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.

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

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.

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

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