Palmerston North, New Zealand News

A Levin man is intensive care in a stable condition in Palmerston North Hospital after he was assaulted in his own home.

A man hit by a freight train under a Palmerston North overbridge was lying unconscious on the tracks when struck, a coroner has found.

Wanganui High School has handed one of its rugby players a season ban for repeated punching during an under-16 game on Saturday.

I have been asked to speak about corporate manslaughter and my Members' Bill on that issue which is presently sitting in Parliamentary ballot waiting to be drawn.

Examining stomach contents to estimate the time of death for Christine and Amber Lundy is deemed "so unreliable as to be of little value", according to a leading world expert in forensic pathology.

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The Palmerston North Fire service contacted police after they were called to a van on fire near a house shortly before midnight.

The fangs of old-man winter are bared and ready to bite Manawatu and MetService believe the looming weather system could be more intense than May's snow-wielding blast.

Memories of a friend who was murdered have inspired a Palmerston North teenager to turn tragedy into hauntingly beautiful music.

A Palmerston North man has placed the blame for his serious offences on legal highs and grief over breaking up with his girlfriend.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand is ramping up the capability behind its flagship environment resource - the Land and Environment Planning Toolkit.

Dairy owners who choose not to sell synthetic cannabis are getting a pat on the back from Palmerston North's leaders.

Former Manawatu Standard staffer turned British fashion giant Hilary Alexander has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday honours for services to fashion journalism.

Ten minutes of free parking after Palmerston North meters expire is set to be axed because it is costing the city council too much money.

Residents wanting to maintain control over their properties near the Manawatu River have had a win but that may not be the end of the matter.

Convicted double-murderer Mark Lundy's bid to clear his name begins tonight as the Privy Council in London holds a three day hearing into his case.

The prospect of a new shopping centre on Milson Line backing onto the Julia Wallace retirement village has been allowed in a decision on the future shape of Palmerston North's local business zones.

Palmerston North's new residents from Afghanistan have spent their first weekend settling into their homes and starting to find their way around the city.

Former Palmerston North Labour MP Steve Maharey has been reappointed as the Massey University Vice-Chancellor for a further five-year term from October.

Bay of Plenty District Health Board chief operating officer Phillip Balmer and Bay Radiotherapy Services managing director Mark Fraundorfer on the site of the new radiotherapy centre at Tauranga Hospital.PHOTO/JOEL FORD A $32million state-of-the-art radiotherapy facility is being built at Tauranga Hospital so patients will no longer have to travel ... (more)