Son, 13, ready to support family
A 13-year-old is seeking a driver's licence so he can support his family as his father faces a terminal illness.Wind farm expansion declined
JANINE RANKIN - Manawatu Standard
Mighty River Power's eleventh-hour bid to have 12 extra wind turbines reinstated to its Turitea wind farm project has been declined.
Tokomaru crash victim named
VICKI WATERHOUSE - Manawatu Standard
The woman who died in a crash near Tokomaru on Saturday night has been named.
Closing in on 'herd immunity'
Immunisation rates have increased dramatically in the past two years, but MidCentral District Health Board says too many children are getting their injections late.
Backdown over urban animals
A little slice of the Ashhurst lifestyle is being imported to Palmerston North, with a set of more relaxed rules about keeping animals, hens and bees in urban areas.
Knifing victim still in coma
A Bulls man is accused of attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a woman in the throat and chest with a boning knife.
Stabilising gorge a challenge
State Highway 3 through the Manawatu Gorge is likely to remain closed until at least Friday as debris continues to fall from an unstable cliff face.
Standard nearly labelled 'junk'
Rugby-mad Sam to run on
Title One
Title Two
Dagg at fullback for All Blacks
Israel Dagg at fullback and Sonny Bill Williams at second five for World Cup opener against Tonga.
Short turnaround no issue
Dan Vickerman has come a long way in a short space of time.
Butch does a sundance
World Cup superstars to watch
ABs feel need to get job done
It's amazing what a World Cup can do to a team. Just look at the All Blacks.
Outstanding racing at Manfeild
With Turbos fever taking over Manawatu, the United Travel winter race series acted as the big game warm-up match for many local competitors and some visitors from Hawke's Bay.
Wilkinson finds form in US classic
Florida-based Manawatu professional Tim Wilkinson perked his season up a little with a tie for eighth in the Nationwide Tour's Mylan Classic in Pennsylvania yesterday.
Police nab five fans at final
Youthful Cantabs clinch NPC title
Fans help MRU slash debt
As far as Manawatu Rugby Union chief executive John Knowles was concerned, Sunday's packed crowd for the Championship final was like mana from rugby heaven.
Euro zone crisis hits stocks again
Wall Street stocks tumbled for a third session on rising concerns about the euro zone's debt crisis and the outlook for the global economy.
Accused of fraud, in receivership
The accountancy firm at the centre of multimillion-dollar fraud allegations against its owners is now in receivership.
New car sales jump as tsunami impact eases
Boom times for oil, gas exploration
Private equity fund sniffs the air
United States private equity firm Vesta Equity has been in Christchurch investigating whether it can become involved in the earthquake rebuilding.
Obsolete ward system must go
The division of Palmerston North into five areas for city council elections should soon be a thing of the past.
Remarkable rugby season
It was one game too far for the Turbos; a rugby match they could have won in the last throes, but instead came an agonising defeat.
Cantabrians endure a shocking year
Turbos deserve glorious finale
Agony and ecstasy
This month marks the 10th anniversary of one of the most horrific and unforgettable events of modern times – the September 11 attacks.
What's On in Dannevirke
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Safe City Host report
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Possum moult means lower pay for hunter
Possums are in hot demand for their winter fur, which won't last for long, now that spring is here.
Insect pest takes heavy toll on potato growers
Potato growers say they are out of pocket by $120 million as they battle a pest, the tomato potato psyllid.
Storms, quakes rock rural insurer FMG
Lifestyle block owners' expo
The sky's the limit
A high-altitude dairy farmer is the winner of Rabobank's executive business business development prize. JILL GALLOWAY talks to Apiti farmer Lance Gillespie.
A good person doing good things
Ozanam House is a mystery to people in Palmerston North.
Lost lizard finds acclaim
At 13, Holly Steven is an old hand at sewing â and she has plenty of awards to prove it.
Overprescribing 'a problem'
Beware the 'Dirty Dozen' group of medicines
Feline fun
There is a hairless sphinx cat, and a few woolly burmese. JILL GALLOWAY and MURRAY WILSON check them out at a cat show.
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