Mourners in Palmerston North set upon man and son in ute with gang signage, witnesses say.

Father and 13yo son both received injuries that required hospital treatment.

Police say the man who died after during a police pursuit was a 26-year-old from Taupo.

Pursuit of motorcycle rider had ended before crash, police say.

Faraniko Pei was a desperate man when he walked into a Manawatu police station with a shotgun.

Edna Pei reveals in an exclusive interview, why her brother shot at police stations in Palmerston North in 2015. She says the MidCentral District Health Board pushed him over the edge. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Edna Pei reveals in an exclusive interview, why her brother shot at police stations in Palmerston North in 2015. She says the MidCentral District Health Board pushed him over the edge. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

MacDonald's remains were found in the Mangahao Dam area of the Tararua Foothills.

The incidents took place half an hour apart on Friday evening.

Reporter Kurt Bayer sets his sights on taking on the best gumboot throwers in the country.

Teenage runaways have some explaining to do today.

The five Upper Hutt teenagers had been uncontactable to family members since last night.

More "wave clouds" have been spotted, this time in Christchurch.

A vehicle has crashed into a truck in Palmerston North tonight following a police chase.

A cold change sweeping up the South Island this afternoon has seen temperatures drop by double digits in 10 minutes.

Kurt Bayer went to the Gumboot Throwing Champs as a reporter, and left a champ.

Excited Bruce Springsteen fans have been spotting the music legend out and about in Auckland.

The Police Dive Squad has completed a search in the Manawatu River after a missing man's car was found parked nearby. Constable Gareth

Heartbreak for grieving parents as one of their son's killers paroled.

A 20-year-old man has been airlifted out of the Tararua Ranges, after falling ill while tramping.

A young girl hit by a truck in Palmerston North yesterday morning has been transferred to Starship Hospital.

The young girl was in a serious condition when emergency services arrived.

Police in Palmerston North are searching for an elderly woman who has not been seen or heard from since this afternoon.

Diversions in place after truck rolls.

Search teams elated as DOC worker stumbles across missing tourist.

A calf strain has put Central Districts seamer Seth Rance out of the game against the Auckland Aces today. "He'll probably be out

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.

A truck driver has escaped with minor injuries after his vehicle rolled in Manawatu. It happened around 6.30 this morning on Halcombe

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.

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.