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OPINION: Why do we keep using poisons in some of our most sensitive spaces?
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Heritage Month packed with talks, tours and open days
Local history – it’s the key to the future, and you’re living it now.
Dave Mollard: Pokies and beer are not a good mix
OPINION: Pokie machines provide you with some things a laptop doesn’t.
Natural first aid kit workshop a fundraiser for children's ED
The workshop will be run by the Herb Farm founder Lynn Kirkland.
Turitea School students are modern-day Pied Pipers
The school bought five traps using an Environmental Initiatives Fund grant.
Grant Smith's optimism faces a big challenge
OPINION: Palmerston North City Council has been tough on examining cost reductions.
Dog Man series a hit with young Palmerston North book lovers
City library's top spot goes to American author Dav Pilkey.
Free to a large wall: Piece by textile artist Laura Hudson on the move
It is thought the piece depicts the Manawatū River and the Ruahine and Tararua Ranges.
Revealed: Palmerston North City Library's most borrowed books in 2023
Top spot goes to Northern Irish author Lucinda Riley.
Grant Smith: Exploring infrastructure and celebrating friendship
OPINION: I am fronting a small delegation of water engineers to China and Japan.
Adventurous holiday for young readers
Children hung out with pirates, went into space and visited a volcano.
Politics is about service and empathy, new MP says
Rangitīkei people are modest and humble and it’s about “we, not me”.
Have your say on the future of Ashhurst Domain
The council wants to know what it should and shouldn't be used for.
Shipping issues force delay to rollout of Palmy’s new bus network
The rollout has been delayed by two weeks.
More Than Words: Read responsibly in a shady spot
Or give your eyes a rest and wrap your lug holes around a good book.
Big win for contractor Fulton Hogan
It now holds road maintenance contracts for Palmerston North and Manawatū district.
Rural artist Graham Christensen: Let them in and out
The Rural Life exhibition runs until February 28 at the Coach House Museum in Feilding.
Parenting tips from Barnardos on how to survive the school holidays
When out and about give your children a task such as picking up rubbish.
Horizons introduces new fare structure for buses
People will get free bus rides after taking a certain number of trips in a zone each week.
Long weekend of cycling for Manawatū
As well as watching the professionals battle it out, people can take part in Retro Ride.
More Than Words: Are you yearning for a quick poem?
For a quick poetry fix, come and try the Poetry Machine.
10 Questions with Karyn Giles
'Manawatū's best-kept secret is the bush tracks and trails.'
Early Christmas present for principal
Bunnythorpe School is now a two-teacher school.
Welcome changes happening in Bunnythorpe
Council officers and residents work together on a list of infrastructure improvements.
The women are back as Gravel and Tar La Femme returns
Gravel and Tar will start and finish in Ashhurst once again.
Horizons offers free fun and free ride to Tōtara Reserve
Attendees can build weta motels or rat traps, and learn more about native birds.
Ashhurst Drama Group relishes resurgence
This year it is putting on an extra show, the comedy Kindly Keep It Covered.
Ashhurst plagued by arson attacks
Police are asking the public for information after four fires in as many days.
Live: Two Covid cases in Tauranga; one in Manawatū - 'We know there will be concern', says PM
As Aucklanders wait for their day of freedom, another city is now dealing with a new case.
Industry support without big stick
Learning while earning is the beauty of UCOL apprenticeship partnerships.
Kids full of beans for bobby
Ashhurst preschoolers get to try a police car and police hats for size.
Consulting Palmerston North residents on Nature Calls
Nature Calls consultation on Palmerston North wastewater has been extended to July 10.
Local Focus: Te Āpiti welcomes drivers to Ashhurst
Art design and native planting greet visitors. Made with funding from NZ on Air.