Manawatu

Young dairy farmers are still feeling optimistic about the industry, despite the low payout, and their farms are well set up for winter, that's in both the North and South Islands. Audio

Whanganui is to push ahead with plans to sell its pensioner flats. Audio

Change is in the air after nearly a century of weather watching for a Feilding family. Alan Mason's family have been recording the weather in Feilding for 98 years. But now, at the age of 94, Mr Mason… Audio

Centralised printing makes it hard to get late breaking into local papers. Audio

Professor of Digestive Biomechanics at the College of Health, Massey University, Associate Investigator <http://www.riddet.ac.nz/our-people/professor-roger-lentle> at the Riddet Institute, and… Audio

Son of WW1 sapper Bertram Martin, one of the New Zealand Tunnellers. Audio

Peat uncovered during major roadworks on the Kapiti Coast is shedding light on early Maori occupation, while the discovery of pumice might be the sign of an old tsunami Audio

State highway three through the Manawatu Gorge between Ashhurst and Woodville is being closed because of a slip, and is expected to remain closed at least until tomorrow afternoon. Audio

New Zealand's most enduringly successful shearer, David Fagan, begins his final competition today before retirement Audio

Four people give their impression of farm conditions around New Zealand. Audio

The cost of rebuilding Whanganui's failed wastewater treatment plant has ballooned from 25 million dollars to 38-million. Audio

Former chaplain, who set up Commonsense Organics in Wellington with his wife Marion Wood in the early 1990s, and open their first store in Auckland next week. Audio

Government scientists are proposing building a new seed bank to protect New Zealand agriculture for the effects of climate chance. Dr Kioumars Ghamkhar is the director of the Margot Forde Forage… Audio

A Horowhenua Police officer is recovering after being attacked by an angry man and his dog in Foxton earlier today. Audio

Philippa Tolley looks at whether progress is being made on dealing with New Zealand's shocking domestic violence statistics. Audio

Supergrans is a volunteer organisation which offers practical support to assist members of the community in acquiring life skills such as cooking, budgeting, menu planning, sewing and gardening… Audio

Ducks Unlimited is a conservation group which aims to increase the number of New Zealand wetlands, as well as developing ecosystems which will support water birds. The organisation helps with funding… Audio