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Man tied woman to bed to stop her from going into town
A man who repeatedly assaulted a woman and routinely tied her to a bed to stop her from going into town - all while on parole for similar crimes - was jailed yesterday.
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Real estate agent walks out of hearing
A man facing three charges of misconduct under the Real Estate Agents Act walked out of a disciplinary hearing in Wanganui yesterday.
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Wanganui knife thrower arrested
A man who threw a knife at a passing car carrying a mother and her daughter has been arrested.
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Board agrees on name for Wanganui Hospital
Wanganui Hospital will retain the current spelling of its name - unless you're speaking Maori.
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Unpruned trees cause spate of power cuts
Many of the weekend's power cuts could have been prevented if trees had been pruned properly, according to Powerco's network operations manager Phil Marsh.
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Appeal over Wilson's supervision order still going ahead
Sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson's appeal for a judicial review against his restrictive parole conditions has been declared moot because of his recall to prison.
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Jail for sexual offences against sisters
A man has been jailed for historical sexual offences against two girls - sisters who were his own children's friends.
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Seatbelts not worn in fatal crash
Police say two women involved in a fatal crash on a farm north of Wanganui were not wearing seatbelts.
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Scrub fire near Wanganui Airport
The fire was covering at least 1 hectare of tussock grass between the ocean and the airport. It was windy and the fire spreading fast, a Fire Service spokesman said.