Best of 2020: Don't deny it: White privilege still exists, and it's ugly
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Out of the classroom and into the forest - what a way to learn!
This is not new-age hippy education.
Drownings report: 'While our waterways are our playground, they can be unforgiving'
Twelve more people died by drowning last year than in 2018.
Drowned teen too shy to say he couldn't swim, says mum
Chase Swanson-Ewing dived from river pontoon and never resurfaced.
Local Focus: Council's Youth Committee needs rascals
Nicole Grey at Whanganui District Council wants you(th). Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Letters: Petrol cheaper in Bay
On returning to Whanganui and NZ$2.18/2.19 a litre, one could only be incredulous.
Teenager named as drowning victim found in Whanganui River
Chase Swanson, 15, has been named as the drowning victim in Whanganui last week.
Ditch the tech - send the children bush
We can't judge youngsters for using the technology being put into their hands by adults.
School asks: Is your child not singing national anthem for 'cultural reasons'?
Text sent out after too many pupils weren't singing the anthem.
Local Focus: Council's Youth Committee needs rascals
Nicole Grey at Whanganui District Council wants you(th). Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Waka Ama challenge celebrates the Whanganui River
Registrations are open for the annual Raukotahi Waka Ama Marae Challenge.
Letters: SFO parties investigation a bad look
Let's hope our SFO and impartial justice system help ensure we retain the world's respect.
Letters: Milk, red meat healthy for us too
Vegetables and fruit are good, but you need dairy products and red meat as well.
Letters: The sickening tragedy of child abuse
It's time to grow up and realise that being strong has nothing to do with bullying.
Whanganui's intake of refugees on hold: Immigration NZ, iwi in talks
Blenheim, Masterton, Levin, Timaru and Ashburton get refugees - but not Whanganui.
Love of art leads former cook on journey to museum studies
Kris Lott found a new career path through an introductory course at UCOL Whanganui.
Local Focus: Running away with the Gypsies is a thing
Whanganui's Sue Thorby traded an office for the road. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Running away with the Gypsies is a thing
Whanganui's Sue Thorby trades the office for the road. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Letters: Party on, boss takes the fall
To speed up your economy, cutting red tape my be a better driver than low interest rates.
Smooth as velvet
Compared to say sheep farming, deer velveting is a walk in the park workwise.
Audacity of Dibben
Dibben had the measure of all but two of the superbikes at the Burt Munro Challenge.
Local Focus: Tournament coup for Whanganui tennis
A dream, work ethic and a bit of 'mongrel'. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Local Focus: Tournament coup for Whanganui tennis
Aotearoa Māori Tennis Championships to return to Whanganui after 93 years. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Conservation Comment: Climate change is real
The pursuit of growth, always growth, by corporations and the wealthy must stop.
Huge fire west of Bulls now contained but not out
Residents said it was "scary to see" after the Australian bushfires.
Letters: Neuro Foundation donor peeved
As a donor to NF, the thought of this man buying golf balls with my money makes me wild.
Big payday for Lisa
She has earned the invitation off the back of hard work and three NZ premiership wins.
Local Focus: GPS is great for fishing... and for finding people
Too few boaties know what they are doing at sea. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: GPS is great for fishing... and finding people
Coastguard says too few boaties know what they are doing at sea. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Beware of social media; it's a bit like the wild west
Social media is a bit like the wild west in terms of the validity of information.
Alan Taylor: Why I'm urging council to declare a climate emergency
Council would consider the consequences of climate change in any relevant decisions.
Are whitebait doomed or will new rules save them?
Whitebaiting rules are set to change in a bid to save the species, but it is enough?
Local Focus: New York fashion comes to Castlecliff, Whanganui
But is there demand for runway hair and botox? Made with funding from NZ on Air.