Freda Brown (nee Jones) was born on October 31, 1924, in New Plymouth

Nothing can prepare expectant parents for the news that their baby has no heartbeat.

Palmerston North Hospital's special room aids bereaved parents with empathy and support.

'You still get the odd person that says you'll burn in hell.'

Hip hop royalty heads to Palmerston North this weekend.

Dr Kioumars Ghamkhar said Map and Zap should appeal to agricultural industries worldwide

Her work has earned a local historian of the year award.

The play asks the audience to consider what hell really is.

Are you getting paid $27.80 an hour?

A butter shortage and increased costs is making life tough for bakers.

The departed doyen of musicals bequeathed $50,000 to encourage young performers.

Beautiful dog Izzy is keeping very busy with Canine Friends Pet Therapy.

The mystery plant, believed to be a large variety of kale, is almost 3m tall.

Palmerston North Deputy Mayor Debi Marshall-Lobb helped raise the flag.

Palmerston North band Government Pest are touring with the release of their third album.

Stable runners West Coast and Berry The Cash are red-hot favourites.

Sakhno was recognisable to fans as Shin Hati from the series Ahsoka.

Hamlin Fistula chairwoman Joli Wescombe will speak at two meetings in Palmerston North

'Struck by an ambulance at four years old’ is the opening line of Botanical Road.

The adaptive athlete is achieving personal goals that once seemed impossible.

The polystyrene will be recycled into picture frames and decorative mouldings

The 37-year-old farmer scored a late try in the 2019 championship win.

'He could see his skeleton through his fingers, even with his eyes closed.'

SH1 through Levin will be down to one lane for at least a week.

News the former All Black was playing a senior reserve club game spread fast.

HDC spends $9 million a year on roads and footpaths

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation protest bus pulls up in Levin.

If you do, a group of volunteers at Te Takeretanga o Kura-hau-pō want to hear from you.

The imposing lock can add a hole-in-one to his list of sporting achievements

Club stalwart says it can only be good for the game at grassroots level.

The stairs to the local library will be painted rainbow colours.

A resident thought he was watching a tragedy unfold.

Noel McCutcheon has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

It means a lot for Leroy Houston to don the Shannon maroon again.

Levin couple Barrie and Mary Buck are celebrating 60 years of marriage.

Massive leaves and invasive roots are causing problems for Levin retailers.

Mayor Bernie Wanden said the council stands proudly by its rainbow community.

Painting over the colourful box has been seen as an attack on the LGBTQIA+ community.

The late Hoani John (Bunny) Hapeta to be added the Memorial Board at Poroutawhao Hall.

Could it entice Six60 to play Levin Domain, ponders Mayor Bernie Wanden.

Four new classrooms have arrived as the school roll hits 900 students.

The company built 159 homes in a year worth $44 million.

Horowhenua's first major tournament will be called Pickle in the Nua.

The 35-year-old Levin hairdresser will contest the Paris Paralympic Games.

Death metal, reggae, country, punk, ukulele and folk music will bring the town alive.

'If you were cold, you ran around to get warm.'

Ciara King is improving her game with help from local legend Steve Pemberton.

Less than a year ago Stephanie Weaver picked up her guitar and started writing lyrics.

Geoff Herewini remembered as Pounamu Country Music Club celebrates 20 years.

The NZ team will acclimatise for a week a facility in Potchefstroom

He'd only had the bike for six hours.

All staff are bieng consulted on proposed plans to cull 27 full-time roles.

Anzac Day provides a chance to remember ‘handsome’ young soldier Peter Rauhihi.

Stuart Ellwood, 20, was killed while serving his country in Vietnam in 1968.

The new sensory trail at Levin RDA presents new challenges for riders and their mounts.

The popular Sense Rugby sessions are being held in Whanganui this week.

The energy-sapping three-day event will be run at Flipp’s Motocross Park.

Councillors want the new legislation to allow for more engagement with iwi and hapū.

Retired seaman Jim Sweetensen would love to see his mare gain black-type.

Oliver Howitt, 36, runs 6km to and from work each day.

Rugby has seen a relationship form between the two schools, who now meet every year

Well-known Levin breeder Pat Munro has kept one puppy for herself - a boy called Vino.

A 17-point headstart was always going to tough to pull back for the hosts at Levin Domain.

Horowhenua farmers are buying in animal fodder and culling numbers.

The native Australian semi-aquatic lizard was considered a threat to NZ wildlife.

Levin hairdresser off to Melbourne to try and gain the qualifying standards required

Ōtaki-Māori Racing Club to hold three meetings in April while other tracks undergo repair

The selection of the popular 28-year-old is reward for good form.

"It is the most rewarding thing I can think of...people trust in you"

Brent Harrison had been reported missing on Monday.

Chantilly Lace was a stand-out at the Levin jumpouts trials this week

Brendon McDermott's float was stolen while he was exercising his horse along the beach.

Boxes of old black-and-white photos from the Bob Malcolmson collection have surfaced.

Scott MacGregor feels blessed to help tell stories through photographs.

Zabmanzor was hugely impressive in the Elsdon Park Wellington Stakes at Ōtaki.

Family members are coming from throughout New Zealand and Australia for the occasion.

The intersection between Oxford St and Bath St had been a bugbear for shopkeepers

Waitārere gets new surf club and carpark upgrade