This 1915 washing machine revolutionised clothes washing in the early 1900s. Up until then washing was done by hand, using a tin bucket (or a copper) and boiling water.

A Masterton man was surprised to discover three starving puppies dumped in the bushes near the river at Hood Aerodrome while walking his dog on Saturday afternoon.

A devastated police dog handler returned to the rugged Tararua Ranges amid heavy weather warnings yesterday to search for his dog.