Kapiti’s Gary Lawrence honoured
Popular Kāpiti dentist Dr Gary Lawrence has been honoured at the 2025 NZDA Awards as the recipient of the 2025 Public Service Award. The award […]
Regional News
Police release names from fatal Foxton Beach fire
Ross Granthan, Manawatu Area Commander says Police can now release the name of the two people found deceased following a house fire in Foxton Beach […]
Heading to Palmy over the Hapuawhenua Viaduct
This superb photo (full version below) was taken by Xavier Koenigshberger of the Ww 644 putting on an impressive display over the 414 metre Hapuawhenua […]
Five charged with murder after Kapiti death
Michael Tofts was killed at a Waikanae address on November 19 and Police have now charged five men with murder. The five men appeared in […]
Kapiti homicide victim named – Police make more arrests
Two Hutt Valley men have been arrested in connection with the death of Michael Kenneth Tofts, who died in Waikanae on 19 November. The arrests […]
Customs investigation leads to jail for Kāpiti Coast man
A 32-year-old Kāpiti Coast man was sentenced last week to nine years and five months’ imprisonment in the Wellington District Court for a number of […]
Police: Name release, fatal house fire incident
Police are now in a position to officially release the names of those who died in Sanson on Saturday 15 November. Manawatū Area Commander Inspector […]
Police: 18-year-old dies following Manawatū crash
Police have reported an 18-year-old woman has died following a crash in Manawatū on Tuesday 18 November. “The crash, involving a car and a truck, […]
Labour selects Sophie Handford for Kapiti
The Labour Party has made a positive move in securing its future by selecting former Kāpiti Coast District Councillor Sophie Handford as its candidate for […]
Manawatū fire: Four dead – Toll includes three children
Police have begun what they describe as a “complex and hazardous” scene examination after a fatal house fire in the Manawatū town of Sanson, where […]