Man dies after Longburn crash
A Palmerston North man is dead and another seriously injured after a car crash on a back road in Longburn, near Palmerston North.DHB board told to stick to budget
By JANINE RANKIN - Manawatu Standard
Health Minister Tony Ryall has renewed his demand for MidCentral Health to live within its budget despite news that the board was considering extensive service cuts.
Highflyers told to improve 'intrusive' deck
By GRANT MILLER - Manawatu Standard
Highflyers will have to change its controversial new deck because it is too dominant on the footpath.
FMG to hire more staff
By MARIKA HILL - Manawatu Standard
FMG is rallying call centres to hire staff locally by offering several vacancies in Palmerston North, with potential for more.
Split over plans for tax reform
By JIMMY ELLINGHAM - Manawatu Standard
There are mixed reactions in Manawatu to tax system changes flagged by Prime Minister John Key yesterday.
City welcomes new residents
Between 500 and 1000 people new to Palmerston North are expected at this Friday's official civic welcome, although chances are that Alexandre Pinel will not be there.
Fraud redress to take 36 years
It will take 36 years for a woman to pay back nearly $39,000, which she defrauded from Work and Income over a decade.
On the beat to secure patrol members
Prepare for the worst - hunters
Action at Turakina
The annual Turakina Highland Games had some strong levels of competition with competitors coming from all over the North Island to take part during the weekend.
Free lunch for city teens
Teens may have caused some trouble in Palmerston North over the summer holidays, but all their discretions were forgotten over a free feed of fish and chips in The Square.
Croquet results
Choral Society update
Croquet
Croquet Manawatu
Golf Croquet Interclub Competition - Week 1
MacNeill playing host off track
Palmerston North driver Sam MacNeill will be hosting hospitality at Manfeild this weekend rather than driving in the New Zealand Grand Prix.
Team short on experience without Manawatu pair
The New Zealand women's hockey team have left for Perth and – wait for it – there aren't any dedicated Manawatu women in the team.
Manawatu clinch Hawke Cup
Fitzherbert wicket in doubt for cup clash
Jeter 'destined' to join Jets
Manawatu Jets import Richard Jeter has played in different leagues throughout the world but says when he got the opportunity to come to Palmerston North, he felt like he was destined to play there.
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Slater's example is not one to follow
An internet blogger should be roundly condemned for publishing the name of a prominent Manawatu man granted name suppression after admitting downloading thousands of child porn images.
Flying new flag a step forward
Waitangi Day passed with little more than a whimper this year, partly because it fell on a Saturday, and partly because the simmering political tensions that have boiled over in the past have cooled somewhat.
Open justice gets thrown aside
Not much 'closure' for the Pike family
Health cuts will be painful for region
Health service cuts for the people of this region seem inevitable as pressure mounts on the MidCentral District Health Board to balance its books. The DHB faces some incredibly difficult decisions.
Mixed day for New Zealand dollar
The New Zealand dollar was mixed today and investors digested conflicting reports about the likelihood of a bailout for Greece's finances.
Kiwis turn to credit to pay bills
Almost a third of New Zealanders expect to use their credit card to pay for unaffordable expenses in the coming months, according to a new survey.
Share-based funds best performers
FMG to hire more staff
Sales up for Postie Plus
Postie Plus Group Ltd said sales increased by 9.25 percent in the six months ended January 31, 2010 compared to the same period last year.
Vet scheme expansion
A new wider cash bonus for veterinary graduates, who work with farm animals, could make rural practice more inviting.
Weather hits shearing
It's meant the season has been a stop-start affair, while the sale of wool only covers the costs of shearing.
All that water is just gold
New kid on the organic block
It's flystrike season again
The continuing wet and warm weather is the perfect storm for flystrike, and it is likely to be having an impact on lambs in the region, says farm advisor Garry Massicks from Feilding-based Stantiall and Keeling.
Passionate fighter for waterways
When he's not at Massey University lecturing about freshwater ecology and environmental science, Mike Joy is passionately trying to protect Manawatu's environment, and aims to get people to realise how bad the state of the river really is.
Labour's man gets around
Iain Lees-Galloway is always up for a good cause, Grant Miller writes.
Making a difference with youth
A cut above
Burning history
Dedication to the job, whether it's volunteering your time to keep others safe or completing a task, is second nature for one man in Woodville as the town's volunteer fire brigade celebrates 125 years. Emma Goodwin reports.
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