
Inside New Zealand's first Pak'nSave Mini
Take a look inside New Zealand's first Pak'nSave Mini.
Keeping an eye on the eels in the spa
An eel spa is not the latest in beauty fads. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Brave toddler and the pooch who carries his oxygen tank
Little boy with an extremely rare lung disease has found a loveable ally.