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![Mum's fitness high: 'I was bouncing off the walls'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Mum's fitness high: 'I was bouncing off the walls'
'It was just this high, this adrenaline rush'. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Widow hugs soldier who crashed Unimog, killing husband](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Widow hugs soldier who crashed Unimog, killing husband
"Go out and live the best life you can" the widow said to the soldier.
![NZTA unveils 13 options for Manawatu Gorge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
NZTA unveils 13 options for Manawatu Gorge
The NZ Transport Agency has unveiled 13 options for the Manawatu Gorge.
!['Water everywhere': Dream home turns to nightmare](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Water everywhere': Dream home turns to nightmare
Lesley and George bought a house to escape tragedy. What they got was even more trauma.
![Local Focus: Dream home turns into a nightmare](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Local Focus: Dream home turns into a nightmare
Lesley and George bought their house to escape sadness. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Ashhurst residents angry over speeding cars](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Ashhurst residents angry over speeding cars
Ashhurst residents don't like the new gorge route. Made with funding from NZ On Air
![One seriously injured in crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
One seriously injured in crash
As a result of the accident, traffic has been reduced to one lane.
![Car flips in Ashhurst](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Car flips in Ashhurst
Emergency services have freed one person after a car flipped onto its roof in Ashhurst, near Palmerston North. A police spokeswoman
![Road toll rises after motorcyclist dies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Road toll rises after motorcyclist dies
Road toll now equal to last summer's following death of motorcyclist.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Manawatu town embraces own currency](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Manawatu town embraces own currency
The town of Ashhurst, northeast of Palmerston North, is using its own currency as a way of stimulating discussion about the local economy. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Gorge crash victim named](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Gorge crash victim named
The man killed when his car crashed into the Manawatu Gorge near Ashhurst yesterday morning has been identified.
![Car 'like a missile'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Car 'like a missile'
A car rocketed through a barrier like a "scud missile", plunging 30m into the Manawatu Gorge yesterday, killing the driver.