Searchers have begun their sixth day of looking for Palmerston North man Brett Hall who has not been seen for more than a week.

St John has cleared its staff of blame for any delay in attending a fatal Kapiti shooting last month.

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A young man on a rehabilitation programme for offenders has been stabbed outside the Probation Service building in Palmerston North.