Matthew Dallas

Matthew Dallas A construction company has been told in the High Court it had no right to withhold retention money from an embattled Horowhenua subcontractor it used for two regional projects.

Opportunity, wellbeing and precious time will be celebrated on a catwalk at Te Manawa on Thursday.

Diwali celebrations in Feilding are set to be bigger and brighter than last year as the town champions its cultural diversity.

The switch has been flicked on Diwali celebrations in Manawatū, with a night of costumes, culture and illumination in Feilding.

Turbos need culture shift ''It's absolutely outrageous'' is my expression when anybody asks me what I think of the Manawatu Turbos' performance this year.

Sawmill closures and the Tararua highway tolls proposal have closed out Suze Redmayne's first year in office with a one-two punch – but she's not one to duck for cover.

Matthew Dallas Limbs and torsos, pushed and pulled to their limits with precision and grace, provide the indomitable wow factor on stage.

A North Shore dance studio has gone back-to-back at the National Young Performer Awards, with Auckland dominating the finals of the troupe competition.

Thousands of hands, large and small - and the odd head and foot - have helped Manawatū snare a playful world record.

It's a problem that comes in a flash, but there is no quick fix for preventing a key Feilding intersection from resembling a small lake in heavy rain.