A lot of effort has gone into 'making sure there is something for everyone'.

Possible reinvestment of funds has been labelled 'a kneejerk reaction to finances'.

'We are trying to be the best we can be as a small region'.

'Time is going to go fast. We need to hear from you.'

The project received $876,250 from MBIE's Tourism Infrastructure Fund.

The bridge is regularly inspected for safety.

Councillors voted 9-4 in favour of ending the service before it even began.

Council boss David Langford is "happy to front up" to people angry with the council.

Councillors will decide its fate at an extraordinary meeting on Monday evening.

The public will soon have a say on a joint venture housing proposal.

Whanganui district councillors will vote on the agreement on February 13.

'We are not rushing this through by stealth and we are not trying to hide anything.'

'There are a million and one different tricks compared to where we were a few years ago.'

'The moment you go in there mad, you’re going to get eaten up.'

'It's not about bylaws, it's about educating people.'

Police were called to the Talbot St area on Monday morning.

It is unclear where homeless occupants will go.

'I think motorists will throw their hands up in horror.'

'He's really flourished and his love for the game is pretty inspirational.'

'We need a minimum ground temperature of 13C to carry out pavement works.'

It is still making sure kids have Christmas presents this year.

Durie Hill Tower visitors may need to keep an eye out for a firefighter on the stairs.

'They stole the whole get-up except the tie, which I buried with my dad.'

Denise Caltaux says abuse in care is at the core of a lot of the country's social issues.

'Some of these buildings need urgent attention.'

'It’s more than a drink when there’s the connection of whānau.'

'His life deserves to be celebrated because he was one of the good guys.'

'If you’re going to instigate change then you really ought to be prepared to fund it.'

Around 103,000 solar panels will be built by Harmony Energy.

'Finding savings isn’t a one-off exercise,' the Local Government Minister says.

Kai Iwi residents started a petition calling for its reinstatement.

'Let’s change the type of thinking around what a gallery can be.'

'You would struggle to find anyone with a bad word to say about him.'

Cafe profits could 'start chipping away' at gallery operating costs, but there is a risk.

The Department of Corrections project has an overall cost of around $14 million.

Councillors voted 7-6 to keep the service as is until at least next year.

'It is all designed to work with just a voice and a guitar.'

Friends of the Aviary want to turn the facility into a 'valuable, educational resource'.

A community group could get the go-ahead to operate the facility.

Donors have lent the club enough money to see it through to a sale.

Whanganui is in 'a very fortunate position' compared with many other councils.

'Even if it was $5000, that would have helped get it off the ground.'

'We knew it was a fairly crazy project but we ended up putting two and two together.'

'There is no need for anybody to be using it.'

'We need to make our shadow look bigger than we are.'

'It’s highly competitive and they don’t go there to mess about.'

'If the problem was so easy to fix, we would have done it by now.'

'I think he was throwing a blanket over all of local government.'

Temperatures are set to rise in the River City.

'For our own professionalism and self-worth, it’s about delivering great results.'

Leaving the original pipe in place does 'not bear thinking about'.

'You would have to be a pretty young person to hike from the bottom to the top.'

'We’ve got to the point where we’ve offered all the help we can.'

'If you skew the balance too much in one area you pay the price elsewhere.'

Maintaining the seal on rural roads has been under pressure 'for several years'.

'It sounds easy - take a sample and put it into a plastic cup - but it does take time.'

Whanganui District Council has debated whether to have 10 or 12 elected members in 2025.

Forty-nine solar-powered meters replaced 216 coin meters in Whanganui's CBD in 2022.

Sarjeant director Andrew Clifford says the gallery 'is already looking spectacular'.

'The cost of getting a truck out there is ridiculous.'

'We are seeing tonnes and tonnes of recycling not going to landfill.'

The plant's dryer will be shut for a month later this year.

'Sport was just a real passion for him. He loved it, he really loved it.'

There was 'a lot of shovelling' in the early days for Robbie Atkinson.

'Many people see dyslexia as a disability. You, however, see it as a possibility.'

WPI chief executive Mike Ryan says 'some sort of government intervention' may be required.

'We are bullish as to what can happen from here.'

'It hasn’t always been plain sailing but we get there in the end.'

'We are attempting to lead the way a little bit with this.'

Whanganui female rowers have made the podium at every Olympics since 2012.

If the cabin was out the back, it would be OK.

'It’s definitely a labour-intensive operation but we love what we’re doing.'

The council can join forces with other councils for water services or go it alone.

'Everybody who lives alongside the river has a role to play.'

The library has been without a main carpark for over four years.

"It was a pleasure to be part of and it’s great to see it continue".

Police, Coastguard and Wanganui Surf Lifeguard Service are responding.

'We did witness a person attempting to drop off a couch.'