A woman who found a handbag in a supermarket trolley took out $2500 and spent it on Christmas presents. Alice Gaylene Murphy, 35

A Castlecliff man accused of killing a cow in Waverley will enter a plea later this month. Jordan Kent Firmin, 26, faces charges

A man has admitted firing an airgun towards his neighbour's house, hitting it twice and cracking windows. Phillip James Shand pleaded

A man who drove into a road worker in April told police he thought he'd only hit road cones.

Members of Ngati Ruanui iwi are infuriated their kaumatua Ngapari Nui has been stood down from voluntary work at a prison because of his Black Power affiliations.

Throwing drunken punches at police got James Martin Rapana nowhere - except on the ground, tased.

Amateur artist - and Prime Minister - John Key has donated a drawing of his workplace to the Turakina School Art Expo this year.

The 14-year-old and 16-year-old allegedly fled the scene with "a small amount of chocolate," police said.

Mother who can't afford to travel to see her son in hospital says he is still in critical condition.

A Wanganui Cancer Society volunteer has shocked the organisation by offering up his beloved classic car for auction in a bid to raise funds for them.

Ryan David Campbell Thompson, 24, and Hereina Paul, 23, were in the car when it went over a bank at about 10pm and caught fire.

A Whanganui woman was so ensconced in her gambling addiction that she faked paternity documentation to get Working for Families benefits.

The completion of a settlement of major Treaty of Waitangi claims is in the balance after a hui was held to resolve issues over its management.

An injured man who spent the night trapped in a vehicle after it crashed down a bank has been rescued.

The death of a 79-year old Whanganui woman in a house fire could have been prevented with a working smoke alarm.

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A 29-year-old man was shot in the leg and taken to Whanganui Hospital.

The motorcyclist injured in a crash with a car near Okoia on Thursday will need about three months to recover.

Emergency services are responding to what is understood to be a serious car crash near Whanganui.