Editorial: Cafe culture worth embracing
Whanganui's cafe culture is second to none. But it wasn't always this way.
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Pulling the crowds for 32 weekends a year supports lifestyle
Small businesses on the move make for a kind of freedom - but it's not for everyone
Families flock to Turakina for Scots-style fun
Scottish sports and culture attract about 1500 to highland games at Turakina
New varieties displayed at Whanganui flower show
Good quality dahlias, gladioli and other flowers, fruit and vegetables displayed to public
Local Focus: House rotted out from under elderly couple
Seven weeks after moving in, an odious smell began seeping through the home. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Jetskiers 'putting kids' lives in danger'
Jetskiers hooning around the shoreline at Lake Wiritoa are upsetting locals.
Second man falls down cliff near festival
The man fell in the same place as another man a day earlier.
Gladioli and dahlias the star turns of summer flower show
The Wanganui Horticultural Society Summer Show is a chance to see new flower varieties
Editorial: Time to dob-in the boy racers
Boy racers are making themselves unpopular in Whanganui.
70m cliff plunge: 'He broke the rules and paid the price'
Search efforts were on the brink of being called off when the man was finally located.
Local Focus: Rātana roundup
Highlights of 100th Rātana celebration. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Ratana roundup
Highlights of 100th Rātana celebration. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Labour Party and Ratana movement continue old alliance
Labour and its partner parties say they aim to better the lives of Māori
Why Rātana is in the spotlight after 100 years
Rātana "was more famous than Brad Pitt".
Eyes on Rountree at nationals in Woodville
20 Whanganui riders off to motocross nationals with the juniors the ones to watch
Local Focus: Ratana celebrates 100 years
Rātana "was more famous than Brad Pitt". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Beat the heat on muggy nights: Try this fan trick
It's all about where you position your fan - to make your own wind tunnel.
Record growth proves region is a hot spot
Whanganui's population rose by 700 people last year
No vacancies as visitors flock to Whanganui
Beds hard to find as visitors beat a track to Whanganui
Local Focus: One-day races don't come much harder than this
NZ's newest international pro cycling event. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: One-day races don't come much harder than this
NZ's newest international pro cycle race. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Hocquard high tails it into the big league
Whanganui cricketer Matthew Hocquard named Hawkes Bay Cricket Camp tournament MVP
Body of missing teen pulled from river
Body recovered after 16-year-old feared swept away.
NZ's worst prisons: Assault figures released
A total of 295 prisoner on staff assaults took place between January and August last year.
Kidnapping and arson charges 15 months after car fire
A man was found by the burning vehicle with serious head injuries and burns.
From dairy farmers to budding hemp growers
Dairy farmers trial hemp as a new way of farming. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Search for teen feared swept down river
A boy in his teens is believed to have been swept away in the Rangitikei River.
Two women injured in separate horse accidents
Two women were airlifted to hospital following separate accidents involving horses.
Water runs red at popular beach fountain
Beachgoers were met by a strange sight at one of Auckland's most popular beaches today.