A man has fallen off the roof of a Palmerston North bar after being denied entry.

More than half of New Zealand's 41,000 homeless people are now families with children, according to new Otago University research.

New Zealanders will light up the darkness on 17 mountaintops next month as a message of hope for families struggling to cope with suicides by loved ones.

Two fire engines put out a car fire in Palmerston North this evening.

A woman who fell from a horse was picked up by the Palmerston North Rescue Helicopter and airlifted to hospital today.

Police are looking for information to hunt down the "brazen" men responsible for an aggravated robbery in Palmerston North.

A car has rolled after a crash in Palmerston North.

An armed man who robbed a bar in Palmerston North yesterday fell over in the street and may have taken his shirt off in a scrambled getaway in near-freezing temperatures.

Police have made two arrests in relation to two aggravated robberies in Palmerston North, but are still on the lookout for other offenders.

Palmerston North Police are seeking a woman who is wanted for arrest over a raft of theft-related charges.

One person has been taken to the emergency department following a three-way car crash in Palmerston North this morning.

A man armed with a knife has robbed a service station in Palmerston North, making off with tobacco and cash.

The anatomy of an abduction on a quiet suburban Palmerston North street.

Eric McIsaac is yet to reveal his inner-most secret - why he killed his younger half-brother Alex Fisher.

The man who snatched a 5-year-old girl off the street and indecently assaulted her has been jailed for eight years.

Eric McIsaac must serve at least 14 years behind bars for bludgeoning 10-year-old brother with wood splitter while he slept.

Eric McIsaac is expected to be sentenced to life in jail today for murdering his younger half-brother Alex Fisher.

Caleb Kovaleski arrested over the armed stand-off in Palmerston North has appeared in court this morning.

Caleb Kovaleski captured by police, cordons gradually being lifted in Palmerston North suburb that was in lockdown for 24 hours.

The Palmerston North suburb of Cloverlea remains in lockdown as police continue hunting wanted man Caleb Kovaleski.

Primary and kindy aged children have been reunited with parents amidst a hunt for an armed man.

A person has been killed after being struck by a train near Palmerston North this morning.

Man appeals sentence for beating girlfriend to death.

A Shannon farmer has been convicted for a second time of neglecting his calves, this time resulting in two deaths.

The distinctive 1965 Chrysler 300C, registration DSA652, was stolen overnight from a Palmerston North property.

The cat had two fractures in its paw, puncture wounds on both sides and there would have been 'significant pain and fear' from the trapping.

People were evacuated from one house while the other property was empty.

The sentencing of a man who abducted a 5-year-old girl as she walked to school and indecently assaulted will be delayed while an open-ended jail sentence is considered.

A 23-year-old student who beat his young girlfriend to death in Palmerston North has been sentenced to eight years in prison for manslaughter.