New security training programme pulling in students
Some students have come from as far as Dargaville for training.
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Awards help students make the grade
Many worthy applicants for 2019 UCOL Whanganui scholarships.
Blind fury: $7500 veranda blinds stolen from kindergarten
They were installed in June and used to create an extra learning space for the children.
Rugby: Heartland Championship sorts out final Meads and Lochore Cup placings with exciting matches
Some old favourites return to prominence, while others wonder what might have been.
Māori Party comeback bid: Debbie Ngarewa-Packer selected for critical Te Hauāuru seat
Māori Party's Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is now in strong position to become party leader.
Local Focus: Voting better late than never
Voting in Whanganui is slower than last election. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Candidate brings focus back on velodrome roof
"A kid in sport is a kid out of court." Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Candidate brings focus back on velodrome roof
"A kid in sport is a kid out of court". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Rugby: Heartland Wanganui must win with a bonus point
In a Heartland mathematical nightmare, Wanganui must win with a bonus point against HK.
Lessons learned from inspirational world champs
Whanganui athletes can draw inspiration from the IAAF World Championships in Doha.
AG Challenge now AGC Training: New name, new lessons
Ag Challenge rebrands to AGC Training to better reflect its diversity in today's world.
Unique home links two worlds
Unique coastal Whanganui home in rural setting links two worlds.
Local Focus: Equity for Māori is core issue for Whanganui DHB
A new holistic approach to health for Whanganui DHB. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Local Focus: Equity for Māori is core issue for Whanganui DHB
A new holistic approach to health for Whanganui DHB. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Letters: Death loss for community
Ed Boyd was a soft-spoken man of great generosity. always ready to help a worthy cause.
Which regions are still beating Auckland?
Regional economic growth continues to outpace Auckland, although everywhere is slowing.
Whānau calls for action after young mum killed
Feona McKay-Patea's family hope to raise money for her sons and protest against violence.
Rugby: Both Heartland Championship table leaders upset in penultimate round
Top four completely rearranged again in one of the most competitive seasons in 14 years.
Police officers find body, homicide inquiry launched
A woman's body was found by police making inquiries in a missing person investigation.
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.