Manawatu

Professor of Food Safety and Veterinary Public Health Institute of Veterinary Animal and Biomedical Sciences at Massey University, and director of the university's Infectious Disease Research Centre.

After 110 years of educating young Maori women, Turakina Maori Girls Boarding School will close its doors next week. Audio

Bulls are finally putting on weight in Manawatu after a long, miserable winter and in the south Marlborough farmers are getting ready for a dry summer. [{topics] rural, farming Audio

The commander of all New Zealand troops serving overseas says the terror attacks in Paris have "sharpened the focus" of those in Iraq training local security forces. Audio

The first group of New Zealand soldiers who've completed a training mission in Iraq have touched down on home soil in the last hour. Audio

As we have been reporting this morning owners of 20 Whanganui homes damaged by slips during the June floods say they are being left tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket due to unfair EQC rules. Audio

Whanganui property owners affected by slips in the June floods say unfair EQC rules will leave them tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket Audio

Whanganui property owners affected by slips in the June floods say unfair EQC rules will leave them tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket. Audio

Jane Patterson is at the Labour Party's conference in Palmerston Nth and provides comment. Audio

Palmerston North will provide a showcase of kapahaka over the next few days with hundreds of primary and intermediate school children competing in the national kapa haka competition. Audio

A court martial's been told a corporal kicked and grabbed her friend by the throat in a fight over pre-loading on vodka after a night out drinking. Audio

A man's private Facebook message has come back to haunt him, costing him thousands of dollars. Audio

Strong winds have been drying out North Island farms. In the South Island weaning is underway on North Canterbury farms. Audio