NZ Post allowed a Manawatu mailman to keep driving for them, despite knowing about a string of drink-driving convictions.

The trial has begun of a freezing worker accused of shooting dead his brother and driving around the lower North Island with him in the back seat, avoiding police during a two-day manhunt.

A hospital emergency department is being investigated after a doctor filled out a "do not resuscitate" order, allegedly without consent.

A mother is calling for a city council to take action after a falling football goal crossbar broke all but one bone in her son's face.

A gathering ended with near-tragedy when a vehicle ploughed into a crowd on a remote rural road outside re-elected Manawatu district mayor Ian McKelvie's property.

NIWA's latest seasonal outlook predicts temperatures in all regions are likely to be above average from October to December.