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Peter Rauhihi would be 76 if he were alive today. He was just 21 when he died.

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One of New Zealand’s most experienced singers is returning to the Globe Theatre stage.

Palmerston North busker Glenys Gowan doesn’t get to her possie on skateboard, but an e-trike.

Environment Network Manawatū no longer has TerraCycle zero-waste boxes, but it is the place to take your bottle tops.

This Saturday marks World Tai Chi Day — and Palmerston North Tai Chi Club and Inner Smile Tai Chi Club will come together to celebrate.

The biggest driver of Palmerston North City Council’s proposed rates increase is servicing the debt used to fund the proposed new infrastructure.

Philip Morrison was only 22 when he joined the Pahīatua Shears committee.

If you have paid any attention to current affairs in the past month, you will know that most New Zealanders are in for a shock when they receive their rates bills for 2024-25.

Most council decisions are made in an open and accessible but quiet room. Some are subject to heated discussion between councillors but aren’t widely known. Two recent decisions have reached into small talk across workplaces, sports field sidelines and cafes.

Intersection roadworks Parts of the Botanical Rd/College St intersection in Awapuni will be closed for two weeks from today. Palmerston North City Council is upgrading the traffic signals at the intersection. Each side of the intersection will be closed for a couple of days to enable Fulton Hogan to install a right-turn arrow. The work is being done during the school holiday to minimise...

Flower farmer Martin Wilson is used to his Wilflora blooms bringing joy, and sometimes romance, to others, especially since his farm is the setting for his own love story.

Kāinga Ora customer and mum of two Sazshia is raising vegetables alongside her children thanks to a partnership between Manawatū Food Action Network, UCOL Te Pūkenga and Kāinga Ora.

Partnerships are key to safer communities and Senior Constable Phil Robinson knows first-hand the importance the police liaison officer (PLO) role plays in this.

Anzac Day holds a special place on Palmerston North’s event calendar.

Meet Mitchell, a boy who is part of the one in five children living with eczema. In Mitchell Itches, we learn about his experiences with this condition, including the common triggers and stresses of managing it, while also understanding his resilience, the support he gets from his friends and family, and the self-care he practises to manage his symptoms.

Ruapehu Alpine Lifts (RAL) and Pure Tūroa Limited (PTL) have unveiled how 2024 ski passes will work, now both sides of the mountain have gone it alone.

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Apōwhiri at Linton Military Camp has welcomed military personnel from New Zealand and abroad, ahead of a South Pacific exercise.

IT WAS AN EARLY wake-up call to join Nisbet Smith from Gisborne Tours as we trotted up Makorori Headland for the reverential light show.

It is Long-Term Plan consultation season and it is also when elected members should have well and truly filed their pecuniary interests returns.

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Two men have been charged following an incident at a house on Ōtaki Place in Palmerston North on April 12.

After selling more than 10,000 tickets throughout their 24-date tour last year, The NZ Highwaymen are returning in June and July.

It is Long-Term Plan consultation season and it is also when elected members should have well and truly filed their pecuniary interests returns.

Entering the theatre two towers of books have you intrigued — every time the gold curtain rises it’s like opening the cover of one of the most colourful and vibrant stories produced on stage. Welcome to Act Three Productions’ Matilda The Musical, starring so many!

This week’s mystery photo from Manawatū Heritage’s website is of unidentified dental nurses.

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New Zealand actor and comedian Penny Ashton is bringing her latest literary influenced solo musical The Tempestuous: A Shrew’d New Comedy by Will Shakespeare and Penny Ashton to Palmerston North.