The project includes 290km of fencing, 630,000 plants and 100ha of pest and weed control.

"She's like an icon really. She's very special."

Māori employment plan works alongside advances in education, health - Katarina Hina.

Cost of shearing and burying adds to financial loss from dog attack on lambs.

Weaving is an experiential way into the richness of Māori culture.

An 'integrated community response' to home violence is making a difference.

Extra effort put into getting long-term beneficiaries into work, minister says.

A weaving project is adding another injection of life to Te Ao Hou Marae.

Massey University team researches facts for Horizons' Anzac Pde flood solution.

Making tukutuku panels keeps skills alive and brings people together, organiser says.

Two Waverley dairy farms are fencing and protecting biodiversity in their gullies.

Staying alive is worth risky operations and their complications, Val Goulding says

"Sticky date pudding at the Rutland Arms Inn is my go-to outing."

The community will be consulted about a new Kāinga Ora housing project in Whanganui East.

Protesters against farming regulations have again driven around Whanganui.

77-year-old former farmer defeats dangerous cancer through proactive approach and surgery.

Taihape iwi sign their first agreement in Treaty of Waitangi claim negotiations

Council stumps up $155,000 for bronze casting, community to raise money for plinth.

Whatahoro Cribb-Fox was born into the generation revitalising Māori language and culture.

"It's heartbreaking because there's nothing you can do about it."

They were chosen by hapū and iwi, and recommended by council staff.

Businesses seeking staff are urged to contact the Ministry of Social Development for help.

The bank says it could have better emphasised a more flexible timeframe.

Uenuku Charitable Trust's treaty settlement is to enable the Pōkākā Eco Sanctuary.

54 students are enrolled in the school and waiting to come to Whanganui.

DOC staff in a jetboat collided with a man in a kayak.

Puanga, the Aotearoa New Year, is a time to remember the past and look to the future.

Firefighter Jes Sorensen is retiring to write his memoir and work on his house.

'A bank may decide to withdraw products and services for commercial reasons.'

He expects the failure of Māori Health Authority, with 'huge sadness'.

DoC's Whanganui River operations are 'stopped' for 90 days as a result of collision.

Employers now need to make jobs attractive in order to keep staff.

Border restrictions mean the ski areas may be unable to open on time.

'They're targeting the very people they're supposed to be helping,' one farmer says.

Two new rail options look set to boost the Ruapehu winter visitor season.

Vonnie Cave was a renowned gardener, photographer, author and traveller.

Police have been told that vehicles are failing to stop for red lights in Glasgow St.

NZ is 'the only place in the world where you can play to huge crowds'.

He "failed miserably" at retirement and returned to work five times.

Tracey Waitokia sits at the centre of the land claim negotiation.

Launch of booklet marks 181st anniversary of Treaty signing at Tawhirihoe.

Hardwood bench made in New Zealand 25-plus years ago washes up in Sydney.

The farm is also in the process of changing ownership.

Councillors say time for reflection is important before decision making

Many new connections were made on a trip retracing the steps of tūpuna Apa-Hāpai-Taketake.

Getting food to market is made difficult or impossible by ageing rail overbridges.

Whanganui geology attracts students, fossil hunters. Dr Hamish Campbell explains why.

Ruapehu woman Fiona Kahukura Chase urges Horizons to set up Māori wards.

Visas for overseas pilot students could be a lifesaver for Whanganui's flight school.

MPs consulted over government exemption needed to let in Indian students

Mayor Phil Nixon sees a bright future for South Taranaki.

Dalvanius Prime and Poi E have set the Pātea Māori Club apart, members say.

About 250 operators are expected to apply for land use consent under the revised rules.

Ian Carter is Whanganui's new District Court Judge, succeeding Judge Philip Crayton.

There's still a good life to be had in the smaller Waiouru camp, Patrick Hibbs says.

"We didn't fight or have upsets at all."

Tom and Nola Wright spend their time together at their rest home.

Don Weston competes to win - but he also aims to have fun.