Police officers find body, homicide inquiry launched
A woman's body was found by police making inquiries in a missing person investigation.
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Watch: Massive section of State Highway slips down hill near Whanganui
Regional leaders including the mayors of Ruapehu and Whanganui are bracing for impact.
Comment: Govt's freshwater policy is latest jab at farmers
Whanganui MP Harete Hipango says freshwater policy is a jab at farmers.
Letters: STV is a complicated system
In STV each voter's treated differently, and many fail to elect or help elect a candidate.
Letters: Only five got my vote
Don't give up on voting in the council election because all the hot air from candidates.
Proposed closure of Whanganui petfood factory a shock
Mars staff have a process to work through after announcement of a planned factory closure.
Local Focus: Whanganui election message from Africa
Councillor Reid wants second term on council. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Election message from Mercy Ship in Africa
Councillor Reid wants second term on council. made with funding from NZ On Air.
Online manhunt: Town watches on Facebook Live as police storm home
Manhunt ends in arrests after dramatic Raetihi stakeout.
New company wants to bottle Whanganui water
Company applies to take, bottle and sell water from a deep aquifer in Whanganui.
New Zealand's unopposed politicians - and their salary bill
Hundreds of local politicians are elected unopposed to positions worth millions a year.
Ohakune manhunt: Tama Rawhiti still sought after police car stolen at gunpoint
Police are still hunting a man they believe stole a patrol car at gunpoint in Ohakune.
Police officers held at gunpoint, car stolen
The thief crashed the car into a gatepost and fled on foot.
Local Focus: Striking students disappointed with council
Whanganui students want climate emergency declared. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Striking students disappointed with council
Whanganui students want climate emergency declared. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Letters: Council must ask right questions
Too many projects have been poorly conceived, poorly designed and poorly managed.
Local Focus: Iwi leader and energy healer for DHB and council
Candidate wants people to know their neighbours. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Iwi leader and energy healer for DHB and council
Candidate wants people to know their neighbours. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Edmonds hopes to rise to council
Matt Edmonds throws his hat in the ring for council. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Athletics: Season of two halves
A season of two halves for northern and southern hemisphere athletes.
Letters: Kiwis will roar about oil
Kiwis know they're being fleeced and that the Government allows that fleecing.
Comment: Do you vape? It's killed eight people so far
Comment: Oils combined with THC or nicotine at high temperature are believed responsible.
Cross country: Meet the amazing 11-year-old who might well be a future champ
Hamish Cranstone has won the Aranui Interschool Cross Country three years in a row.
Quad bike tracks questioned in murder trial
David Lyttle is accused of killing Whanganui man Brett Hall in a dispute over money.
Auckland's Sarina Wang wins Overall title at National Sport Stacking champs
First overall victory by a female in at least five years.
Local Focus: Heritage buildings and plants on the campaign trail
Council candidate Sharon Duff is big on housing. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Heritage buildings and plants on the campaign trail
Council candidate Sharon Duff is big on housing. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Rugby: Heartland Championship's week five sees teams upset across board
Only one team gets a victory over a side who was ranked below them on the points table.
Teenager organises Whanganui Strike 4 Climate
People are invited to meet and march to council over climate change on September 27.
Taihape man who did indecent acts with children avoids prison
Aidan Bowyer was sentenced to community detention and intensive supervision.
All Black Bill Osborne's biggest autograph
The 16-test All Black and current NZRU president Bill Osborne signs at the Wall of Fame.
Stack 'em up: Sport Stacking Nationals on this weekend
Whanganui will host the 2019 Sport Stacking National Championships this weekend.
Comment: Can PM Ardern avoid a Lermontov style disaster?
The open waters of Cook Strait beckoned. What could possibly go wrong?
Local Focus: Lebo standing for a child positive city
Farmer and mother wants to add Councillor to her roles. Made with funding from NZ On Air.