Hundreds felt a 'sharp, short jolt' which has reportedly caused some damage in Whanganui.

A New Zealand teen beauty queen who lost her crown for dying her blonde hair brown has received a flood of support from the United States.

Hells Angels is returning to court to challenge Whanganui's anti-gang patch bylaw.

Police say the state of a body found during the hunt for missing Wanganui woman Marice McGregor is hampering identification.

Police looking for Marice McGregor have found a body down a ravine in dense bush but are unable to confirm it is the missing Whanganui woman.