Manawatu
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Airman killed by exploding shell "good Kiwi bloke"
An air force sergeant killed by an artillery shell which exploded at Waiouru Military Camp yesterday was a devoted family man and an "awesome all-round Kiwi bloke", his brother-in-law said today.
November 20, 2009, 6:39 pm -
Wrong clothing led to man's murder - Crown
A man bashed to death in Wanganui last year was "wearing the wrong clothing at the wrong place at the wrong time", the High Court in Wanganui was told yesterday.
November 24, 2009, 7:19 am -
Mongrel Mob killer Karl Check loses appeals
Mongrel Mob member Karl Check, instigator of the 2007 fatal drive-by shooting of Wanganui toddler Jhia Te Tuaa, has had his appeal thrown out by the Court of Appeal.
November 20, 2009, 5:38 pm -
Family praises air force casualty
An air force officer killed by an artillery shell which exploded at Waiouru Military Camp yesterday was a devoted family man and an "awesome all-round Kiwi bloke", his brother-in-law said today.
November 20, 2009, 3:57 pm -
Man in court over student loan scam at prison
A man who allegedly forged prison documents to rip off the Government's student loan scheme is facing a depositions hearing in Wanganui District Court this week.
November 19, 2009, 8:57 pm -
Quakes rattle Manawatu
Manawatu has been shaken by two sizeable earthquakes this morning.
November 19, 2009, 9:12 am -
Quake centred south of Palmerston North
An earthquake measuring 5.1 struck near Palmerston North this morning.
November 19, 2009, 7:45 am -
Tot called for mother before dying in fire
A toddler called for her mother telling her she had a sore chest before dying in a house fire along with her mother's friend Foxton yesterday.
November 19, 2009, 7:34 am -
Foxton fire not deliberately started - police
Early investigations into a Foxton house fire that killed a 22-year-old woman and a three-year-old girl suggest it was not started deliberately.
November 18, 2009, 5:24 pm -
Cause of fatal blaze investigated
It is too early to say whether a Horowhenua fire that killed a 22-year-old woman and a three-year-old girl overnight is suspicious, police say.
November 18, 2009, 10:47 am -
Woman and child die in Foxton fire
A 22-year-old woman and a three-year-old girl are dead after a house fire in a Horowhenua town overnight.
November 18, 2009, 9:03 am -
Family defends rest home after closure
Investigators are looking into conditions in a Palmerston North rest home where a 103-year-old woman was allegedly tied to her bed with a squalid sheet amid claims from her family her privacy has been breached and the home unfairly targeted.
November 18, 2009, 8:48 am -
Mother and baby die in Foxton fire
A mother and her baby daughter have died in a Manawatu house fire overnight.
November 18, 2009, 6:38 am -
Rest home shut down after woman tied to bed
A Palmerston North rest home has been shut down after an inspection team found a 103-year-old woman tied to her bed with a sheet.
November 17, 2009, 7:23 pm -
Prolific pair doing their best to keep species alive
A pair of brown teal (pateke) ducks in Palmerston North are making a valiant effort to keep their endangered species alive.
November 16, 2009, 3:51 pm -
Man who planted syringe in supermarket loses appeal
A man who hid a hypodermic syringe in a Wanganui supermarket and claimed there were another nine or 10 concealed in the store has failed to get a reduction in his 16-month jail sentence.
November 16, 2009, 1:42 pm -
Winds whip away marquee at Wairarapa wine festival
Strong winds are hampering the Wairarapa's annual wine and food festival today.
November 15, 2009, 3:52 pm -
$60,000 fine after escaped horses kill driver
A woman whose husband was killed when two racehorses bolted from Palmerston North's Awapuni racecourse says the $60,000 fine imposed on the track operators was not harsh enough.
November 13, 2009, 3:54 pm -
Couple appear in court over toddler's death
Wanganui toddler Karl Perigo-Check's mother and her boyfriend appeared in court today over his killing.
November 12, 2009, 6:47 pm -
Drink-drive charge 'appallingly inadequate' - partner
The grieving partner of a cyclist killed by a drink-driving Kapiti Coast grandmother is furious the woman has not been charged with manslaughter - after two children lost their father.
November 12, 2009, 4:05 pm
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