Two women will vie to be Labour's Whanganui electorate candidate to contest September's general election. Nominations closed on

People on foot still tried to get their chicken fix by lining up alongside cars at the drive-through, but were turned away after waiting for up to 20 minutes.

It could be a call centre anywhere in the world, but Connect Global is based in the small South Taranaki settlement of Waverley. It provides desperately needed jobs for ten locals. Made with funding from NZ On Air

Kopere Downs has been a shearer for 20 years, and now he's reached a major milestone. He has shorn his millionth sheep. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

An elderly man who allegedly left a string of women broken-hearted and out-of-pocket hid from cops with a couple he'd told his house was damaged in Kaikoura quake.

The New Zealand Masters Games has kicked off in Whanganui.

Search teams elated as DOC worker stumbles across missing tourist.

This year one of the centerpieces at alternative festival KiwiBurn was a giant weta, built in Auckland by a team of designers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Watch NZ Herald Focus: Henry Vaeoso is honouring the late Jonah Lomu with community driven aerobics.

Whanganui's annual Soapbox derby has been running for four years. And each year it gets more popular with local kids - and kids at heart. Watch NZH Local Focus: Soap box derby bigger every year

A rare 1945 Douglas DC3, owned by Air Chathams, and touched down at Whanganui Airport. Made with funding from NZ On Air

A rare 1945 Douglas DC3, owned by Air Chathams, and touched down at Whanganui Airport. Made with funding from NZ On Air

A man who climbed the fence to the dog pound told the court there was no sign on the gate telling him he couldn't. Oliver Dekker

A two-week shoplifting spree netted a Whanganui woman more than $1000 worth of goods - and a day in court. Jenny Whareaorere stole

The fastest kids on the block in Whanganui gathered at Cook's Garden on Tuesday night.. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Hawera Police want to speak to a Taranaki teen who has been missing since January 6.

Watch NZH Local Focus: This is the city with the cheapest housing in New Zealand and local real estate agents are rejoicing.

Most of those injured in yesterday's Tongariro National Park bus crash have been discharged from hospital, tour boss says.

23-year-old Daniel Lee is walking the length of New Zealand to raise funds for the rescue helicopter that saved his life as a child. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

Acclaimed voice tutor Cesar Ulloa believes music is a powerful force that can soothe, excite, delight and delve into the listener's

The man killed after pointing a shotgun at police didn't "get in with a bad crowd, he was the bad crowd" says elderly victim's daughter.

A neighbour of the Whanganui house where an armed man was fatally shot by police on Friday night said the shot man had been at the

Savey Kevin Sous, who was shot dead after ignoring pleas to drop his weapon, was known to police and had a history of violence.

A police officer stepped in to drive an ambulance last night as emergency workers tried desperately to save a man shot by police.

The man who allegedly aimed a firearm at police in Whanganui and was shot by an AOS member has died.

It's peak season on the Whanganui River, with about 100 people a day finishing river trips at Pipiriki. About half of them are canoeists

When it comes to dream jobs, Catherine Williams' role takes some beating. The Whanganui woman is second in command of a large luxury

A Wanganui woman found the greenstone necklace found on the shore of Lake Taupo

Firefighters have cut a woman out of a car after the vehicle crashed in Whanganui.

As most Kiwis were partying to see the new year in, others were being born.