A charge against a Whanganui constable of conspiring to pervert the course of justice was dismissed by Judge Crayton on Monday. The

Opotiki beekeepers are worried too many hives are now being placed in the region by corporate newcomers, threatening the survival of the pollinating bees required for the local kiwifruit industry. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

Changes undermine value of national bowel screening programme, expert says.

Whanganui deputy mayor Hamish McDouall now has the top job. Made with funding for NZ on Air.

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

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.

Software engineer Donald Gordon moved to Whanganui because of the local council's investment in fibre broadband. Now other councils are being urged to take lead in boosting regional economies. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Software engineer Donald Gordon moved to Whanganui because of the local council's investment in fibre broadband. Now other councils are being urged to take lead in boosting regional economies. Made with funding from NZ on Air

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.

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.

Salvation Army representatives hope to meet with Whanganui District Council staff to discuss a proposed joint venture for pensioner

A Whanganui woman is warning pet owners to be careful after her cat was apparently doused in flammable liquid and set alight.

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