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‘Serious safety risks’: Whanganui riverboat managers on youth antics
'The roof isn’t designed or made to hold human weight.'
Revealed: The proposed iwi-council relationship agreement
Whanganui district councillors will vote on the agreement on February 13.
Join the debate: New iwi-council agreement proposed in Whanganui
Whanganui Council to discuss world-first indigenous-council partnership at public events.
‘World first’: Council moves toward landmark iwi partnership
Negotiations are expected to be finalised in early 2025.
'Hospital pass': Councils to pay for set up of new water entity
'If you’re going to instigate change then you really ought to be prepared to fund it.'
Construction sector suspected suicides: 80 died last year, highest on record
Data from Coronial Services dating back to 2007 shows record 2023 suicide numbers.
Brown says councils must respect ratepayer money
'Finding savings isn’t a one-off exercise,' the Local Government Minister says.
Kai Iwi flying fox set to return
Kai Iwi residents started a petition calling for its reinstatement.
The 'cross-pollination' of Sarjeant's opening season
'Let’s change the type of thinking around what a gallery can be.'
Council to control Sarjeant cafe
Cafe profits could 'start chipping away' at gallery operating costs, but there is a risk.
Twelve councillors to represent district after next election
Representation has been 'strongly debated' at previous council meetings.
New sewerage pipe connecting prison to council treatment plant
The Department of Corrections project has an overall cost of around $14 million.
Council holds firm on rural recycling
Councillors voted 7-6 to keep the service as is until at least next year.
Council hands aviary to community group
Friends of the Aviary want to turn the facility into a 'valuable, educational resource'.
Aviary back on council agenda
A community group could get the go-ahead to operate the facility.
Strength in numbers: Mayor calls for council collaboration
'We need to make our shadow look bigger than we are.'
Homelessness 'not generic to Whanganui'
'If the problem was so easy to fix, we would have done it by now.'
Bubble trouble: Foamy fiasco as pranksters target water feature
The feature will be have to be drained and refilled.
How Whanganui & Partners shapes up in its new era
'For our own professionalism and self-worth, it’s about delivering great results.'
Pipe replacement project grinding to the finish line
Leaving the original pipe in place does 'not bear thinking about'.
Camping site closed after 'property damage, abuse and intimidating behaviour'
'We’ve got to the point where we’ve offered all the help we can.'
Strong wind gusts and downpours hit Whanganui
“The mountainous areas will very likely see some snow."
'Balancing act': Who will pay for more shared pathways?
'If you skew the balance too much in one area you pay the price elsewhere.'
Letters: Marae investment will prove its worth
Readers have their say on marae investment, food safety and residential cabins.
Council roading team fighting forestry crunch
Maintaining the seal on rural roads has been under pressure 'for several years'.
Council calls in cavalry for water sampling
'It sounds easy - take a sample and put it into a plastic cup - but it does take time.'
'Less is more': Council divided on numbers for next election
Whanganui District Council has debated whether to have 10 or 12 elected members in 2025.