Manawatu stories
Passengers on the Manawatū and Wairarapa lines will see services doubled from 2030 as Greater Wellington orders 18 battery-electric trains.
ShadowTech25 inspired 24 Year 11 girls in Manawatū to explore diverse ICT careers through panels, activities, and industry insights, addressing NZ's skills shortage.
Users of the Te Ahu a Turanga highway could have helped pay for upkeep and resilience, Infrastructure New Zealand says.
Presbyterian Support Central has partnered with Spark to revamp its tech, aiming to improve productivity for over 1,000 employees amid budget constraints.
A missing emergency stop and poor cleaning procedures left a worker without an arm, prompting a GBP £297,000 fine for Dunlop Drymix.
WorkSafe says the case highlights how moving or copying machinery without fresh checks can expose workers to fatal crushing hazards.
Job seekers in Manawatū will start a six-week infrastructure course in November, with trainees employed by firms from day one.
Additional public and transitional homes will be targeted at regional centres where demand has surged ahead of supply, worsening rents and overcrowding.
A Manawatu dairy farmer has been ordered to pay a fine after repeatedly blocking inspectors, despite WorkSafe's warning that cooperation is mandatory.
The site could draw USD $2 billion to USD $4 billion in logistics investment and ease freight congestion around Palmerston North.
Residents near contaminated defence bases say barriers to free PFAS blood tests are leaving them in the dark about exposure risk.
Public feedback opens on four cheaper routes after the Manawatū Gorge closure left the region without a safe state highway link.
CEDA hopes the site will give Palmerston North and Manawatu businesses easy access to business support, advice and resources.
