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Success: Down to earth focus earns growing revenue
Research and development business specialises in NZ's key crop - grass.
Police hunt man after Palmerston North stabbing
A young man on a rehabilitation programme for offenders has been stabbed outside the Probation Service building in Palmerston North.
Students' letters touch hearts of emergency workers
Handwritten letters from students in Feilding have warmed the hearts of emergency service workers in quake-stricken Christchurch.
Convicted double murderer treated for cancer
Convicted double murderer Mark Lundy has been leaving prison for medical treatment, the Department of Corrections has confirmed today.
Drink driving grandma released on parole
A grandmother jailed after driving at nearly twice the legal alcohol limit and killing cyclist Frank van Kampen on the Kapiti Coast has been released on parole after serving just half of her sentence.
My Auckland: Freemans Bay
Anil Sharma and Rachel Jones arrived in Freemans Bay eight years ago from Britain, via Palmerston North. Rachel tells Catherine Smith what the family loves about the area.
Prison bans Rebel members after recruitment attempt
Three senior members of the Rebel Motorcycle Club have been banned from visiting a Northland prison after attempting to recruit members there.
Crash near Foxton claims two lives
Two people are dead and five others have been taken to hospital after a vehicle carrying seven people rolled this morning near Foxton.
Man not guilty of toddler's murder
A jury in the Palmerston North High Court has today found a man not guilty of murdering a three-year-old girl but guilty of her manslaughter. Kash McKinnon died of head injuries in Palmerston North Hospital in August 2009.
Doctor shortage reaches 'crisis' level
A spiralling shortage of doctors has sparked a warning of future "severe safety issues" in New Zealand hospitals, with predictions that patients could suffer from increasing medical mistakes and treatment delays without urgent action.