Whanganui Mayor Hamish McDouall said Whanganui hosting the games was exceptional

"You couldn't ask for a more lively guy to have as your mate, that's for sure."

The zine was edited by Massey University artist in residence Feana Tu'akoi.

Police and St John responded to the incident on Monday morning.

One of the creators of the piece hoped it would be the first of many for the area.

He Awa Ora – Living River opens on Monday, June 27.

Whanganui's George Jackson uses his Nan's camp oven to bake the traditional bread.

The Covid case numbers update comes as a nurses' union warns of a chronic lack of staff.

Some families are being infected with Covid-19 for the third time.

Jamie Nicholas got a discount on his sentence because he was addicted to methamphetamine.

Soraya Peke-Mason will enter Parliament in about two months as a list MP.

Scientist Jim Dahm offers suggestions for saving Whanganui beaches in a changing climate.

One person has died at the scene of a single-car crash in Manawatū this morning.

"It lasted 30 seconds but that 30 seconds was absolutely terrifying to say the least."

'I would say, 100 per cent, we are understaffed,' a former Whanganui DHB nurse says.

Te Atawhai o te Ao is working with the Ageing Well National Science Challenge

"I never even spoke to them and they beat me like a dog."

Man who raped two women allowed to appeal against sentence; non-parole period quashed.

Police were initially called at around 11.15am on Saturday.

Family and friends have been searching for the man alongside emergency services.

The tablets are triangular and came in a range of colours from red to pink/orange.

Police have impounded 10 cars and plan to seize more.

The online symposium will be one day and feature six leading Māori Health speakers.

Margi Keys looks at how a garden plant can wreak havoc in the bush.

Whanganui to get kerbside recycling in 2023 and food waste collection from 2024.

Genetics student Amber Te Tau is grateful for the support she has received from Pūhoro.

Emma Rawson-Te Patu elected to the World Federation of Public Health Associations.

Southwest winds are bringing severe gales to parts of the North and South Islands.