Hamish McDouall is Whanganui’s new mayor winning almost 40 per cent of the vote and nearly the twice the number of his nearest rival. Made with funding for NZ on Air.

A brand new Whanganui was unveiled on Thursday night ... in the form of a brand new brand for the district. An invitation-only audience

Whanganui senior firefighter Tanja Grunwald is off to the World Firefighter Combat Challenge in the United States. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Heads and entrails were all that remained of four steers poached from a paddock off Heads Rd. It was a distressing sight for Okoia

A man who drove into and seriously injured a road worker near Turakina in April appeared in Whanganui District Court on Tuesday. Reuben

An environmental and political activist who had 220 rotting lambs' tails dumped on his property believes he was specifically targeted.

The power of social media has come to the rescue of a Whanganui boy whose favourite ball was stolen. Back in August, six-year-old

Whanganui District Council opened New Zealand Glassworks to bring together professional glass artists and the community. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Whanganui District Council opened New Zealand Glassworks to bring together professional glass artists and the community.

A Whanganui resident has been subject to scam banking text messages.

Fire and ambulance staff were called to a laundromat in Gonville afternoon after a child became shut inside a dryer.

Steve the cat has gained quite a following and not just on the internet.

Steve the cat has gained quite a following and not just on the internet. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Whanganui GP Alan Mangan has seen almost nobody with a bout of full-on true influenza this season.

Maori Party co-founder Dame Tariana Turia has blasted the Government for "institutional racism" in its proposed reform of child protection

A man who admitted driving into and injuring a road worker is facing arrest after he failed to turn up in court on Monday. Judge

Alan Smith is marketing natural lactose as a product to assist healing wounds.

Growing Whanganui's population is a key issue for this year's local body elections.

Whanganui Maori are almost twice as likely to go to jail than Europeans when convicted of assault, sparking calls from an MP for a

A missing 84-year-old has been found.

The Audit Office has confirmed it has received a request to investigate some parts of the report into Whanganui's failed wastewater

Mother Teresa was made a Roman Catholic saint on September 4 - but it could be a while before Suzanne Aubert is awarded that status. Also

A Whanganui hospice shop has been forced to pay hundreds of dollars to remove a pile of rubbish dumped overnight.

The "racist" anti-Muslim rants included in a pamphlet circulating in Whanganui have upset some locals.

A man in his 70s who is alleged to have defrauded woman in Whanganui is still on the run after failing to appear in court.

Whanganui artist Mark Rayner says he is pleased to learn that opposition leader Andrew Little is amused by the artist's naked impression

Prime Minister John Key received a "wonderful, warm reception" when he spoke at the launch of the Whanganui branch of Three Keys on

It didn't come top in the Den of Dragons competition but the Spring into Whanganui event will still be on next year, organiser Frances

Keegan Borthwick is alleged to have killed a $150 ewe and a $1200 ram at Parikino on December 24 intending to steal the carcasses.

The messages Colin Smith read had been between his partner and the victim.