A band of youths use imitation weapons and a baseball bat in a violent dairy robbery.

A new study says international students are an "untapped opportunity" for NZ regions.

Six-year-old Eugene Mahauariki was flung from a carnival ride on Easter Monday.

Manawatu Police are investigating an assault.

Adrienne Pierce will take on Palmerston North MP Iain Lees-Galloway.

The man will appear in the Palmerston North District Court tomorrow.

Interactive: Statistics for 2016 show winners and losers by decile.

Air NZ and Jetstar cancelled some scheduled services after Sunday's incident.

As a result of the accident, traffic has been reduced to one lane.

Mourners in Palmerston North set upon man and son in ute with gang signage, witnesses say.

Father and 13yo son both received injuries that required hospital treatment.

Police say the man who died after during a police pursuit was a 26-year-old from Taupo.

Pursuit of motorcycle rider had ended before crash, police say.

Faraniko Pei was a desperate man when he walked into a Manawatu police station with a shotgun.

Edna Pei reveals in an exclusive interview, why her brother shot at police stations in Palmerston North in 2015. She says the MidCentral District Health Board pushed him over the edge. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Edna Pei reveals in an exclusive interview, why her brother shot at police stations in Palmerston North in 2015. She says the MidCentral District Health Board pushed him over the edge. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

MacDonald's remains were found in the Mangahao Dam area of the Tararua Foothills.

The incidents took place half an hour apart on Friday evening.

Reporter Kurt Bayer sets his sights on taking on the best gumboot throwers in the country.

Teenage runaways have some explaining to do today.

The five Upper Hutt teenagers had been uncontactable to family members since last night.

More "wave clouds" have been spotted, this time in Christchurch.

A vehicle has crashed into a truck in Palmerston North tonight following a police chase.

A cold change sweeping up the South Island this afternoon has seen temperatures drop by double digits in 10 minutes.

Kurt Bayer went to the Gumboot Throwing Champs as a reporter, and left a champ.

Excited Bruce Springsteen fans have been spotting the music legend out and about in Auckland.

The Police Dive Squad has completed a search in the Manawatu River after a missing man's car was found parked nearby. Constable Gareth

A house fire which claimed two lives has been linked to "spotting cannabis".

It seems garden tools are in hot demand - with a rise in reported thefts this summer.

Heartbreak for grieving parents as one of their son's killers paroled.