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![Horizons consulting on Māori wards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Horizons consulting on Māori wards
Horizons Regional Council are seeking submissions on whether to establish a Māori ward.
!['Warm and generous' welcome for new district court judge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Warm and generous' welcome for new district court judge
Ian Carter is Whanganui's new District Court Judge, succeeding Judge Philip Crayton.
![Local Focus: Vanished artwork to return](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Local Focus: Vanished artwork to return
"Cone Piece" to be re-hung in War Memorial Centre. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Local Focus: What's in a zine?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Local Focus: What's in a zine?
Underground publishing popular with library and buyers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Big read: What's bringing international film productions to Whanganui?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Big read: What's bringing international film productions to Whanganui?
Lights camera action: Whanganui attracting large Hollywood productions. What's driving it?
![What change at Waiouru means for locals and the army](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
What change at Waiouru means for locals and the army
There's still a good life to be had in the smaller Waiouru camp, Patrick Hibbs says.
![Comment: Why I will be getting the Covid-19 vaccine](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Comment: Why I will be getting the Covid-19 vaccine
"I get the impression the ministry was severely underprepared for this process."
![Health Minister praises new Māori-led parenting service](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Health Minister praises new Māori-led parenting service
The new service aims to help at-risk mothers and their whānau.
![New playground to open after four years of 'blood, sweat and tears'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New playground to open after four years of 'blood, sweat and tears'
Te Rūnanga o Ngā Wairiki Ngāti Apa has worked closely with the playground's designers.
![Artists' work celebrated as Te Rau Karamu Marae opens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Artists' work celebrated as Te Rau Karamu Marae opens
New Massey marae Te Rau Karamu has special links with Whanganui.
![Road reopens but power out after truck rolls on SH3 near Waitotara](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Road reopens but power out after truck rolls on SH3 near Waitotara
A person was reported to be seriously injured.
![Rob Rattenbury: Why names are important - it's about respect](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rob Rattenbury: Why names are important - it's about respect
This is not about a cultural difference; it is about respect and thoughtfulness.
![Winter is coming: Rain throughout New Zealand this week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Winter is coming: Rain throughout New Zealand this week
Rain, cloud and showers are set to descend on most of New Zealand this week.
![Principal wants to know why predator priest was sent to school](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Principal wants to know why predator priest was sent to school
Pompallier College's principal has urged any other abuse survivors to come forward.
![Cricket: Huntley 1st XI heads to qualifiers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cricket: Huntley 1st XI heads to qualifiers
Huntley 1st X1 prevailed over Westmere in a David and Goliath battle in the final.
![Local Focus: Mere Keating and a decade of artist open studios](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Local Focus: Mere Keating and a decade of artist open studios
Weavers artists and makers stocked for weekend. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Waimarino Shears goes bilingual](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Waimarino Shears goes bilingual
The Waimarino shears have incorporated te reo Māori as part of their event.
!['We were never actually informed' - Former principal on school's farm transfer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'We were never actually informed' - Former principal on school's farm transfer
The sale of Taihape Area School's educational farm asset has divided a community .
![Ngā Tāngata Tiaki kaihautū resigns](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ngā Tāngata Tiaki kaihautū resigns
Ngā Tāngata Tiaki chief executive Ray Hall has resigned for family reasons.
![Leigh-Marama McLachlan: Castlecliff's sense of community is contagious](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Leigh-Marama McLachlan: Castlecliff's sense of community is contagious
Making new memories in an old Castlecliff home.
![The small town that had 11 power cuts in two weeks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The small town that had 11 power cuts in two weeks
Causes of the cuts still being investigated.
![Mother's all-important e-trike stolen from driveway](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mother's all-important e-trike stolen from driveway
'It's my only transport. It's quite important.'
![Covid 'like having plastic bags stuffed in your lungs'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Covid 'like having plastic bags stuffed in your lungs'
A Whanganui man has a warning for Kiwis after his Covid-19 ordeal in Spain.
![Local Focus: Sound Valley set to blast off](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Local Focus: Sound Valley set to blast off
The down-low on Sound Valley. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Police using app to photograph innocent youth: 'It's so wrong'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police using app to photograph innocent youth: 'It's so wrong'
"It makes me angry, because they are children of the Whanganui river."
![Making safe spaces for our rainbow communities](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Making safe spaces for our rainbow communities
"The reality is it's still not safe for LGBTQI+ people to hold hands in public."
![Local Focus: MP Steph Lewis settled in new role](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Local Focus: MP Steph Lewis settled in new role
'Embedding' is the key word for Steph Lewis. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Second phase of Whanganui Port upgrade launched](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Second phase of Whanganui Port upgrade launched
The North Mole upgrade is anticipated to be completed by late 2022 due to its complexity.
![Police name victim of fatal crash near Whanganui](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police name victim of fatal crash near Whanganui
The death is the third road fatality in the Manawatū-Whanganui region in 2021.