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Latest Regional - Manawatu Wanganui

  • Woman, 44, missing in Wairarapa

    Woman, 44, missing in Wairarapa

    Sat, 11th Feb - Wairarapa police are searching for a 44-year-old woman missing since Friday afternoon... Read more

  • Manawatu Gorge slip leaves Woodville forgotten

    Manawatu Gorge slip leaves Woodville forgotten

    Fri, 10th Feb - Woodville is feeling forgotten... Read more

  • Screwdriver may have caused Yak crash

    Screwdriver may have caused Yak crash

    Thu, 02nd Feb - Air crash investigators say a loose screwdriver may have led to the fatal crash of a Yak-52 in Feilding, as the pilot's funeral is held... Read more


Latest Regional - Manawatu Wanganui Headlines

  • Man jailed for breaking toddler's leg

    Man jailed for breaking toddler's leg

    Thu, 02nd Feb - A Palmerston North man who changed his story about how his partner's son broke his leg has been jailed for wounding with intent... Read more

  • Family mourn loss of flying doctor

    Family mourn loss of flying doctor

    Wed, 25th Jan - The family of a doctor in a plane crash in Feilding on Monday say they are shattered by the unforeseen tragedy... Read more

  • Man hit and killed by minibus

    Man hit and killed by minibus

    Tue, 24th Jan - A 24-year-old pedestrian is dead after being hit by a minibus in the main street of the lower North Island town of Shannon... Read more

  • Patient treated for flesh-eating disease in Manawatu

    Patient treated for flesh-eating disease in Manawatu

    Fri, 27th Jan - A patient is being treated for the flesh-eating disease Necrotising Fasciitis at Palmerston North Hospital... Read more

  • Feilding plane crash victims named

    Feilding plane crash victims named

    Tue, 24th Jan - Police have named two doctors who were from the Manawatu region... Read more

  • Man in serious condition after attack

    Mon, 23rd Jan - A 37-year-old man is in hospital with serious head injuries following a gang-related attack in Masterton... Read more




  • Feilding plane made 'strange noise' before crash - witness

    Feilding plane made 'strange noise' before crash - witness

    Mon, 23rd Jan - An investigation has begun into why a plane crashed into a busy Feilding park, killing two men today... Read more

  • Power restored to Fielding after transformer fire

    Power restored to Fielding after transformer fire

    Mon, 23rd Jan - Power has been restored to Fielding this morning after a transformer fire in Denbeigh Street... Read more

  • Pink Floyd's drummer to enjoy Whanganui vintage cars

    Pink Floyd's drummer to enjoy Whanganui vintage cars

    Wed, 18th Jan - Semi-retirement suits drummer Nick Mason perfectly, allowing him to enjoy his other love – racing classic cars... Read more

  • Agri-business boss admits $2.3m fraud

    Agri-business boss admits $2.3m fraud

    Tue, 17th Jan - A Manawatu agri-business director has admitted defrauding lenders of more than $2.3 million for cattle that did not exist... Read more

  • Police execute search warrants in triplet death case

    Police execute search warrants in triplet death case

    Tue, 17th Jan - Items have been taken two houses for forensic examination, as police investigate the death of a two-month-old Whanganui triplet... Read more

  • Family of Feilding crash victim still unaware of tragedy

    Family of Feilding crash victim still unaware of tragedy

    Mon, 23rd Jan - The family of one of two victims’ from a plane crash in Feilding today are still unaware of the tragedy, says police... Read more

  • Family find man's body in river

    Family find man's body in river

    Sun, 22nd Jan - Police divers have recovered the body of a 34-year-old man who was swept down the Whanganui River last weekend... Read more

  • Family accepts missing swimmer's fate

    Family accepts missing swimmer's fate

    Wed, 18th Jan - The family of a man swept away while trying to swim across the swollen Whanganui River say they are coming to terms that he is probably dead... Read more

  • Whanganui River search downgraded

    Tue, 17th Jan - The search for a man swept away while trying to swim across the swollen Whanganui River has been downgraded... Read more

  • Baby’s death highlights stress of parenting triplets, says support group

    Baby’s death highlights stress of parenting triplets, says support group

    Mon, 16th Jan - Whanganui police are interviewing the whanau of two-month-old Hinekawa Topia as they try to piece together how she was killed... Read more




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