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As smoke billowed from her vehicle Susan Evans lay trapped and unconscious inside. Murray Michie didn't think twice about going in and cutting her free.

A mischievous auntie has filmed herself repeatedly scaring her niece when she returns home from school.

There are concerns for the wellbeing of a Palmerston North woman not seen since Friday.

Police are promising "new information" on the Police Ten 7 show tomorrow night about the disappearance of Levin man Palmira Macdonald.

New Zealand has had an increase in the number of syphilis cases, with a spike in the Midcentral region over the last few weeks. Syphilis

Fire chief calls today's death "real tragedy" but dismayed at lack of smoke alarms.

A man has been charged after allegedly assaulting two people with a chisel in a hospital emergency room.

The mum of one of two hero police officers who helped save the lives of two people when a truck plunged into the Manawatu Gorge praised her son.

Manawatu Police Area Commander Inspector Sarah Stewart thanked the local community after the ordeal.

Paul Olsen from Opiki won only one challenge throughout the week, but he walked out a winner.

Feilding woman Denise Lynch had left her rest home without her vital medication.

A tornado left behind a path of destruction after it tore through a Foxton Beach caravan park early this morning.

A dedicated International Education Development Manager has been appointed to lead the charge.

A female pedestrian was fatally struck by a car near Palmerston North tonight.

Up to six motorcyclists were involved in a crash in the Manawatu region this afternoon.

Police in the Manawatu say alcohol-fuelled incidents are ruining family holidays at local camp grounds and they are calling on people to be more responsible.

Police are at Manawatu Prison this morning after a bomb scare at the men's jail.

Police are moving into the second phase of a homicide investigation after a man's body was found outside a Manawatu block of units yesterday.

A homicide investigation is underway in Manawatu following the discovery of a body outside a block of units this morning.

A crash involving three vehicles and a horse has left the animal dead and a car trapped under live electrical wires in Horowhenua last night.

The elderly man who died in a crash in Manawatu on Friday has been identified.

Motorists can take the alternative route on Saddle Rd or Pahiatua Track.

One person died and two others suffered serious injuries after a fiery two-vehicle crash in Manawatu yesterday.

After careering through a safety barrier, the driver of a truck chock full of animal blood remained moored in his cab for up to an hour as it dangled over a cliff.

An oil spill from a truck caused a crash on the Manawatu Gorge road this evening, injuring the occupants of a vehicle and closing the road.

As the fifth anniversary of his death approaches, Scott Guy's parents remember their son with as much positivity as they can muster.

Flooding caused road and bridge closures, cut power to homes and forced people to spend night in emergency accommodation or with friends and family.