A Levin woman has been sentenced to 120 hours community work for allowing a horse to slowly starve to death.

Two men have been arrested after being caught with 65 stolen beehives, prompting a call for public vigilance.

A man has had his prison sentence extended after telling a police officer a protection order wouldn't protect the victim if he got

A woman has been accused of obtaining $45,060 by deception. Vicky Anne Frith, a 48-year-old caregiver, appeared in the Whanganui

An "absolute blind drunk" woman who kicked a police officer in the leg appeared in the Whanganui District Court on Tuesday. Gina

Michael William Pomana's victim hid in the toilet as Pomana stood outside his lounge window with a baseball bat, yelling for him to

A driver who fled police might have been worried about being breath-tested, a judge said. Tolo-Li Moala was spotted by police on

A man will be sentenced next month for growing cannabis in the family flat. Three children also lived in the building where Louis

A Castlecliff family was left shaken on Monday morning after a stolen car crashed through their front yard and into their neighbour's

Andrew Gillick tests his driving and cycling skills in Tongariro National Park.

Police are asking the public to be vigilant after a "handful" of petrol thefts in the Whanganui East area. "If they're driving

A woman who found a handbag in a supermarket trolley took out $2500 and spent it on Christmas presents.

The Corrections Department says it was prepared to back an ex-gang affiliate working in prisons until it found out he was a patched member.

A woman who stole thousands of dollars worth of wool told police she needed money to help pay for a family funeral. Flora Elizabeth

A man accused of entering someone's house while they slept and demanding money was denied bail on Tuesday. Robert Paul Coleman applied

"Did the logs go up?" asked Sheree Paul when police questioned her about an attempt to set her neighbour's fence on fire. Paul was

A woman's car was repossessed after her ex-husband forged her signature on documents putting the vehicle up as security for a personal

A man accused of assaulting a woman with a knife and a baton and unlawfully detaining her has denied the charges. Grant Butler appeared

A woman who found a handbag in a supermarket trolley took out $2500 and spent it on Christmas presents. Alice Gaylene Murphy, 35

Police issue new appeal for missing man rumoured to have been murdered.

A Castlecliff man accused of killing a cow in Waverley will enter a plea later this month. Jordan Kent Firmin, 26, faces charges

A man has admitted firing an airgun towards his neighbour's house, hitting it twice and cracking windows. Phillip James Shand pleaded

A man who drove into a road worker in April told police he thought he'd only hit road cones.

Former Whanganui mayor Michael Laws says he will contribute "any and all" the information that was available to him to the pending

The decision by Josh Chandulal-Mackay to announce his candidacy for the Whanganui District Council brings more young blood into the

The woman who caused a "spectacular" crash in Bell St back in February was found to have drugs in her system at the time. Kylie Melissa

Manawatu Police Area Commander Inspector Sarah Stewart thanked the local community after the ordeal.

The former partner of the man caught by police in Palmerston North has spoken of begging him to hand himself in and imploring him to think of his children.

A Whanganui woman is hoping to spread the joy of home made food, all in the name of charity. Bronwynne Anderson is offering two-day