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.

It could be next year before Raetihi's drinking water is safe again, after a major contamination scare.

A Wanganui teen has admitted assaulting his ex-partner's mother with an orange.

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.

The opening of a "pop-up" drug store in Wanganui has angered other retailers in the block and prompted community concern.

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.

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.