'Suspicious' house fire video

Emergency services are responding to a house fire in Palmerston North.

Police say a man ran away from a house which burned in suspicious circumstances.

Fraud claim falls flat

IPU Palmerston North's parent company wanted a judge to find one of its employees managed to buy a house by fraudulently ...

A university took a former employee to court, claiming he skimmed money from overseas trips to finance a house purchase.

Vehicle rolls, ambulance stuck

A St John ambulance was stuck in sand at Foxton Beach while attending an accident on Saturday.

Ambulance gets stuck in beach sand while attending to a crash at Foxton Beach where a vehicle rolled.

A childhood lost to The Blitz

Barry Harrison, 85 has recounted his childhood in lockdown during the London bombings. He is pictured in his personally ...

This is not Barry Harrison's first time in lockdown. It is a far kinder isolation than what he experienced under German air raids.

Where there's the Word there's a way

The Anglican Parish of Whanganui is providing online Easter services to congregations in the lower North Island due to ...

A church is the people, not the building, but what good are they in isolation? We find the bare essentials of faith and fellowship at Easter.

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Virus numbers stall

For the third consecutive day no new Covid-19 cases were recorded within MidcCentral health boundaries.

It has been three days since a new case of Covid-19 has been detected in the MidCentral Health district.

Supporting refugees during lockdown

Jebanayagam worked for humanitarian organisations in Sri Lanka for 15 years before coming to New Zealand.

A new country and a new language is though enough, let alone doing it in isolation. David Jebanayagam is one of those providing helping.

Under Covid-19 examination video

Skinner says people with suspected coronavirus symptoms are examined in an isolation room.

Through a back door of Kauri HealthCare in Palmerston North is an isolation room. We take a look inside.

Healthcare goes virtual

A "patient portal" is providing a convenient connection between patients and their health providers.

Hundreds of patients around the MidCentral Health district have found a way to avoid wasting time in doctors' waiting rooms.

Finishing Austen

Sanditon's TV adaption is classic Austen with all the trimmings thanks to the work of screenplay legend Andrew Davies.

Jane Austen only wrote 70 pages of Sanditon, so it's left to TV to fill the void.

Private hospital sits largely empty

Crest Hospital is largely empty over Easter, with just one out of 30 beds occupied.

Crest Hospital in Palmerston North is heading into Easter with a sole patient in care.

Mt Ruapehu winter season in doubt

Tūroa ski field.

If Mt Ruapehu does manage to open this winter, it's going to be "significantly different" to past years.

A mother's plea: Don't panic buy formula

Pahīatua mum Rhea Hammond was down to her last tin of formula for her son William, but couldn't find any in the town's ...

Panic ran through Rhea Hammond when she realised she might not be able to feed her baby, with supermarket shelves stripped of formula.

Gallery shifts exhibitions online

David Unwin, one of the photographers to feature in the One exhibition, will display his picture online.

Square Edge has started showing exhibitions online during its lockdown closure and plans to continue the practice.

International bubble at Manawatū school

Among the international students and staff in lockdown at Longburn Adventist College are, from left, Musashi Nakao, from ...

More than 20 international students are staying the course of the lockdown at Longburn Adventist College.

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All-rounders take top awards

All-rounder Arana Noema-Barnett won the award for Manawatū rep player of the year.

Arana Noema-Barnett and Ashtuti Kumar have won the supreme titles at the Manawatū cricket awards.

Police checkpoints in Manawatū

Police checkpoints have been set up in Manawatū, and holidaymakers are in for a shock.

Virus numbers stall

Supporting refugees during lockdown

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The big experiment

Palmerston North roads, including Rangitīkei St, are quiet during the lockdown. We have no choice other than to trust ...

OPINION: The minds behind New Zealand's lockdown would struggle to get their work published in an academic journal, but we can't properly access the alternatives.

Time to loosen the ties on farmers video

Dairy cows endure the drought in the Manawatū heartland, at Awahuri in February.

OPINION: The primary sector in the last export industry still putting kai on the table. Deregulate anything holding it back.

Finishing Austen

Sanditon's TV adaption is classic Austen with all the trimmings thanks to the work of screenplay legend Andrew Davies.

Jane Austen only wrote 70 pages of Sanditon, so it's left to TV to fill the void.

Sustainable wins from lockdown

There's never been a better time to start a garden and the rewards for your labour are delicious.

OPINION: The shops might be closed, but we're OK. Now it's time to help the planet out a bit too.

From wealth to health: A story of transmission video

Levin resident Nicole Robinson, among a line of people getting used to the shopping routine during lockdown.

OPINION: For the first time in my lifetime we are taking viral transmission seriously, as an entire community.

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'We work from the living room table'

Nats Subramanian and Uma Natarajan met at work and became good friends.

Nats Subramanian and Uma Natarajan co-founded the bespoke travel company Take Me 2 The World. They live in Palmerston North and have two sons.

From mystical clearing to 'village green'

Snow in The Square, 1939.

Every place has its defining feature. For Palmerston North, it's The Square.

Classic Cockney caper goes like the clappers

Zac Maskill's assured, quick-quipping, light-fingered Bill is one of the many strong performances in Me and My Girl.

Nostalgia is seldom as contemporary as the top-class Boys' High-Girls' High production Me and My Girl.

Goldberg gold

Bach's Goldberg Variations filled the Regent on Broadway on Friday night during a fine performance from the NZ Symphony ...

The NZ Symphony Orchestra provided a rare and immensely satisfying concert performance of a monumental opus from the height of the Baroque period.

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.

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