Travellers could get caught as heavy downfalls settle over the North Island for the next 24 hours.

The family of slain Manawatu farmer Scott Guy has requested privacy so they can get on with their lives.

Kylee Guy last night broke her silence over the shock arrest in her husband Scott's murder case. She hailed police as heroes for arresting her husband's alleged killer.

The parents of Ewen MacDonald, accused of murdering his brother-in-law Scott Guy, say they fully support their son and remain close to the Guy family.

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.

A coroner has laid blame for the death of a student killed in a bridge swinging accident in 2009 on the man who failed to check the rope.

A man battling life-threatening cancer found out his cancer was in remission, bought an Instant Kiwi to celebrate, and won $100K.

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.

Going public today with images of graffiti found on murdered Manawatu farmer Scott Guy's house has led to a number of calls to police.

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

A police search and rescue team looking for missing Pahiatua man John Campbell have found a body. Mr Campbell, 64, was last seen leaving his Pahiatua home, in the Tararua district, for work at 6.45am yesterday.