Up to $20,000 of funding up for grabs for climate action
Fruit trees in schools and green bikes received funding in previous years.
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More to photos than meets the eye
Early forms of trick photography are on show at the Whanganui Regional Museum.
Club rugby: Marist Celtic and Utiku chase Senior honours
One side has waited over 30 years to be called champions again.
Club rugby: Taihape and Border to write another chapter
Championship rivals to do battle again.
Dressage steward Jos Gresham earns top prize
Horse lover and Bulls resident Jos Gresham named Dressage Official of the Year.
Win earns Whanganui jockey place in exclusive group
Parkes dedicated the 1000th win to a long-time supporter who died last year.
Whanganui event to celebrate Puanga and Matariki
The event will celebrate the Māori New Year in Whanganui and the surrounding districts.
Taxpayer funds council's strategy overhaul
'We need to set our sights on being ambitious and bold for the future.'
'Can't control it': The worrying trend among Kiwi kids that has experts alarmed
Children in the study wore body cams to track their television, online and games use.
'Beam of sunshine': Alleged murder victim had a 'great future ahead of her'
Her employer said 'huge sadness' swept through the office following her death.
Artists pushing the boundaries of line drawings
First place in the Parkin Drawing Prize is valued at $25,000.
The 'beautiful' tree causing chaos in Castlecliff
The roots are "embedded in drains and case law”.
'I'll ... shoot you and you won’t be seen again': Extortion after man wears rival colours on gang's turf
The terrified victim went into hiding for a year after the standover.
Athletics Insight: Why do people get up early on Saturday to do parkrun?
The riverbank walkway was adopted for parkrun and has proved to be a success story
Work on river bank will cost ‘significantly' more than planned
"These numbers have the potential to get extremely big".
Regional trains backed by young people
High school students want to see passenger trains connecting the regions.
Artist spending two months on sheep and beef farm
The Gullies Residency was established in 2022
The price tag which left deputy mayor ‘gobsmacked’
'Dollars are just going out the door'.
Sarjeant Happenings: Art book project under way
The Sarjeant's former director Gordon H. Brown has gifted his art book collection.
'Utter nonsense': Disqualified, drugged driver claims victim jumped in front of him
“Your story about the victim jumping in front of your bike is utter nonsense.”
“East Town Railway Workshops” is Laraine Sole’s 35th book
“East Town Railway Workshops” is bok 35 for author.
How will El Nino affect Whanganui weather?
There may be more rainy days and wind for Whanganui.
Ruapehu welcomes freedom camping changes
The council says the new rules make tourism more sustainable.
Māori worldview informs new sexual harm clinic
“I think this will make a real difference for the outcomes in this region.”
Matariki celebrations to take over Taumarunui
Art, lights, action - it's all happening in Taumarunui.
Hokowhitu School prepares to celebrate centenary
Pupils will study the school's history ahead of the big weekend.
Ruapehu’s late ski sale a ‘shot in the dark’
'The move from despair to elation was so fast'.
Whanganui Regional Museum's free activities for children during school holidays
Whanganui Regional Museum is offering free activities for children during school holidays
Steph Lewis: Whanganui Prison helping break reoffending cycle
Opinion: Those on remand can now join rehab programmes.
Community Connect Scheme introduces half-price bus fares for eligible passengers
Public transport users half-price fares ended on July 1 in Whanganui.
Weapons seized after fight on Guyton St
Group known to each other was fighting around 9.40pm.