![Processor failure hits farms and transport operators](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=794)
Processor failure hits farms and transport operators
Bruce Stephenson of Stephenson Transport said the outcome was not surprising.
![Receivers issue latest update on Ruapehu Alpine Lifts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=794)
Receivers issue latest update on Ruapehu Alpine Lifts
Buyer must strike a deal with the Crown to agree to continue to operate giant skifield.
![New members to oversee council's commercial interests](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
New members to oversee council's commercial interests
The move follows the axing of Whanganui District Council Holdings in March.
![New Suzuki NZ boss confident about Whanganui-based business](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
New Suzuki NZ boss confident about Whanganui-based business
'There is a bit of uncertainty.'
![Risk v reward: New hotel could offset rates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Risk v reward: New hotel could offset rates
'If it does stack up, we would be fools not to progress it.'
![Peter Gordon's Homeland restaurant to close its doors](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Peter Gordon's Homeland restaurant to close its doors
The site is due to be part of a major redevelopment.
![Chateau bidders need more certainty, mayor says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Chateau bidders need more certainty, mayor says
The historic hotel has been closed for more than a year.
![Shuttered Chateau Tongariro costing taxpayers $2.2m a year to sit empty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Shuttered Chateau Tongariro costing taxpayers $2.2m a year to sit empty
A year after closing, the future of the empty hotel is uncertain.
![Government bails out Ruapehu Alpine Lifts again to tune of $7m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Government bails out Ruapehu Alpine Lifts again to tune of $7m
But it has said the $7 million will be the last financial support from taxpayers.
![Status quo or room to grow? Airport's future being mapped out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Status quo or room to grow? Airport's future being mapped out
Uncertainty over aeronautical fees remains an issue for airport users.
![The Lines Company told to clean its act up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
The Lines Company told to clean its act up
Company told to do better after 'concerning' power outages.
![New car dealership after slice of Whanganui action](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
New car dealership after slice of Whanganui action
'We couldn’t believe our luck when we got the site.'
![Award-winning Whanganui restaurant on market](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Award-winning Whanganui restaurant on market
“The bones are there and they’ve been built with blood, sweat and tears . . ."
![Just Looking back and bigger than ever](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Just Looking back and bigger than ever
“You have one shot when the customer walks through the door."
![Ohakune hotel's history 'as chequered as the iconic dancefloor'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Ohakune hotel's history 'as chequered as the iconic dancefloor'
The historic Kings Hotel - the oldest hotel in the central North Island - is up for sale.
![Buyer for insolvent Ruapehu Alpine Lifts skifield walks away](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Buyer for insolvent Ruapehu Alpine Lifts skifield walks away
A buyer for the distressed skifield cites a short DoC licence, other factors in decision.
![‘A step forward’: Agreement to sell Tūroa side of Mt Ruapehu signed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
‘A step forward’: Agreement to sell Tūroa side of Mt Ruapehu signed
Meanwhile, no plans for the Whakapapa side of the mountain are set in stone.
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![State house tenant owed $13,300 back rent](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
State house tenant owed $13,300 back rent
When a visit was made, the tenant's relative had been living in the house rent-free.
![Don't know what to have for lunch?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Don't know what to have for lunch?
Momiji Grab ‘n’ Go has opened in central Whanganui, offering a new option.
![Govt move to support wool will transform rural sector, says Bremworth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Govt move to support wool will transform rural sector, says Bremworth
Greg Smith says move has potential to double the price of wool farmed in New Zealand.
![Whanganui business closing down after 116 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Whanganui business closing down after 116 years
The site has been bought by a local housing developer.
![Fish and chip shop fire destroys 40-year-old hair salon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Fish and chip shop fire destroys 40-year-old hair salon
The shopping centre on St Johns Hill is 'like a little village', the salon owner says.
!['A lot of work to do': New hospitality areas for hotel following fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
'A lot of work to do': New hospitality areas for hotel following fire
“It’s about what people want now, not what they wanted in the 1960s and 1970s."
![New Whanganui pizza shop's first day busy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
New Whanganui pizza shop's first day busy
Business has been booming for Cliff Pizza so far.
![45 years of 'the greatest fun you could ever imagine'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
45 years of 'the greatest fun you could ever imagine'
'I stopped and and thought about it and, actually, I’ve never worked a day in my life.'
![Whanganui farmer named as new Beef + Lamb associate director](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Whanganui farmer named as new Beef + Lamb associate director
Mark Polson aims to contribute to the B+L board's decision-making as much as possible.
![Shop Whanganui and go into the draw for $6000](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Shop Whanganui and go into the draw for $6000
The promotion runs until noon on December 14.
!['It's definitely unique': Meet the couple behind Whanganui's latest bar](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
'It's definitely unique': Meet the couple behind Whanganui's latest bar
“It’s just been growing, we’ve got some regulars.”
!['Dream' ski season for Mt Ruapehu bolsters local businesses](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
'Dream' ski season for Mt Ruapehu bolsters local businesses
It’s not known who will take over Ruapehu Alpine Lifts.