'She's very special': Te Ara a Maria visits Whanganui
"She's like an icon really. She's very special."
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Local Focus: Dumplings tea and CCP
La Fiesta activities include classes on cooking, papermaking, music, art and wellbeing.
Judge slams Hell's Angels code of silence after violent attack: 'you chose to protect extreme violence and cowardice'
Three Hell's Angels associates refused to talk about a man who was beaten into a coma.
Is Whanganui an employees' market?
It's no longer a case of a "rigid nine-to-five in an office".
Living in fear: Life after a brutal bashing linked to the Hells Angels
Jamie Angus was warned never to return to Wanganui: 'one of them is going to kill you'.
Whanganui Hospital reopens after bomb scare lockdown
No evidence was found to substantiate the threat.
Groups work together for better Māori employment outcomes
Māori employment plan works alongside advances in education, health - Katarina Hina.
Tests come back negative from Whanganui prison inmates
The prisoners had tested negative on rapid antigen tests on Friday afternoon.
'Final wall of resistance': Māori vaccination rollout stalls
The rollout was now slowing significantly with fewer first and second doses reported.
Local Focus: Colour for Cross St
Community initiative to make Whanganui route more people-friendly in the short term.
The Auckland problem: Higher infection rate, lower booster uptake
Unboosted Aucklanders eligible for their third jab need to get it now, expert says.
Live: 1901 new Covid-19 cases as Omicron continues its surge
That brings the number of active community cases across the country to 11,601.
'It's a tough time': Te Manu Atatū's plan to help businesses through Covid
"It's a tough time to be in business without any external support."
Ngāti Maika welcomes restoration of Pākaraka name to settlement
Ngāti Maika sees the decision as "an acknowledgment and tribute to our tupuna".
A North Island town's name has officially changed - here's why
"None of the reasons given against changing outweighed the case to right this wrong."
Going with the flow: Canoe the Whanganui River
The trials and tribulations of DIY freedom paddling on the Whanganui River.
Manaaki campaign aims to support region in challenging times
The "Are you all goods?" campaign is running over 10 weeks.
Cyclone Dovi: Households without power; trees damage cars; slips, road closures
Wild weather caused havoc across the country - now the clean-up has started.
Local Focus: Live at Lads for the kids
Lads brewery fundraising for Starship Children's Hospital with live band this Saturday.
Offender turns life around after stealing horse float
Financial strife caused Wayne Maunder to turn to crime but he's since got back on track.
'Devastating' dog attack kills at least 80 lambs, many more injured
Cost of shearing and burying adds to financial loss from dog attack on lambs.
243 Covid cases - the highest since start of pandemic
The record was 222 daily community cases on November 16 last year.
PGF-funded marae upgrade project nears completion
A $16 million marae renovation programme is drawing to a close.
Ngarewa-Packer calls for 'real-time' Omicron updates
'They need to adjust to us.'
Five suffer minor injuries in central Whanganui crash
There were no serious injuries in two-car collision, say police.
'You want good thoughts': The art of tukutuku weaving
Weaving is an experiential way into the richness of Māori culture.
'We are prepared': Whanganui braces for Omicron
There is "plenty of work ahead" as Omicron nears the River City.
'Not for police to tell families what they need': Top cops take knowledge to Wellington
An 'integrated community response' to home violence is making a difference.
World Athletics honours Peter Snell and Cooks Gardens
Snell set a new world record on the Whanganui track on January 27, 1962.
Whanganui benefit numbers fall in 2021 driven by industry growth
Extra effort put into getting long-term beneficiaries into work, minister says.
Coastguard, public help in rescue after Wanganui River capsize
'Quick and calm rescue' for boat that capsized near Whanganui Port.
Local Focus: City heritage wins cash support
Whanganui's Heritage Grant Fund strategy is helping to spruce up historic sites.