A week ago she graduated from Massey University in Palmerston North with a degree in Early Childhood Education. This was her dream realised. Education Reporter LIN FERGUSON talked to Atiria, who now lives in Australia with her husband and children.

Festooned in pink, it was hard to miss one of the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation's fundraising pink breakfasts in Palmerston North. Grace Archer's flat in Marne St was transformed into a fuschia-hued venue to raise awareness and money for breast ...

Stephen Neil put in a superhuman effort for World Vision at the weekend, running around The Square in Palmerston North for more than two hours. What's more he did it in a Superman costume to help attract attention to Saturday's fundraising effort by ...

Central were pipped by one measly game in their revived representative clash against Wellington at Palmerston North Squash Club yesterday. The matches were tied 12-all at the finish but Wellington took the tie on a countback of games, by 46-45.

Last week Gisborne, last season's Super 8 champions, beat Palmerston North Boys' High School's 1st XV 23-21 in their Super 8 game when Waaka kicked a late dropped goal. Waaka, a New Zealand under-17 squad member, had played as a skilful draft player ...

Councillors will tomorrow be asked to support a plan to subsidise the Palmerston North to Wellington commuter train in conjunction with Greater Wellington Regional Council and the NZ Transport Agency. Just how much money Horizons will be asked for is ...

Palmerston North RSA volunteers will soldier on despite the loss of financial support from the Government. Thursday's Budget scrapped the $250000 RSAs received each year to reimburse their volunteers for expenses such as phone and travel costs.

Now the 58-year-old police sergeant is retiring from his post in Otaki, after 40 years of service between Christchurch and Palmerston North. At the end of June, Mr Bigwood will hang up his hat for good, going on the OE he never had in England and ...