A win by 5 votes, Michael Laws gets seat
Former Whanganui mayor Michael Laws has won a seat Otago Regional Council by five votes.
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Watch NZH Local Focus: Feilding's MiniMoto GP celebrates ten years
The annual race is encouraging high school students to take on engineering as a subject. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Feilding's MiniMoto GP celebrates ten years
The annual race is encouraging high school students to take on engineering as a subject. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Community rallies to save Woodville Railway Station
The Woodville community is coming together for the sake of an old railway station under threat. And Kiwi Rail seems likely to agree. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Bones mystery: Grisly murder revealed?
Bones found in bush in the foothills of the Tararua Range are suspected to belong to Palmiro MacDonald but others have gone missing in the area.
Man who gave false tip on Scott Guy case racks up more convictions
A man fined for giving police a false tip on the Scott Guy murder case five years ago was back in court today on other charges.
Bones found in lower North Island
The skeletal remains of a person have been found in bush in the foothills of the Tararua Ranges.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Feyen to drive change in Horowhenua
Newly elected Horowhenua mayor Michael Feyen is promising to include the community in decision making. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Man in custody following knife attack
A man is in custody after attacking a woman with a knife in a Palmerston North suburb this morning.
Watch NZH Local Focus: McDouall cruises to Whanganui mayoralty
Whanganui deputy mayor Hamish McDouall now has the top job. Made with funding for NZ on Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: New mayor for Whanganui
Hamish McDouall is Whanganui’s new mayor winning almost 40 per cent of the vote and nearly the twice the number of his nearest rival. Made with funding for NZ on Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Tanja tackles 'toughest two minutes in sport'
Whanganui senior firefighter Tanja Grunwald is off to the World Firefighter Combat Challenge in the United States. Made with funding from NZ on Air
Watch NZH Local Focus: Tanja tackles ‘toughest two minutes in sport’
Whanganui senior firefighter Tanja Grunwald is off to the World Firefighter Combat Challenge in the United States. Made with funding from NZ on Air
Family's Palmerston North homeless gesture goes viral
A Palmerston North family has been flung into social media stardom after a video of them feeding the homeless went viral. Te-Kai-Po
Watch NZH Local Focus: Tararua farmers try to 'save the sheep'
Feral sheep are under threat but Wimbledon farmer Brian Hales is showcasing what these exotic breeds have to offer. Made with funding from NZ on Air
Watch NZH Local Focus: Whanganui still NZ's heart of glass
Whanganui District Council opened New Zealand Glassworks to bring together professional glass artists and the community. Made with funding from NZ on Air
Watch NZH Local Focus: Whanganui still NZ’s heart of glass
Whanganui District Council opened New Zealand Glassworks to bring together professional glass artists and the community.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Fibre pays off for Whanganui
Software engineer Donald Gordon moved to Whanganui because of the local council's investment in fibre broadband. Now other councils are being urged to take lead in boosting regional economies. Made with funding from NZ on Air
Strangers battled flames to rescue family
As smoke billowed from her vehicle Susan Evans lay trapped and unconscious inside. Murray Michie didn't think twice about going in and cutting her free.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Fibre pays off for Whanganui
Software engineer Donald Gordon moved to Whanganui because of the local council's investment in fibre broadband. Now other councils are being urged to take lead in boosting regional economies. Made with funding from NZ on Air
Restoration stifled by red tape
Despite painstaking and careful restoration of a historic bank building in Marton, Auckland owner Steve Quinn's progress has now been
The cat who thinks he's a lamb
Steve the cat has gained quite a following and not just on the internet.
Mum's grief: 'They let him down'
The mother of a disabled teen who died after drowning in a bath says carers failed to use common sense and that ultimately led to
Rubbish dumped outside hospice shop
A Whanganui hospice shop has been forced to pay hundreds of dollars to remove a pile of rubbish dumped overnight.
Elderly man on the run
A man in his 70s who is alleged to have defrauded woman in Whanganui is still on the run after failing to appear in court.
Iwi agrees to 1080 drops - with conditions
After eight months' consultation Ruapehu iwi Ngāti Rangi has agreed to aerial 1080 operations in its area - with many conditions. TBFree
PM adds weight to 3 Keys
Prime Minister John Key received a "wonderful, warm reception" when he spoke at the launch of the Whanganui branch of Three Keys on
Whanganui spring garden event still on
It didn't come top in the Den of Dragons competition but the Spring into Whanganui event will still be on next year, organiser Frances
Man accused of killing stock
Keegan Borthwick is alleged to have killed a $150 ewe and a $1200 ram at Parikino on December 24 intending to steal the carcasses.
Facebook messages prompt assault
The messages Colin Smith read had been between his partner and the victim.
Conviction for choking partner
A man who pushed his partner up against a wall and held her by the throat will be sentenced in October.
Firefighters rescue child from clothes rack
Firefighters rushed to the aid of a small child whose foot got stuck in a clothes rack.
Prison officer stood down after being assaulted
A prison officer who was assaulted by an inmate has been stood down, the inmate's lawyer says. Defence lawyer Debbie Goodlet said
Farmers store employee defrauds company
A Farmers employee who found a way to defraud the company will be sentenced in October. Corey James Hagger worked for the Farmers