Mystery solved: Police have found the owner of a bicycle and helmet found abandoned overnight.

The Cancer Society is warning against scammers after an elderly woman was asked for her bank details over the phone by someone claiming to be from the charity.

A Manawatu couple have retired and downsized so they can live the tiny house dream.

State Highway 2 has been closed since the early hours of this morning following a fatal crash near Norsewood.

"We will stop paying rates to Horizons, and use the money to fund free beer on Sundays!" Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Murray Michie the first Kiwi in 50 years to win international bravery award after he used pocket knife to cut woman and three daughters from burning car.

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

One person has died after a car and truck collided on State Highway 3 in Manawatu this evening.

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.

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.

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.

A search resumes for a man missing in the Manawatu River after a dog rescue went wrong.

The Commerce Commission brought charges against 11 real estate companies alleging they agreed on listing costs.

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.