Local Focus: Refugee day grows with support from locals
Big increase in locals at Refugee Day celebration. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
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The Waverley Horror Show for Ratana
Eighteen tries to one in an absolute embarrassment at Dallison Park.
Sole survivor of crash that killed seven disputes Coroner's report
She disagreed with witness accounts and said there was no point in pointing fingers.
Whanganui aviation hub set for take-off
Indian trainee pilots bring $50 million to Whanganui. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Intensive farming rules divide council, environment groups
Environmentalists want plan change "called in" - Horizons chairman opposed to it.
Horror crash: 'It's really hard when kids are involved'
The Waverley community is still reeling one year on from the horror crash that killed 7.
Gift of life: Surgeon's organ donations saved lives
More organ donors are needed, but what's involved? One family tells of going through it.
Whanganui region marae take on Civil Defence roles
Visiting academic talks to local people about indigenous emergency management.
Rugby: Poor decision-making costs Metro
St Johns Club Whanganui Metro slip to fifth on the Manawatu Colts division rugby table.
Police appeal for sightings of missing teen girl
Jaymilee has been missing from her Whanganui home since Friday
How do you thank another driver?
Wellingtonians like to toot while Aucklanders prefer to flash their hazard lights.
Racing: Kiwi Earl Bamber gets third in GTE class at Le Mans
Another trip to the podium at the iconic race, although this time is a lower division.
Conservation Comment: Heard of the Zero Carbon Act?
"Bill has been watered down to get buy-in, but how can you water down an emergency?"
Meet John Lennon's Kiwi family: 'I sipped whisky in Beatles' hotel'
Beatles John Lennon and Ringo Starr met extended family members in Wellington in 1964.
Temperatures to drop 3C-4C early next week
Auckland is forecast to drop from a high of 17C today to 14C by Tuesday.
Four Waiouru crash victims now out of hospital
A child was killed and seven other people were injured in the two-car collision.
Rugby: Metro poised to strike
Metro sit poised to strike in fourth spot in the Manawatu Colts division rugby competition
Local Focus: NZ's youngest councillor sees climate change as the challenge of the century
Councillor Chandulal-Mackay on the region's challenges. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Logo created for Whanganui's first Heritage Month
Designer Cecelia Kumeroa has created a logo for the first Whanganui Heritage Month
Indefinite jail for decades of 'dehumanising' rapes
The charges against Richard Apperley date back to offending beginning in the 1990s.
Local Focus: Vinyl finds a new groove at the Record Fair
Travelling Record Fair brings people from all regions. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Search tactics assessed on missing Tararua tramper Darren Myers
Police assessing Tararua search options in face of forecast snow and gales.
Weather delays search for missing British tramper
The search for a 49-year-old British man, missing in the Tararua Range, continues today.
Waitangi Claims Trust seeks mandate from Taihape iwi
Trust is beginning a series of hui on June 15, in Taihape and Whanganui.
Six decades of service to Māori performing arts recognised
Sydney Kershaw's passion has taken him around the world for special performances.
Car mysteriously catches fire after Queen's Birthday crash in Whanganui
Police investigate after crashed car catches fire.
Glow show celebrates Matariki and Māori myth and legend
The glow show is a Matariki celebration sure to delight young audiences.
Local Focus: Newest tech for oldest collection
Explore the Sarjeant Gallery from anywhere in the world. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Winter isn't coming New Zealand - it's here, and it's cold, brace yourselves
Temperatures dipped below zero overnight as snow blanketed parts of New Zealand.
Highway travel across NZ disrupted by snow, flooding, gales and rockfall
Four major highways have snowfall warnings until 10pm this evening.
Thunderstorms, lightning, driving warnings. What's next?
No matter where you were in NZ last night, you would have experienced thunderstorms.
Letters: Local fuel prices a puzzle
Government needs to determine whether the big oil companies are in genuine competition.