Latest from Whanganui

Bowls: Rising star sets sights on Blackjacks

Kaylin Huwyler splits his time between Whanganui and New Plymouth bowling clubs.

No job, no insurance - burglar learns hard way about consequences of crime

Man who stole from orchard tries and fails to get discharge without conviction.

Baby killer deemed undue risk for parole as statutory release date approaches

Nicho Frater used methamphetamine before killing a baby in a fit of frustration.

'I know that I’ve got the morning': Why do dementia patients get worse in the evenings?

A phenomenon called sundowning impacts people with dementia.

Popular city cafe up for sale

Te Aroha and Bill Mackintosh are ready to move on.

Travellers flock to Ohakune for school holidays

The late notice of Mt Ruapehu's ski fields opening left some businesses out in the cold

Want to be a web developer? Here's your chance

“We thought, ‘Here is a community we can support and we can grow’."

Georgina Sekone-Fraser on friends, family and flip-flopping around the dance floor

"Our town always has something happening and somewhere to go."

Unsettled week of weather ahead for Whanganui

The unpredictable weather is coming from a set of troughs to the west of the country.

Whanganui rugby: Clare leads Border to historic four-peat

'It went down to the wire.'

Waverley Fire Brigade member honoured for 25 years of service

Raeone Wirihana first joined the brigade in 1995.

Brian Doughty wins Whanganui Rural Community Board byelection

Doughty said he now had to work to give people what they wanted.

Nixon Street contractors unearth something very, very old

“It’s probably something we’ll never see again in our lifetimes."

Whanganui bookshop with around 60,000 books for sale

Included in the store's collection were first-edition publications of Winnie the Pooh.

Decades-old swimming record finally broken

It was one of many for Ziva Bunker.

Ultimate Airbnb? Iconic Mangaweka plane for sale

It lends itself perfectly to an AirBnb - just by the word ‘air’.