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Schoolkids issue invite to Laws
The school whose pupils received an "abusing" letter from Wanganui mayor Michael Laws will invite the outspoken mayor to a meeting.
Man gets prison for sexual violation, blackmail
A Wanganui man is jailed for violating a woman with a metal kitchen implement.
Afternoon tea with students will settle W(h)anganui spat: Laws
Michael Laws tells young students of their "deficiencies of both fact and logic" for suggesting Wanganui should have an "h".
Laws 'bullied' children over views on Wanganui spelling
The Wanganui mayor slams year 7 and 8 students for their "misapprehension" in suggesting Wanganui should have an "h".
Mayor hails first day of patch ban
Wanganui mayor Michael Laws says his council's ban on gang patches has been a success.
First arrest for wearing gang patches made in Wanganui
A 21-year-old man is the first person in Wanganui to be arrested for wearing gang patches.
Authorities clash over enforcing gang patch ban
Wanganui Mayor Michael Laws says gang members who wear gang patches in protest today will be arrested.
Police ready for protests, will enforce patch ban
Wanganui police will enforce a new ban on gang patches with a "commonsense approach", but say patches are not welcome.
Man admits fatally shooting mother of two
Karl James Copley Lane admitted shooting Nadine Timmins in the head with a pistol after a dispute outside a public toilet.