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One person seriously burned in house fire
One person was seriously burned and taken to hospital after a house fire this morning.
Your Business: Product development - Shareena Sandbrook, Frogparking
Shareena Sandbrook is a director and marketing manager of Palmerston North-based parking technology firm Frogparking.
Lundy trial: Concern over blood tests
A forensic scientist was concerned about the possibility that police footwear may have contaminated the murder scene.
Lundy crime scene 'contaminated'
Forensic scientist defends the method used to gather and test evidence during the Christine and Amber murder inquiry.
Officer stands by actions at coronial inquest
An officer who was criticised for his decision to not call 111 following the collapse of a soldier has stood by his actions at a coronial inquest today.
Lundy retrial: Focus on silver bracelet
Mark Lundy told police a silver bracelet found in his car after the brutal murder of his wife and daughter must have been left there when his wife accompanied him on a business trip.
Lundy's travel disputed by expert
A police expert is defending her analysis of the distances Mark Lundy travelled in the days before his wife and daughter were murdered in their Palmerston North home.
Police name Bulls crash victim
Police have named the man who died in a crash on SH3 near Bulls this morning. He was Shane Edgecombe, 20, of Wanganui.
String of North Island car crashes
A pedestrian has died near Tauranga, one man was found dead in his car near Palmerston North and four people were injured in a head-on collision in south Waikato.
One dead after car flipped on roof
One person died and another suffered serious injuries following a crash west of Palmerston North yesterday, which saw a car flip onto its roof.
Attacker at large after alleged sexual assault
An investigation has been launched after a 20-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in Palmerston North this morning.
Mum heartbroken after graveside theft
A grieving mother has been left devastated after discovering items from her son's grave have been stolen from Kelvin Grove Cemetery in Palmerston North.
Man pleads guilty to organised sheep slaughter
A Pahiatua man who took part in the organised killing of 16 sheep has pleaded guilty today in the Palmerston North District Court.
Street with mortar bomb to be cordoned off
A residential street in Bulls will be cordoned off after it was discovered a mortar bomb had been used as a garden ornament for about a year.
Woman killed, cyclist injured in crashes
A woman was killed and a cyclist seriously injured in two serious crashes in the central North Island early this morning.
Ports and Icepak link up to build $20m hub
Ports of Auckland, Napier Port and cold storage specialist Icepak have formed a joint venture to develop a new $20 million inland port and freight hub at Longburn, near Palmerston North.
Lucky to be alive after 'random' shot
Police say a "huge cup of good luck" is all that stopped what has been described as a "random" shooting in Fielding becoming a homicide.
Pedestrian killed after being hit by car near Feilding
A man was killed after being hit by a car in Palmerston North early this morning.
Man caught with sex abuse material
A Palmerston North man who was caught twice with child sex abuse material has been sentenced to 18 months intensive supervision and 100 hours community work.
Mum pleads guilty over toddler's death
A young woman wept as she admitted causing the death of her preschool-age child in a hearing at the Palmerston North High Court today.
Transgender woman bashing claim false
Police have revealed a transgender woman, who prompted an outpouring of support after reports she was bashed, actually sustained her injuries falling out of a tree.
Four fruity festivals
Small town New Zealand does wonderful and whacky to keep up our winter spirits.
Missing man found alive in hay barn
A missing Rangitikei man, who hasn't been seen for a week, has been found in a hay barn, police say.