Latest from Whanganui

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

Weavers artists and makers stocked for weekend. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Waimarino Shears goes bilingual

The Waimarino shears have incorporated te reo Māori as part of their event.

Survey reveals 93% of Māori experience racism daily

Whakatika: A Survey of Māori Experiences of Racism was launched in Wellington today.

Local Focus: Vaccinations available while you party

Targeting young people with a measles jab. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

'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

Ngā Tāngata Tiaki chief executive Ray Hall has resigned for family reasons.

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

Causes of the cuts still being investigated.

Taonga stolen from Whanganui paddle steamer

The taonga, carved by master carver Dean Flavell, was reported missing on Saturday.

Man critically injured in lawn mower accident

FENZ had to do a line rescue to pull the man out from under the mower.

More Whanganui locations revealed for Hollywood film

Filming of a Hollywood movie is continuing around the Whanganui region.

Leigh-Marama McLachlan: Small signs of progress 26 years on from Pākaitore

An important stand by local Māori took place in 1995 and it was not about just one issue.

Why Wanganui Rugby is adding the 'H'

Trevor Olney has long been the driving force behind the decision on the union's name.

Whanganui's South Beach sea had 8 times allowed faecal bacteria

None of the breaches - which occurred in summer - were reported.

Punakewhitu 'systems failure': What next for the maunga?

"It appears to be a systems failure - commonly called a cock-up," the landowner says.

Apology over lack of earthworks consultation

Horizons Regional Council has admitted it did not include hapū in consultation.

Hollywood production hits Whanganui

A Whanganui property is set to be centre stage in a new Hollywood movie.