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.

A medium who named two people she claims murdered Scott Guy has been accused of "exploitainment".

Police believe they have come face-to-face with Scott Guy's killer - and they expect to charge that person with murder.

One of two teenagers charged with attempted murder after a policeman was attacked with a machete at Taihape on December 11 last year has pleaded guilty.

Anonymous tipsters responding to an appeal for information on a vandalism attack have given police new leads on the murder of Feilding farmer Scott Guy and police have reiterated that information will be treated in confidence.

Police investigating the murder of farmer Scott Guy are pursuing a new lead linked to a vandalism attack on his Feilding property.

The widow of Feilding farmer Scott Guy, whose murder remains unsolved five months on, has issued a heartfelt plea for her husband's killer to come forward as the family faces its first Christmas without a husband and dad.