A man who sent a malicious letter to the mother of the widow of slain Feilding farmer Scott Guy has been sentenced.

The man accused of murdering Feilding farmer Scott Guy has been remanded in custody until August 3.

A High Court jury in Whanganui has heard that the man accused of murdering sickness beneficiary Marice McGregor will take the stand, and that there is no blood or DNA evidence linking him to the crime.

The sister of slain Feilding farmer Scott Guy says she 'never, ever' thought her husband could be the killer.

The family of slain Manawatu farmer Scott Guy has requested privacy so they can get on with their lives.

Kylee Guy last night broke her silence over the shock arrest in her husband Scott's murder case. She hailed police as heroes for arresting her husband's alleged killer.

The parents of Ewen MacDonald, accused of murdering his brother-in-law Scott Guy, say they fully support their son and remain close to the Guy family.

Scott Guy's father tried to resolve lingering tensions between his son and the man accused of his murder.

The father of murdered farmer Scott Guy has confirmed there was a rivalry between his son and the man accused of killing him - but thought the animosity had been resolved a long time ago.

Police have arrested a 30-year-old Feilding man and charged him with the murder of Manawatu farmer Scott Guy. Mr Guy was shot dead in the driveway of his home in the early hours of July 8 last year.

A Manawatu teen was today jailed for eight years and three months for the attempted murder of a Taihape policeman last year. Bruce Mellor was left for dead when he was attacked from behind with a machete after pulling over a stolen red

Police and fire safety officers are investigating a third suspicious fire in the Manawatu town of Feilding this year after a blaze at a hair salon overnight.

Handwritten letters from students in Feilding have warmed the hearts of emergency service workers in quake-stricken Christchurch.