Local Focus: Dion Jensen on Candidate Camera
Meet Dion Jensen, running for Palmerston North City Council.
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David Lyttle's conviction for the fatal shooting of his mate was quashed.
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People are urged to follow all police instructions and stay away from the area.
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Crate Day tragedy: Family forgive man after girl falls off back of his ute
Judge Jonathan Krebs has ruled that Joshua Wolland be discharged without conviction.
Pasifika voices heard in words and verse
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One person has died at the scene of a single-car crash in Manawatū this morning.
'Four days of unstable weather': Electrical storms, gales, snow to sea level
Forecasters expect the storm to linger to the middle of next week.
Cyclists, pedestrians defy Manawatu Gorge closure
A risk assessment of the Manawatu Gorge confirms closure was right decision.
New pathway for Māori keen on health careers
Genetics student Amber Te Tau is grateful for the support she has received from Pūhoro.
Man who found venomous sea snake poked it with a stick, shared video to TikTok
Instead of putting it back in the sea, he drove it 45 minutes to Palmerston North.
Turfed out? Top trainer has to vacate stables
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'Huddled in the cold': Trampers take wrong turn in extreme weather - saved by cell phone call
The couple was rescued seven hours after the initial alarm was raised.
One person dead after crash in Manawatū
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Manawatū school targeted by thieves over weekend, school closed
Teachers arrived to the school this morning to find the damage.
A Pacific lens on healthcare
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'Medicine crisis': Potentially lifesaving cancer drugs still not publicly funded
Cancer report finds many potentially lifesaving drugs are still not publicly funded.
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Large fire at commercial premises in Levin
Emergency services from around the district are rushing to help put out the fire.
Three soldiers burned by Molotov cocktail in training
Trio were doused in petrol and set alight during riot training.
'Slow, painful deaths': Farmer on home detention after starving 28 cattle
A veterinarian said the cattle at a Manawatū farm would have died slow, painful deaths.
Donna Kerridge: How Māori medicine and concepts teach me why I matter
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Pedestrian, motorists killed in crashes overnight in Nelson, Waikato, Manawatu
Police are investigating several crashes in which people have been killed overnight.
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The $40,000 kidnap plan: Victim tortured for two days for money that didn't exist
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