The 2017 road toll already stands at nine.

A serious crash has blocked the southbound lane of State Highway 3 near Bulls.

Tihioterangi Rei Edgecombe had spent December 31 last year fixing a car when he decided to see how it was running.

A man has died from his injuries in a car crash in Manawatu yesterday.

Boxing Day crash victim remembered as one of the "most amazing people" .

Road toll now equal to last summer's following death of motorcyclist.

A fatal crash in the Manawatu has brought the holiday road toll to eight this evening.

Whanganui GP John Moore is retiring after 38 years on the job 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.

Our intelligence agencies are so secretive that most of the stories we find out about are by accident.

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

GNS Science says the probability of a big quake has increased following the Kaikoura earthquake.

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.

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.

15 year old Palmerston North girl, Sarah Ridsdale wins her first film award. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

15 year old Palmerston North girl, Sarah Ridsdale wins her first film award. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Loved ones gathered in Palmerston North todayWednesday to farewell the hero cop who died while saving his daughter from the Manawatu

The man who jumped into the Manawatu River after a dog was a police prosecutor in Palmerston North trying to save his daughter.

Emergency services are in attendance at an airfield in Manawatu.

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.

The Waverley A&P Show has been going for 86 years. People come from around the region to experience what is one of the last old style farming events around.

Restoring highway access to Kaikoura will take months, Transport Minister Simon Bridges says.

Squally thunderstorms and heavy rain are forecast to hit the North Island overnight, with a severe weather watch in place.

Motorsport fans rejoice, a new attraction at Feilding's Manfield Racetrack, gets you as close as possible to the world of a professional race car driver. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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

Motorsport fans rejoice, a new attraction at Feilding's Manfield Racetrack, gets you as close as possible to the world of a professional race car driver. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A house fire in Manawatu is being treated as suspicious.

Where young home buyers are snapping up properties revealed.