Motorist killed in rockfall on North Island highway
A man has been killed after rockfall on a main highway near Whanganui.
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Plastic perhaps not so fantastic
Plastic has many uses - but have we made too much and what can we do about it?
Occupants flee blaze in converted residential building
Five fire crews are currently battling the two-storey blaze.
Teacher jailed for six years for sexual abuse of student
Judge denies request for a reduced sentence owing to defendant's age and ill health.
Rachel Rose: Knock 'em down -- social cost of our substandard housing
Whanganui: Cheap land, even cheaper houses - some of which need to be bowled
$6 million for Whanganui's port and rail links
Whanganui gets first share of Provincial Growth Fund.
Region's water quality improving - study
Study finds multiple factors contributing to faster-than-expected small improvement
Review: Brilliant Tempest produces a storm of laughs
Great cast, great setting -- another Shakespearean triumph at the botanic gardens
Chester Borrows: You have to hunt where the ducks are
Entrenching the core vote and alienating the centre won't grow support for the party.
Second day without power in rural community
Play time for Brunswick kids as power cut closes school.
Fake bookcase hid secret to paying off mortgage
Couple's method for paying their bills was behind a fake bookcase door in the sleepout.
Online fraud reports "tip of the iceberg"
Netsafe is encouraging people to report scams as online fraud becomes more sophisticated.
Whanganui Maori ready to run it this weekend
Full weekend of games scheduled for Te Tini A Maui Tournament after just one in 2017.
200 attend Whanganui social enterprise expo
Social enterprise expo gets under way in Whanganui with 200 attendees.
Man steals thousands of dollars in three burglaries
Whanganui man convicted of three Auckland burglaries.
Family wins fight to get jailed son to father's funeral
Corrections has agreed to let a jailed son go to his father's funeral.
Future cricket in good hands
Whanganui and districts opening cricket weekend throws up some future stars.
The Butcher's back
Whanganui boxer Robert Berridge is on the comeback trail after retiring last year.
Whanganui skaters on track for Youth Olympics
Whanganu skating trio on track for 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires
Gita's blast brings blackouts across Whanganui region
Blackouts over the region as cyclone blasts through
Social enterprise business expo kicks off
Social enterprise expo goes plastic free - thanks to prisoners' efforts.
Tropical cyclone threatens Tempest
Cast tempts fate with play focused on a ship in tempestuous seas.
Annual kids' bike race spins into gear
This year's Kiwi Kids Bike Race series gets into the spin at St Johns Hill.
Students' hard work wins scholarships
Macy Duxfield got scholarships, did university papers in Year 13
Huge assembly as school prepares for coming year
Whanganui High School adopts a house system and organises around it
Building boom boosts Whanganui
Whanganui building firms are benefiting from the New Zealand construction boom.
Pregnant Black Fern paddles her heart out
Sosoli Talawadua returns to Whanganui with Black Fern teammate for charity event
Got a business idea ... now make it Thrive
Social enterprise expo could ignite new businesses around the city
'All we wanted was 20 minutes for him to say goodbye'
Man held in custody was refused 20 minutes to say goodbye to his dying father.
Your say: Assaults by patients are a real threat
Readers letters: Hospital security; rental issues; Knighthoods; National leadership race
Bus filmed backing 300m on busy state highway
It's the second driving incident caught on camera at that intersection this month.