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Chaos as Cyclone Debbie's tail hammers NZ with heavy rain.

Heavy rain is expected across NZ this week in the wake of Cyclone Debbie

Police recover a large haul of stolen property but need help to find missing items.

Mourners in Palmerston North set upon man and son in ute with gang signage, witnesses say.

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Police say the man who died after during a police pursuit was a 26-year-old from Taupo.

The Armed Offenders Squad and police dog teams were deployed during the incident.

Faraniko Pei was a desperate man when he walked into a Manawatu police station with a shotgun.

A herd of cows photographed cooling off in the river that supplies drinking water to Horowhenua were due to be moved away from the

Police are working to notify relatives and complete formal identification of the body.

The Police Dive Squad has completed a search in the Manawatu River after a missing man's car was found parked nearby. Constable Gareth

Vicki Walsh hasn't allowed her terminal cancer to slow her down.

Christopher Neal was last seen in Pahiatua on Monday evening.

A witness had a scary 15 minutes following the driver who barely made it back to the left-hand side of the road to avoid oncoming cars.

It seems garden tools are in hot demand - with a rise in reported thefts this summer.

Police have released the name of a young man who died while taking part in an organised off-road trail ride in Manawatu last week.

Police were called to the scene in Waituna West, near Fielding, just after 1pm on Sunday.

The Cancer Society is warning against scammers after an elderly woman was asked for her bank details over the phone by someone claiming to be from the charity.

A Manawatu couple have retired and downsized so they can live the tiny house dream.

State Highway 2 has been closed since the early hours of this morning following a fatal crash near Norsewood.

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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.

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.

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

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

The sister of a Marton man who died after a road accident in Palmerston North last Wednesday has described him as "my idol, my rock".

The 2017 road toll already stands at nine.

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

Tihioterangi Rei Edgecombe had spent December 31 last year fixing a car when he decided to see how it was running.