Healthy food and no-alcohol policy not to all tastes

A no-booze policy is being pondered by MidCentral Health officials.

A policy banning alcohol and the sale of chocolate bars at MidCentral Health facilities and events has been put on ice.

Shot man's bloody end

Daniel Shane Whareaorere was identified as being at James Butler's home on the April 2018 night he was shot.

A shot man gargled three words through blood before he met his end, barefoot, wedged by a big black Buick.

Foxton Fire Brigade celebrates 100 years

Foxton's former chief fire officer Gary Stratford had to learn on the job "by the seat of his pants".

More than 270 firefighters have served in the Foxton Volunteer Fire Brigade and they have a few tales to tell.

Pamphlets rile community board

A "concerned resident" has distributed pamphlets in an effort to stop speeding motorists in Dannevirke.

A "concerned resident" in Dannevirke has been distributing pamphlets urging residents to help stop speeding - by contacting elected officials.

Groomed by martial arts coach

A martial arts instructor guilty of indecently assaulting a pupil is fighting to keep his name secret.

Instructor told girls "this is a rape scenario and you have to get out of it".

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Bus service reviewed

Three options are proposed to improve bus services in Feilding.

Changes are proposed to the Feilding to Palmerston North passenger transport service after regional officials conducted a mid-term review.

Joyride ends in ditch

Police have arrested three people for taking a car from a property on Ōkuku Rd on Monday afternoon.

Two women and a man are accused of stealing two cars before an afternoon of mayhem was ended by a crash.

City artist first to perform at new venue

Paula Clare King is a poet, painter and multimedia artist. She is the first to present her work at 409 Church St.

Paula King's photographs of her paintings and writing will be mapped with projections on to the walls at 409.

Units ready for residents

Carol Richardson says her new Papaioea Place home is the best birthday present she could ask for.

 The second set of new Palmerston North City Council flats at Papaioea Place is ready for tenants.

Hurdles of living with Down syndrome

Lily Harper plays Mattie Butler in Up Down Girl, although her story could have done with room to breathe.

This is Mum's story about Mattie, who has the syndrome, rather than Mattie's story about Mattie.

Relief for Eketahuna patients

Eketahuna Health Centre patients were unhappy with their DHB zoning.

Access to closer health services brings relief to Eketāhuna patients.

Ex-pupil feeds hungry kids

Former Feilding Intermediate pupil Scott Gilmore delivers sandwiches to Lillian Hawkins, 12, and Holly Jacobs, 12 on Monday.

A Manawatū charity that makes thousands of lunches for school children is calling on businesses to help it continue its work.

Seasoned pro in familiar territory

Michael Hendry, who finished in a tie for fifth at the NZ Open, will tee off at the NZ Super 6s in Palmerston North this ...

Michael Hendry will tee off in New Zealand Super 6s shootout-format tournament fresh from the NZ Open.

Water worries easing

There's little green to be found in drought-stricken Dannevirke.

Small amount of rain makes little difference, but a dramatic drop in use calms concerns.

Murder trial guilty plea

Mark Robert Audain denies murdering James Butler in April 2018, but pleaded guilty to trying to pervert the course of ...

Murder-accused admits trying to pervert course of justice in relation to a fatal shooting in Whanganui.

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Sports awards finalists announced

Champion cyclist Campbell Stewart is in the running for top honours at the Manawatū Sports Awards.

Manawatū's top-performing athletes have been recognised as the Manawatū Sports Awards finalists are named.

Celebrating Aotearoa's birdlife

Transforming old fence posts and found wood into beautiful new forms is just the beginning of why Deb Wolfsbauer makes her art.

'A child is going to die' video

Bus service reviewed

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Media obsessed with Millane killing video

The New Zealand media was obsessed with the killing of Grace Millane.

The murder of a British tourist dominated the headlines in New Zealand; other deaths pass almost unnoticed.

He's a gold digger

Ben Barnes and Julia Ormond, one of the couples to feature in the TVNZ show Gold Digger.

A new TV show wants viewers to believe a young man just happened to meet an older woman at a museum and strike a bond.

Schmidt's prose yet to hit Kiwi shelves

Joe Schmidt has some good times leading the Irish rugby team, including their historic win over the All Blacks in 2016.

Former Irish coach talks World Cups, his playing days for Manawatū and the pressure-cooker Dublin media enclave.

Environmental ninjas with a supermarket trolley

Visiting the supermarket is typically dreaded by the Thomas family, but their environmentally friendly requests are ...

OPINION: Our weekly shop has become an artful, celebratory dance of light-stepping rather than ardent consumption.

Big decision; small consultation window

Senior process technician Jacques Mik helps educate visitors to Palmerston North's Totara Rd wastewater treatment plant.

Wastewater project costs mount before people even get to comment on options.

Lifestyle

Potshots hit the bullseye

Potted Potter romps through the Harry Potter series at Centrepoint Theatre.

This freewheeling Harry Potter frolic has more hoots than a hedgerow of Hedwigs.

Midsummer mayhem

The Twelfth Night cast ensures there's plenty of midsummer mayhem in their rollicking romcom.

Open access to Shakespeare is seldom more engaging than Twelfth Night at the Esplanade rose gardens.

Hallelujah for KD Lang

KD Lang nailed Hallelujah during A Concert for Australia: Fire Fight.

OPINION: Songstress took Leonard Cohen's "done to death" song and gave it life.

Foxton theatre dominates awards night

The Foxton Little Theatre cast of Home Land, from top left, Mike Pyefinch as Paul Mason, Sophie Taylor as Sophie Mason, ...

Two Horowhenua troupes have won big at the regional theatre awards.

Wine fit for a pope

We find chef Simon Gault in a more relaxed and jovial mood in How We Eat compared with NZ Masterchef taskmaster.

Greek island of Samos reveals a healthy and almost religious experience with food that puts Kiwi diets to shame.

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