"We will stop paying rates to Horizons, and use the money to fund free beer on Sundays!" Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A rare 1945 Douglas DC3, owned by Air Chathams, and touched down at Whanganui Airport. Made with funding from NZ On Air

A rare 1945 Douglas DC3, owned by Air Chathams, and touched down at Whanganui Airport. Made with funding from NZ On Air

Murray Michie the first Kiwi in 50 years to win international bravery award after he used pocket knife to cut woman and three daughters from burning car.

See which region isn't afraid to whinge when they've had a gutsful with roadworks.

The fastest kids on the block in Whanganui gathered at Cook's Garden on Tuesday night.. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Hawera Police want to speak to a Taranaki teen who has been missing since January 6.

An autistic teen who spent two nights in a police cell will be temporarily housed in a motel after Child, Youth and Family were ordered to find suitable accommodation.

District health boards are making their final preparations for the three-day strike by unionised resident doctors that starts tomorrow morning.

Look at what you can get for your real estate dollar in Whanganui, New Zealand's most affordable city. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A truck driver has escaped with minor injuries after his vehicle rolled in Manawatu. It happened around 6.30 this morning on Halcombe

Queensland Police have found no evidence a New Zealand man found under an Australian bridge was seriously injured in a "gay hate crime" as his husband alleged.

The case of a 14-year-old autistic boy being held in police cells overnight because there was nowhere else to put him is "appalling", an autism advocate says.

Almost 100 young people will get free restricted licences in Taumarunui, getting them off the street and into employment. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Watch NZH Local Focus: Daniel Lee is walking the length of New Zealand to raise money for the rescue helicopter that helped save his life.

23-year-old Daniel Lee is walking the length of New Zealand to raise funds for the rescue helicopter that saved his life as a child. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

The man killed after pointing a shotgun at police didn't "get in with a bad crowd, he was the bad crowd" says elderly victim's daughter.

One person has died after a car and truck collided on State Highway 3 in Manawatu this evening.

Emergency services have freed one person after a car flipped onto its roof in Ashhurst, near Palmerston North. A police spokeswoman

A serious crash has blocked the southbound lane of State Highway 3 near Bulls.

Queensland Police haven't found any evidence suggesting third party involvement in the case of a NZ man who was found under an Australian train bridge with serious injuries.

It's peak season on the Whanganui River, with about 100 people a day finishing river trips at Pipiriki. About half of them are canoeists

An insect has put a nasty end to a German tourist's hike in the Whanganui National Park.

A man is in critical condition after a two-truck crash in Palmerston North, which has closed the road as freight spilled across both lanes.

A Wanganui woman found the greenstone necklace found on the shore of Lake Taupo

Firefighters have cut a woman out of a car after the vehicle crashed in Whanganui.

As most Kiwis were partying to see the new year in, others were being born.

The MetService is forecasting rain for much of New Zealand today, perhaps ruining plans for post-party barbecues and sunbathing.

Boxing Day crash victim remembered as one of the "most amazing people" .

Road toll now equal to last summer's following death of motorcyclist.