A person has serious injuries after an incinerator exploded in Foxton.

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.

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.

There was a record downpour in Auckland, a tornado in Taranaki and "quake lights" above Wellington. Oh, and 2016 was likely also New Zealand's hottest year on record.

Three woman have appeared in the Palmerston North District Court this morning charged with the alleged abduction of a child.

Power has been fully restored to more than 20,000 homes and businesses in Gisborne tonight, after a 33-hour outage.

Police are attending a serious crash where a car and truck collided near Palmerston North.

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.

A free service has been set up to ease the Christmas shopping horror.

The Commerce Commission brought charges against 11 real estate companies alleging they agreed on listing costs.

Up to 50 Palmerston North Boys' High School pupils and teachers were sent home on Friday.

Three workmen were hospitalised after a gas pipe was cut at Massey University in Palmerston North today.

Five people, including a baby, have been injured in a car crash near State Highway 1 in the Horowhenua District.

Gunshots heard in Foxton last night could be potentially gang-related and may have left a man wounded, police say.

Cordons remain in place in Foxton this morning following reports of gunshots in the small Manawatu town last night.

Police will remain in Foxton overnight following reports of gunshots in the small Manawatu town.

Police have received reports of people going door to door in Palmerston North and surrounding areas, claiming to be from the Earthquake Commission or council.

Concerns that students who could potentially be quality vets are being turned away has prompted Massey Uni to give the qualification a major overhaul.

Armed police and negotiators have swooped on a Palmerston North property after a person fire an air rifle from a house.

A Whanganui cancer patient has had to make five return trips to Palmerston North in a month for treatment that he said was previously

A brazen aggravated robbery by three men in Palmerston North has left one person injured

National Party list MP Jono Naylor says he will leave Parliament after just one term.

A little girl has written a note asking the thieves who burgled her home to return the treasured items they stole from her family.

Christine Smith, who is 38 weeks pregnant, went missing from Palmerston North Hospital this afternoon.

Whanganui hit-and-run victim Jesse Minnell has woken up and is speaking, his mother says.

An 11-year-old boy was injured after crashing his motorbike into a cow.

Foisting a young man who has serious challenges on the criminal justice system was not appropriate, a judge said today.

A severely autistic young man is being held in prison because disabilty service providers cannot find an alternative place for him to go.

Budgeting agencies are "in shock" after a radical shakeup which has ended state funding for a third of all previously funded budget

The Woodville community is coming together for the sake of an old railway station under threat. And Kiwi Rail seems likely to agree. Made with funding from NZ on Air.