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People were able to escape from the second floor of a building ablaze in Whanganui in one of two big fires just 30 kilometres apart.

Palmerston North is counting on regional benefits from supporting Whanganui's $5.8 million plan to put a roof over the Whanganui velodrome.

A senior school leader is proud to see primary school children embrace the Maori culture on stage.

Whanganui Hawkes produced a rare upset in the Manawatu club basketball competition with a win over Mumba Stags.

The Palmerston North Marist women's team may be fighting for a league title and Seatoun in the bottom half of the table, but Marist coach Simon Lees is expecting a tight tussle between the two in Wellington on Saturday.

A Feilding mother is urging parents to be on high alert after two children were approached by a stranger in a park.

Manawatu's Rangimarie Mita has been selected in the New Zealand under-18 3x3 basketball team heading to the World Cup in Chengdu, China next week.

Security footage of a ram raid has revealed the moment thieves smashed into a Whanganui dairy and stole cash.

ANALYSIS: The All Blacks take on the British and Irish Lions in the first test in Auckland on Saturday. While we have only seen the All Blacks once this year, the Lions have already played six matches. Rugby writer Shaun Eade takes a look at some of the tactics they have used and what the All Blacks will need to do to counter them.

Rural fire brigades and midwives will still carry pagers after Spark's public pager network service comes to an end on June 30.

Palmerston North's mayor backs the city becoming home to a new refugee resettlement centre, if funding and services are increased.

About 1500 spectators gathered to watch pupils from 20 schools speak in Te Reo and English categories at the Palmerston North Conference and Function Centre on Friday.

Legal luminary Sir Geoffrey Palmer has delivered a blistering attack on Horizons Regional Council's handling of intensive agriculture consenting.

OPINION: One of the things about being a politician, I suspect, is that you would want to leave a legacy of your time in elected office.

A hammer-wielding robber attacked a staff member at a Hawke's Bay scrap metal business, but didn't get any money.

OPINION: What do we really remember about sporting events?

A raging house fire at a Hawke's Bay property had neighbours ducking for cover when it exploded in a fireball "like a bomb".

A vicious attack on a Kiwi in London has left him seriously injured and struggling to get back to New Zealand.

Trevor Bettany was stunned when he arrived home to a scene of flashing lights, smoke and flames licking the building's walls and roof.

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