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![Animal rights activist survives accident, dog hurt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Animal rights activist survives accident, dog hurt
RAV4 flips three times before crashing through a fence and landing in a paddock.
![From Harlem to Awapuni, basketball rejuvenates tired suburb](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
From Harlem to Awapuni, basketball rejuvenates tired suburb
New park attracts international basketball superstars. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Local Focus: Harlem to Awapuni, basketball to lift kids out of the ghetto](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Local Focus: Harlem to Awapuni, basketball to lift kids out of the ghetto
Awapuni's new basketball park attracts international superstars - the Harlem Globetrotters. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Highway 61 rider guilty of dangerous driving causing death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Highway 61 rider guilty of dangerous driving causing death
James Eric Hiroki and Carey Raymond Leask will be sentenced on March 22.
![Love and Learn branches out to embrace Whanganui East community](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Love and Learn branches out to embrace Whanganui East community
Centre for children grows to add an advocacy and support trust.
![Woman rescued from cliffs at Kai Iwi Beach, Whanganui](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Woman rescued from cliffs at Kai Iwi Beach, Whanganui
Emergency services responding to reports of swimmers in trouble
![First female Superstock Teams Champs driver racing tonight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
First female Superstock Teams Champs driver racing tonight
"We're just as good as the boys, if not better." Rebecca Barr in fighting spirit.
![First female Superstock Teams Champs driver racing tonight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
First female Superstock Teams Champs driver racing tonight
"We're just as good as the boys, if not better." Rebecca Barr in fighting spirit.
![Car crashes through front of Palmerston North lighting store](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Car crashes through front of Palmerston North lighting store
The woman in the car appeared to be uninjured.
![Car crashes into tree, then parked car full of people](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Car crashes into tree, then parked car full of people
Two people are in a critical condition after they crashed a car in Palmerston North.
![Battle looms to end 'winner and loser' schools](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Battle looms to end 'winner and loser' schools
Schools are roughly evenly divided over proposals for a radical shakeup.
![Student lives in van for 18 months to avoid skyrocketing Wellington rents](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Student lives in van for 18 months to avoid skyrocketing Wellington rents
Jonathan Ford studied fulltime while living in van and it was "the best year of my life".
![Tourists back on road thanks to good Samaritans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Tourists back on road thanks to good Samaritans
The pair had been heartbroken at the thought of their NZ roady coming to an end.
![Holiday road toll of 9 lowest in five years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Holiday road toll of 9 lowest in five years
Nine people were killed on New Zealand roads during the Christmas and New Year period,
![Holiday toll stands at four as 2018 winds to a close](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Holiday toll stands at four as 2018 winds to a close
Holiday road toll stands at four as 2018 winds to a close
![One dead, four injured in Palmerston North crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
One dead, four injured in Palmerston North crash
Diversions are in place after the crash which occurred at an intersection.
![U15 Whanganui girls break duck](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
U15 Whanganui girls break duck
Whanganui U15 girls post first win against Manawatu at age group cricket tournament
![Local Focus: Global entrepreneur giving back to the Manawatū](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Local Focus: Global entrepreneur giving back to the Manawatū
Linda Jenkinson from Hiwinui to Silicon Valley and back. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Spectacular thunderstorm: 27,000 lightning strikes hit North Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Spectacular thunderstorm: 27,000 lightning strikes hit North Island
Rain totalling 50mm fell in an Auckland suburb in two hours, and others are without power.
![Man jailed for kidnapping that ended in car crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Man jailed for kidnapping that ended in car crash
Jordan Davies and a co-offender were waiting for the man by his car when he finished work.
![Extensive flooding in Palmerston North as thunderstorms hit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Extensive flooding in Palmerston North as thunderstorms hit
Motorists are being urged to take care due to extensive flooding across Palmerston North.
![Child with meningococcal disease admitted to Palmerston North Hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Child with meningococcal disease admitted to Palmerston North Hospital
Health authorities following up on others who might have been in contact with patient.
![Viewpoint NZ: Q&A with Santa and the Bay Sausage Rollers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Viewpoint NZ: Q&A with Santa and the Bay Sausage Rollers
Video news from around the regions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Harness racing corruption probe widens to Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Harness racing corruption probe widens to Auckland
13 harness racing people have so far been charged over Operation Inca
![The free store giving away four tonnes of food a week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
The free store giving away four tonnes of food a week
A project that gives to the clients and the volunteers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Replay recycling campaign kicks into gear](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Replay recycling campaign kicks into gear
Replay campaign passes recycled sports gear into the hands of youth.
![River gatekeeper in action with wet weather coming](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
River gatekeeper in action with wet weather coming
High-tech flood protection on the Manawatū River. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Monty monsters Manawatu batters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Monty monsters Manawatu batters
Ray White Whanganui demolish Manawatu in their U13 rep cricket clash in Palmerston North.