Local Focus: 1080 debate rages on
1080 protesters invade the "Whanganui Chronicle" office. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
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Local Focus: 1080 Rages On
Heated scenes as 1080 protestors battle the Department of Conservation. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Body found on Jones St Field in Whanganui
A police spokesperson has said that the death is not being treated as suspicious
Viewpoint NZ: Fighting climate change, brewing up a craft beer storm and Metiria Turei is back, as an artist
Video news from around the regions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Bowls: Belliss wins Belliss Trophy
Peter Belliss wins his namesake trophy at Bowls Whanganui Closing Day Tournament.
Biggs vs Auret battle again for Extreme Challenge title
Auckland driver holds off his Whanganui rival to add challenge crown to national title.
So who can beat Havelock North Wanderers in Federation League?
It's a cocky assertion but it seems the Wanderers' league campaign will begin in playoffs.
NZ Herald launches digital subscriptions for premium journalism, reveals pricing
NZME's digital subscriptions will showcase New Zealand's best journalism and commentary.
Letters: Catastrophe ever closer
Perhaps change will only occur when we are on the precipice of extinction.
Whanganui athletes ranked
Young Whanganui athletes have featured significantly in the New Zealand rankings
Whanganui police searching for jewellery thief
The man stole from Michael Hill on Victoria Ave
Local Focus: Rodger Fox and the big roots reggae band
Jazz and reggae on the bill for International Jazz Day. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Rodger Fox and the big roots reggae band
Jazz and reggae on the bill for International Jazz Day. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Hard and sharp': Earthquake jolts lower North Island
The 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck southwest of Dannevirke at 4.35am.
Letters: And the shellfish eaters?
Next time you eat mussels or raw oysters, think of the dire fate that may befall you.
Rep rowers win rare victory
Whanganui rowers frank their rep selection form by helping North beat South over Easter.
Conservation Comment: Hoard that harvest haul
Growing, preserving and storing our own food takes time and energy but can be satisfying.
Drunken punch: Judge gives warning as man sentenced
Richard Oriwa Matthews had no previous convictions before the offending.
Couple's 'freakish' garden produces mammoth kūmara, cricket ball-sized strawberries
Crops include 9-feet sunflowers and strawberries the size of cricket balls.
Letters: Where have all the street signs gone?
The St Hill St debacle is a damning sign of council mismanagement and incompetence.
Whanganui police seek men and a red car
Police after two people following the arrest of a man for serious offences in Whanganui.
Alec McNab: Past, present, future
The past, present and future with Whanganui athletics guru Alec McNab.
Letters: Pell desperation parroted
The jury's input is limited to a "guilty" or "not guilty" verdict voiced by its foreperson
Long-serving Whanganui educator bows out
Long-serving principal Chris Dibben says he is finally old enough to leave primary school.
Man diverted more than $350,000 in tax over eight years
Sean Rhyse Edmonds was sentenced in Whanganui District Court but escaped prison.
Road spikes snare driver of stolen car, no pursuit given
Police received several calls about vehicle being driven erratically before teen stopped.
Former railway line a mere gouge in a hillside
The former line of the railway between Turakina and Fordell is gone - but not forgotten.
Kiwi teen's 'growing pains' actually rare disorder
Whanganui teenager Jaz Dangen-Forster has been diagnosed with a rare medical disorder.
Police were knocking on robber's door four hours after violent heist
Bodine Tui and a co-offender stole cash, liquor and tobacco from Black Bull in Waverley.
Homicide inquiry launched after woman found dead
The 41-year-old victim was found at a residential property.
King Country farmer elected to Beef + Lamb NZ board
King Country farmer Scott Gower won the Western North Island B+LNZ directorship.
Whanganui athletes ready to tackle North American form
Three Whanganui athletes are in-form and ready to tackle North American form on track.
Mongrel Mob shooting: $80k to quell gang unrest and investigate killing
Extra police officers were brought into Whanganui as part of the investigation.
Superbikes: Dibben ends season in ninth
Whanganui racer Richie Dibben saves his best for last in his debut Supersport 600 season.