Censure and fine for surgeon guilty of misconduct
Dr Peter Liston says sorry for patient's 'long, hard journey'.
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Local Focus: Nature Play getting kids outside
Taking the classroom back to mother nature. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Armed robbers target busy dairy in broad daylight
A Heads Rd dairy was the latest target in a string of aggravated robberies in Whanganui.
Shocking treatment: How we are failing our kids
Children in crisis were admitted 1300 times to adult mental health wards since 2012.
Whanganui schools no longer in lockdown
Whanganui schools were in lockdown after man wearing a balaclava seen carrying a gun.
Car flips, man injured in police chase
A driver in a police chase travelled more than 20km before he crashed near Whanganui.
Thomas makes for a memorable 21st
Matthew Smith, who is autistic, celebrated his 21st birthday with a special trip
Sentencing delay for ex Whanganui doctor
Sentencing of fake doctor delayed due to late defence submissions.
Horses injured by overnight trespassers
The horses may not be able to be ridden again after the incident.
Local Focus: From Raglan to Whanganui
Walking 400km against seabed mining. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: From Raglan to Whanganui
Walking 400km against seabed mining. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Jacinda Ardern as Mona Lisa takes first prize
The new PM's eyes follow National MPs - including Ian McKelvie - wherever they go.
'I don't want to be on history's sideline'
Master's thesis explores drug that brings us one step closer to eradicating HIV.
First annual commemoration of NZ Wars
Martin Johnston looks at the first commemoration of the NZ Wars.
Stolen bike: 'I'm sorry - I was drunk'
Tandem bike stolen from blind Whanganui teenager has been returned.
Man denies stealing Audi found in garage
Man denies having anything to do with stolen Audi that turned up at his house.
Black Power associate back behind bars
24-year-old woman appears before court with eight pages of criminal history.
Two year battle for insurance after flood
Little progress has been made in the last year on Mark Goodier's flood claim
Teen driver critical after hitting power pole
Crash a "sobering reminder" of the consequences of not buckling up, police say.
Population boom opens up economic opportunities
Population boost in Whanganui and Horizons region districts means economic opportunities.
Local Focus: Whanganui candidates - something people don't know about you
Whanganui candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Whanganui candidates - seabed mining and DOC
Whanganui candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
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Whanganui candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Whanganui candidates on port development
Whanganui candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Whanganui: Rapid transit
Darragh Walshe and family traverse the historic and beautiful Whanganui River.
Two hurt, hospitalised after dairy robbery
The man and the woman were left with non-life threatening head injuries.
Crowded Auckland: 'No quality of life'
The move from Auckland to the smaller town of Whanganui has come with no regrets.
Auckland's red hot market spreading to other regions
As the Auckland market cools, would-be buyers look elsewhere.
Man fires nail gun into skull, survives
A man who accidentally shot a 90mm nail into his head was "extremely lucky" to survive.
Govt pays $44m to clean up 100 NZ rivers
A day ahead of Labour's freshwater announcement, National has made its own.
Jail for conman who tricked women out of thousands
'Lothario' William Harding has been sentenced to 3 years imprisonment