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Plane makes safe emergency landing
A plane has successfully landed despite problems with its landing gear that forced it to abort several landing attempts.
Mum's fury over Facebook photos
An aspiring councillor has taken legal advice over an alleged smear campaign involving photos taken from her Facebook site and emailed to a number of residents.
Body found in 'bad state' of decomposition
Police say the state of a body found during the hunt for missing Wanganui woman Marice McGregor is hampering identification.
Body found in Whanganui
Police looking for Marice McGregor have found a body down a ravine in dense bush but are unable to confirm it is the missing Whanganui woman.
Missing woman's lanyard found
The discovery of a lanyard belonging to missing Whanganui woman Marice McGregor indicates she had got into a vehicle, police say.
Man pleads guilty to gunshot murder
James Mills has pleaded guilty to the 2009 murder of Jamie Faulkner. The 29-year-old victim was killed by a single gunshot wound, suffered during an altercation between the two.
Woman's phone used after disappearance
Police have widened their search for Whanganui woman Marice McGregor to the Manawatu after evidence her cellphone was switched on in the region a day after she vanished.
Fears for missing woman growing
The family of a woman missing for 12 days say they are going through a "slow living nightmare" as police admit something untoward may have happened to her.
Green van linked to missing woman
Police investigating the disappearance of a Whanganui woman 12 days ago are seriously concerned "something untoward" has happened to her and are appealing for sightings of a green van.