Serial sex offender Stewart Murray will not be subject to intensive or extended monitoring, the Department of Corrections has confirmed.

Whanganui MP Chester Borrows has failed in his application to have a charge against him dismissed.

COMMENT: Having viewed the video on numerous occasions, why the police bothered to prosecute Chester Borrows is beyond me.

The Waverley A&P Show has been going for 86 years. People come from around the region to experience what is one of the last old style farming events around.

A mother whose 3-year-old son was left unattended in a van outside a Whanganui kohanga reo says she has not been heard in the complaints process which followed.

A decision on whether Whanganui MP Chester Borrows will be prosecuted over an incident at a TPP protest will be known on Monday.

The jury returned its verdicts yesterday in the trial of two men accused of murdering Craig Rippon. In the High Court at Whanganui

Former policeman Colin Mower is still ensuring Taihape people are safe. He has set up a dial-a-driver service for the town. It's

Plans for a ferry between Whanganui and Port Motueka have been revisited. And pending a feasibility study by the council, could have the Mayor's support. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The prosecution and defence have closed their cases in the Craig Rippon murder trial in the High Court at Whanganui. Tyrone Peter

Whanganui locals went a little quackers on Saturday, in the name of charity. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A man is dead after an incident in Whanganui.

South Taranaki iwi Nga Rauru feels let down by the Department of Conservation's decision not to submit on a seabed mining application

Mathew Thomas Madams and one youth have pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter at the Whanganui High Court on Thursday

A police officer has told the crown at the Wanganui High Court yesterday Kevin Madams "bragged" to police about "smashing the prez." Tyrone

A review of volunteers in New Zealand prisons has found two were active gang members - one of whom had a conviction for making P.

About 30 Norfolk pine trees planted along Whanganui's Seafront Road reserve last week have been dug up and relocated after vandals

An asteroid discovered by a former Whanganui woman now has an official name. Jennie McCormick, born and educated in Whanganui, made

No one has managed to speak to convicted Kiwi drug smuggler Antony de Malmanche after drugs were found in his Bali prison cell.

A witness has described the minutes leading up to the attack that killed Black Power president Craig Rippon. The witness visited

Where young home buyers are snapping up properties revealed.

Young people living in regional New Zealand have a better chance of owning their own home, according to new figures.

NZTA say SH4 will be repaired in time for the 2nd anniversary of the huge storms that virtually swept it away. Meanwhile motorists and truckies must wait and count the costs. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

NZTA say SH4 will be repaired in time for the 2nd anniversary of the huge storms that virtually swept it away. Meanwhile motorists and truckies must wait and count the costs. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A request for fried chicken is a promising sign hit-and-run victim Jesse Minnell is making progress.

Whanganui hit-and-run victim Jesse Minnell has woken up and is speaking, his mother says.

A 24-year-old man remains in intensive care following an alleged hit and run in Whanganui yesterday.

WATCH: A young man injured in a hit and run outside a Whanganui pub this morning is no longer in a critical condition, but is still seriously injured.

Whanganui mayor Hamish McDouall wants a debate around how local government is funded in the future. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Whanganui mayor Hamish McDouall wants a debate around how local government is funded in the future. Made with funding from NZ On Air.