Latest from Whanganui

Fresh push for poet statue

City is running out of time for full-size statue of celebrated poet.

Happy ending for dog found in car

A mystery dog found in a car with a smashed window has gone to a new home.

Son in court for assaulting and threatening mother

"You're lucky that's all I'm going to f***ing do," Cody Amer told his mother after slapping her in the face during an argument. Later

Diversion completed for Whanganui High School assault

A teacher's aide accused of assaulting a colleague at Whanganui High School has successfully completed diversion and had his charges

Text rage leads to car attack

A woman upset about text messages her boyfriend had sent shunted his car into house. Jennifer Hazel Whareaorere appeared in the Whanganui

Drunk driving teacher 'could barely speak'

A drunk driving teacher who was more than four times over the alcohol limit "nearly fell out of the vehicle" after leading police

Man punched over damage to car

An argument over alleged damage to a car led to one man punching another several times in the face. Terrance Toko-Warren had been

Drunken yelling in street leads to arrest

A 3am drunken yelling match in the middle of the street has earned one man a community work sentence. Kadin Parekura Connell and

Woman jams victim's finger in dog cage

A woman who "pushed her way in" to someone's house and attacked the occupant over a dog has been given a supervision sentence. Cathryn

Intersection assault was 'self defence'

An intersection punch up has earned one man a supervision and community work. Rewi James Peke, 24, was working the night shift at

The curious case of the dog in the car

A dog whose owner died last year was mysteriously found sitting in the back seat of a woman's car with a window smashed but nothing stolen.

Wilful damage linked to problems with alcohol

A supervisory sentence has been imposed to help a man's drinking issues after he chased someone to their house and tried to break

Campaign fundraiser shut down

A Whanganui local body election candidate has learned that anyone hoping to use crowd funding site Givealittle to raise campaign funds this year will have to go elsewhere.

Victim catches car thief in the act

A man was caught in the process of pushing a stolen car down a driveway and trying to start it, a court has been told. Jacob Matthew

Funds frustration prompts death threats

"Oh, whatever," a man said when police questioned him about a threatening voicemail message he left someone. Carlos John Michael

Cop, offender in supermarket standoff

An off-duty police officer grocery shopping with his children was "not so tough" without his uniform on, reckoned an offender.