Manawatū

A tent city has sprung up at Manfeild as Central Districts Field Days gets under way.

Two people have been found dead in a house in rural Manawatū.

The Palmerston North City Council have upgraded their water restrictions over the weekend, including implementing a total sprinkler ban in the city.

It all went swimmingly last Thursday, for Awatapu College's annual Swimming Sports at the Lido Aquatic Centre.

Air New Zealand has confirmed it will operate its next $29 Night Rider service between Palmerston North and Auckland.

Businessman Grant Smith, the Palmerston North city councillor tipped in a Manawatū Standard Versus poll to be the city's next mayor, has won the by-election.

Residents near a forestry fire at Santoft Forest, north-west of Bulls, today have been evacuated as firefighters work to bring the blaze under control.

Firefighters have managed to save a shed from a rapidly moving grass fire, believed to have started on the side of the road.

A rampaging animal was reportedly on the loose on Monday, in Feilding.

Water and fire restrictions are expanding across the wider Manawatū as this year's dry weather continues.