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![Tramper survives on Skittles](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tramper survives on Skittles
Search teams elated as DOC worker stumbles across missing tourist.
![Stags batsman need to deliver](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Stags batsman need to deliver
A calf strain has put Central Districts seamer Seth Rance out of the game against the Auckland Aces today. "He'll probably be out
![CYS ordered to put autistic teen in motel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
CYS ordered to put autistic teen in motel
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.
![Truck rolls in Manawatu](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Truck rolls in Manawatu
A truck driver has escaped with minor injuries after his vehicle rolled in Manawatu. It happened around 6.30 this morning on Halcombe
!['Gay hate crime' claims unfounded](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Gay hate crime' claims unfounded
Queensland Police have found no evidence a New Zealand man found under an Australian bridge was seriously injured in a "gay hate crime" as his husband alleged.
![Nowhere for arrested autistic teen to go](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Nowhere for arrested autistic teen to go
The case of a 14-year-old autistic boy being held in police cells overnight because there was nowhere else to put him is "appalling", an autism advocate says.
![Truck driver who died described by as 'my idol, my rock'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Truck driver who died described by as 'my idol, my rock'
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".
![Car flips in Ashhurst](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Car flips in Ashhurst
Emergency services have freed one person after a car flipped onto its roof in Ashhurst, near Palmerston North. A police spokeswoman
![Police appeal for help to find missing man](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police appeal for help to find missing man
Police are appealing for assistance to locate a 23-year-old man Dillon Scott.
![Night vision goggles used to find missing man and jet-ski on river](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Night vision goggles used to find missing man and jet-ski on river
Search crew using night vision goggles have rescued a man lost on the Whanganui River after his jet-ski malfunctioned. The rescue
![Summer Job: Green Party Metiria Turei](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Summer Job: Green Party Metiria Turei
Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei reveals her first job.
![Holiday road toll rises to eight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Holiday road toll rises to eight
A fatal crash in the Manawatu has brought the holiday road toll to eight this evening.
![Man arrested in Palmerston North](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man arrested in Palmerston North
A 31-year-old man has been arrested after armed police were spotted manning a section of a busy street in Palmerston North.
![Fine Boxing Day weather in store](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fine Boxing Day weather in store
Don't let the morning cloud fool you - it is set to be a fine Boxing Day for New Zealanders, with Central Otago tipped as the best place to be.
![Police appeal after Palmerston North jewellery theft](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police appeal after Palmerston North jewellery theft
The public are being asked to help find jewellery stolen in Palmerston North.
![Incinerator explosion: One seriously hurt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Incinerator explosion: One seriously hurt
A person has serious injuries after an incinerator exploded in Foxton.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Manawatu town embraces own currency](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Manawatu town embraces own currency
The town of Ashhurst, northeast of Palmerston North, is using its own currency as a way of stimulating discussion about the local economy. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Charges after baby taken from hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Charges after baby taken from hospital
Three woman have appeared in the Palmerston North District Court this morning charged with the alleged abduction of a child.
![Power fully restored in Gisborne](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Power fully restored in Gisborne
Power has been fully restored to more than 20,000 homes and businesses in Gisborne tonight, after a 33-hour outage.
![Serious car crash near Palmerston North](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Serious car crash near Palmerston North
Police are attending a serious crash where a car and truck collided near Palmerston North.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Woodville's Ride to Survive Coast2Coast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Woodville's Ride to Survive Coast2Coast
The roar of motorcycles echoed through Woodville's streets as the 24th annual Lions Ride to Survive Coast 2 Coast once again joined the town's Christmas parade. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Free service to ease shopping agony](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Free service to ease shopping agony
A free service has been set up to ease the Christmas shopping horror.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Outlook for Someday winner from Manawatu](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Outlook for Someday winner from Manawatu
15 year old Palmerston North girl, Sarah Ridsdale wins her first film award. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Tearful farewell for hero cop](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tearful farewell for hero cop
Loved ones gathered in Palmerston North todayWednesday to farewell the hero cop who died while saving his daughter from the Manawatu
![Price-fix real estate firm fined $1.25m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Price-fix real estate firm fined $1.25m
The Commerce Commission brought charges against 11 real estate companies alleging they agreed on listing costs.
![Gastro outbreak hits high school](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gastro outbreak hits high school
Up to 50 Palmerston North Boys' High School pupils and teachers were sent home on Friday.
![Three hospitalised after gas leak](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Three hospitalised after gas leak
Three workmen were hospitalised after a gas pipe was cut at Massey University in Palmerston North today.
![Baby, 4 adults injured in car crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Baby, 4 adults injured in car crash
Five people, including a baby, have been injured in a car crash near State Highway 1 in the Horowhenua District.
![Foxton gunshots possibly gang-related](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Foxton gunshots possibly gang-related
Gunshots heard in Foxton last night could be potentially gang-related and may have left a man wounded, police say.