The early childhood teacher locked children in rooms, smacked them and fed them out-of-date food.
Tue, Mar 26
"Multiple” residents needed to be rescued from inside, and two are being treated for smoke inhalation.
Sun, Mar 24
Damon O'Rourke, 35, was shot and killed in January. A 19-year-old man and a 21-year-old man face charges.
Thu, Mar 21
Andy Stewart didn't think much of the bite he felt while out riding his motorbike, but ended up in hospital for a month.
Wed, Mar 20
Yesterday Seymour told 1News some of the students became "overexcited" as he left, "perhaps seeing a politician they recognised and egging each other on".
Fri, Mar 15
The Associate Education Minister was visiting a Palmerston North school to discuss student attendance and faced a haka as he was leaving.
Thu, Mar 14
On Wednesday, the government agreed to a final $7m bailout for Ruapehu Alpine Lifts but it was clear it would be the last taxpayer money the struggling ski resort received.
Public toilets in Palmerston North have been rendered unusable after vandals ransacked them.
Fifty-three heavily vandalised rail carriages have been stored at the central North Island town's railyard for seven years. Now, the next stop for half of them is the scrapyard.
Wed, Mar 13
Former Whanganui mayor Michael Laws says the council’s short-lived gang insignia ban led to a 15% drop in gang members in the district.
Thu, Mar 7
Cabinet has approved the Fast Track Approvals Bill, a key component of the Government's 100-day plan, and local authorities are keenly watching.
Labour-hire workers Jake Ginders and Floyd Harris died during their illegal commute to a meatworks near Dannevirke in 2019.
Mon, Mar 4
Members of the public came to the taxi driver's aid.
Sat, Mar 2
It was thought to have been lost forever, until now.
Sun, Feb 25
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists offer an apology in an atmosphere described as explosive, raw and emotional.
Wed, Feb 21
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists describes what happened at the Lake Alice psychiatric hospital as "a shameful chapter in our nation's history".
Tue, Feb 20
Road closures are in place near Tremaine Ave in Highbury while emergency services respond to the blaze.
Sat, Feb 17
Jen and Emily Taylor from Palmerston North were lucky enough to get seats at one of Swift's Melbourne shows.
Wed, Feb 14
Iwi and residents have a long wait ahead for a decision on a bid to have the central North Island village and its railway station renamed Waimarino.
Sun, Feb 11
A group of hunters found the body in dense bush earlier this week. It is believed to be the body of Duncan Hill, who had been missing since October last year.
Wed, Feb 7
An iwi chairman advocates for changing the name back to Waimarino, saying National Park could mean lots of places around New Zealand.
The crash happened on Route 52 shortly before 10am.
Tue, Feb 6
Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board has considered the names five times since 1926 after requests to restore the name Waimarino.
An iwi collective wants National Park Village and National Park Railway Station renamed Waimarino, the original name of the station and – according to iwi researchers – the village.
Sat, Feb 3
Dayne Rademakers was found with multiple stab wounds at a property last August.
Fri, Feb 2