A woman convicted of the 2008 murder of a Wanganui man, who was attacked in the mistaken belief he was a gang member, is being given the chance to appeal her conviction by the Supreme Court.

Three people have been killed on the roads this weekend, including a young woman who crashed into a tree after fleeing from police in Wanganui.

A woman killed in a crash after a police pursuit in Wanganui last night was caught driving drunk earlier in the evening, police say.

The cost of extreme weather events in New Zealand this year is likely to top $100 million, the Insurance Council says.

Flooding has forced two more blocks of Wanganui residents from their homes, as the city deals with a state of emergency from a swollen Whanganui River.

The Ministry of Health has given the all clear for Raetihi residents to use water from a new source after the town's supply was contaminated by spilled diesel.

Police officers are trained to save lives and help victims - and in the case of one quick-thinking Whanganui police officer that includes those with four legs.

The case of a Wanganui man accused of repeatedly grabbing his daughter's breasts has been declared a mistrial.

A man charged with threatening Wanganui mayoral candidate Michael Laws has appeared in court.

The wife of a soldier charged with performing indecent acts on two 13-year-olds yesterday gave evidence supporting her husband.

Two teenage girls have given evidence against a NZ Army warrant officer accused of sexually violating them.

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.

A man facing three charges of misconduct under the Real Estate Agents Act walked out of a disciplinary hearing in Wanganui yesterday.

A man who threw a knife at a passing car carrying a mother and her daughter has been arrested.

Wanganui Hospital will retain the current spelling of its name - unless you're speaking Maori.

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.

Wanganui High School and Wanganui Rugby Football Union are investigating a violent under-16s schoolboy game called off early after fighting broke out.