An international flying student did an "exceptional job" landing unhurt with a dead engine and missing a wheel after a fatal mid-air collision.

The parents of murdered Manawatu dairy farmer Scott Guy say they are at a loss to understand why their son was killed, and have appealed to the public to come forward with any information they might have about the shooting.

Police are treating the death of a man in Feilding as suspicious after his body was found in the Manawatu town this morning.

A new case of tuberculosis at Palmerston North Boys' High School is believed to be related to a previous outbreak.

A witness to a bridge-swinging event where an 18-year-old student fell to her death broke down in tears while giving evidence in court today.

A 42-year-old Feilding man entered no plea in court today after last night being charged with the murder of Wanganui woman Marice McGregor.

The Algerian man once branded a security risk to NZ looks forward to socialising with customers at his new fast food caravan.

Police have widened their search for Whanganui woman Marice McGregor to the Manawatu after evidence her cellphone was switched on in the region a day after she vanished.

The family of a woman missing for 12 days say they are going through a "slow living nightmare" as police admit something untoward may have happened to her.

Police investigating the disappearance of a Whanganui woman 12 days ago are seriously concerned "something untoward" has happened to her and are appealing for sightings of a green van.

A soldier and new father died in a road crash outside the Linton Army Camp yesterday - the fourth military death in two days.

A fire that razed a Manawatu home overnight was "no accident" police say, amid reports a molotov cocktail sparked the blaze.