Manawatū - Mark Wasley News

Action urged at rail crossing where bus driver killed, while tributes flow

September 19, 2020 0

There are pleas to improve the safety of a rail crossing where a beloved bus driver was killed.

Bus driver killed in fatal collision with train cherished children, passengers on-board

September 17, 2020 0

The bus driver who died in a collision with a train cared deeply about the students she drove to school every day.

Driver dies after fatal school bus and train collision in Bunnythorpe

September 16, 2020 0

A bus driver is dead and 40 people have escaped the vehicle, some with moderate injuries, after it collided with a train at an intersection between Bunnythorpe and Palmerston North.

New bus card buzzes into Manawatū

June 23, 2020 0

A new electronic bus card that will make bus travel more efficient and be able to be used across nine regions, is being rolled out in Manawatū after considerable delays.

Strong magnitude 5.8 earthquake jolts NZ

May 25, 2020 0

Tens of thousands of New Zealanders begun their day being rocked by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake this morning.

Halcombe School gala another huge success with record $21,500 raised

April 1, 2019 0

Warm weather, traditional attractions and in demand goods put under the hammer were the key to huge success at Halcombe School's gala.

New supermarket for Feilding as Write Price closes

August 13, 2017 0

Feilding will lose one of its three supermarkets as part of a decision to focus efforts on constructing a new New World store.

Write Price Feilding closing

August 9, 2017 0

One of Feilding's most popular supermarkets is set to close, Mark Wasley News has learned.

Local breakfast radio under threat, survey reveals

July 14, 2017 0

Locally produced radio programming continues to be of importance to Manawatū residents, but is under threat during the prominent weekday breakfast period, the latest commercial radio figures have confirmed.

Two dead in single-car Halcombe crash

July 6, 2017 0

Two people have died in a single-car crash north of Halcombe this evening.