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![Slow breeding year for two Bird of the Year contestants](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Slow breeding year for two Bird of the Year contestants
A historically reliably breeding female hihi only fledged one chick this year.
![Vintage vehicle parade over labour weekend](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Vintage vehicle parade over labour weekend
Whanganui's vintage firetruck and Dempsey & Forrest's Hurst will be in the parade.
![Turakina farming company wins big at national awards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Turakina farming company wins big at national awards
"It's great local restaurants can buy something farmed locally and of such high quality."
![Outcome of water bottling application revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Outcome of water bottling application revealed
The company applied to take and use up to 750,000 litres of groundwater per week.
![Second time lucky for Waverley A&P's 100th show](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Second time lucky for Waverley A&P's 100th show
The celebration is set for November after being cancelled last year due to Covid-19.
![Two main themes emerge from digital survey on connectivity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Two main themes emerge from digital survey on connectivity
A focus on Mowhanau is one of the next steps for the Whanganui Rural Community Board.
![Call to raise heritage awareness beyond bricks and mortar](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Call to raise heritage awareness beyond bricks and mortar
The Blooms in Bastia group says grassroots initiatives are needed to preserve heritage
![Landline repair delay: Man couldn't call for help when partner collapsed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Landline repair delay: Man couldn't call for help when partner collapsed
"When your partners laying on the floor and you can't call an ambulance, it's scary mate."
![Whanganui honey wins big](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Whanganui honey wins big
The company has bought land in Kai Iwi to up its mānuka honey production.
!['We are absolutely broken': Reward offered for information on shot horse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'We are absolutely broken': Reward offered for information on shot horse
The horse was shot on a rural property near Whanganui.