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![Whanganui dig deep for win over Wairarapa-Bush](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Whanganui dig deep for win over Wairarapa-Bush
Wingers Alice Ireton and Paris Munro both scored doubles.
!['Disgusting' pay rise offer: Strike at The Warehouse imminent](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Disgusting' pay rise offer: Strike at The Warehouse imminent
Union has 1400 members at retail giant - and two sites are ready to strike.
![Dave Mollard: Being the odd one out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dave Mollard: Being the odd one out
OPINION: It is a feeling many Kiwis have felt their whole lives but not me.
![Balance Aotearoa to hold concert for mental health awareness](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Balance Aotearoa to hold concert for mental health awareness
It's hoped the concert will provide a sense of community.
![Marchers call for God's peace for Palmerston North](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Marchers call for God's peace for Palmerston North
March for Peace was organised by two former gang members and Legacy Church.
![Now that's not boring: Palmy players' Lotto luck](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Now that's not boring: Palmy players' Lotto luck
Two of four First Division winners were from the city.
![Trio hold up commercial premises, demand cash before fleeing police, crashing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Trio hold up commercial premises, demand cash before fleeing police, crashing
Two seriously injured in crash, third flees.
![Company failed two young men killed in a crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Company failed two young men killed in a crash
$80m-a-year company relied on a young worker-for-hire in ways it should not have.
![Man charged for alleged role as money mule in scams](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man charged for alleged role as money mule in scams
The accused man will appear in court on Tuesday.
![How your team can win the Ranfurly Shield this season](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How your team can win the Ranfurly Shield this season
An analysis of your team's chances of winning the Log of Wood this season.
![Stefan Speller: Tackling crime in the CBD](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Stefan Speller: Tackling crime in the CBD
OPINION: Stefan Speller asks what role councils should play in crime prevention.
!['Eyewatering': Ezibuy administrators' $1.5m bill for two months' work](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Eyewatering': Ezibuy administrators' $1.5m bill for two months' work
Online retailer Ezibuy owes creditors about $117 million.
![Rob Rattenbury: Shopping a doddle with quieter pace of life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rob Rattenbury: Shopping a doddle with quieter pace of life
OPINION: A bad traffic day is when Rob Rattenbury gets two red lights at the city bridge.
![Repairs almost compete on road 'that keeps on giving'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Repairs almost compete on road 'that keeps on giving'
'We just need the weather to dry things out a bit and then we’ll be into the sealing.'
![Snow problem as records fall on magic mountain](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Snow problem as records fall on magic mountain
Snowfall on Ruapehu is bringing the best skiing conditions for years there.
![Fire crews battle to put out Horowhenua blaze](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fire crews battle to put out Horowhenua blaze
Locals on social media were concerned about gas bottles in neighbouring properties.
![Whanganui Mayor given 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Whanganui Mayor given 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity'
The group is working on behalf of all councils across the country.
![National and international opportunities for students at UCOL Te Pukenga Whanganui](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
National and international opportunities for students at UCOL Te Pukenga Whanganui
UCOL Te Pukenga Whanganui, held a successful open day on Wednesday, August 9.
![Rugby: Development side give good showing against talented Hurricanes Under-20s](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rugby: Development side give good showing against talented Hurricanes Under-20s
There were some familiar faces in the Hurricanes side.
![Rob Rattenbury: At some point you find a home forever](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rob Rattenbury: At some point you find a home forever
OPINION: 'I put Supertramp on the stereo and wound it up. We are here and here to stay.'
![Three-way partnership for Ōhakune housing development](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Three-way partnership for Ōhakune housing development
The Ruapehu housing development will cater for different needs.
![Thames Valley edge Whanganui in season-opening thriller](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Thames Valley edge Whanganui in season-opening thriller
Last season's beaten semifinalists got revenge on Whanganui.
![Police seize guns and weapons, make arrest following fatal gang shooting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police seize guns and weapons, make arrest following fatal gang shooting
Guns seized, man arrested as investigation over gang death continues.
!['Over my dead body': Father attacks police officers uplifting his daughter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Over my dead body': Father attacks police officers uplifting his daughter
A parenting order stated the 4-year-old was meant to be in the care of her mother.
![Watch: Person violently run down by car in Palmerston North gang brawl](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch: Person violently run down by car in Palmerston North gang brawl
The incident happened less than two days before a Mongrel Mob member was fatally shot.
![Cambridge coming to Whanganui Collegiate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cambridge coming to Whanganui Collegiate
The secondary school will replace NCEA Level 1 with Cambridge International Education.
![Whanganui council seeks feedback on Māori wards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Whanganui council seeks feedback on Māori wards
Feedback on the potential wards will be open until midnight, September 8.
!['Young father' fatally shot in Palmerston North gang-related attack](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Young father' fatally shot in Palmerston North gang-related attack
It's understood there was a related fight at a bar on Friday night.
![Overnight delays expected on State Highway 3 at Ōhakea](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Overnight delays expected on State Highway 3 at Ōhakea
The roadworks are part of a project to build a permanent roundabout at the intersection.