La Fiesta leaping into action this Friday
La Fiesta will once again celebrate One Billion Rising this Valentine’s Day.
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Lynn Teki's historic collection finally up for sale
Valuable items from Whanganui's history are now on the market.
Understated collages exhibiting at Street Level Studiogallery
The guest artist at the Studiogallery for February hails from Taupō.
La Fiesta event offering support for women on their own
Margi Keys has organised a La Fiesta event for women on their own.
Native coastal plants the subject of 2023 Nature Talks event
Nature Talks start for 2023.
More than 10k raised by Farmers in Whanganui for local hospice
Christmas fundraising at Farmers raised $10,662 for Hospice Whanganui.
Exciting Celtic music coming to Whanganui Musicians Club
Rennie Pearson and Bob McNeill will be playing Celtic music this Friday,
Tea and Topics at Gonville Library to discuss organic skincare
Irene Davis will discuss skincare at the next Tea and Topics talk.
Big Bike Film Night puts two-wheelers in the frame
A feast of short films devised and designed for the two-wheel devotee.
Repertory Theatre bringing the lion in from the cold
Repertory aims to run a production of The Lion in Winter in late July.
Deadly day: Three dead following two fatal crashes on SH4
The crash happened around 11.20am.
NZ Masters Games up and running in Whanganui
Rain can't dampen enthusiasm for the competitors, who range in age from 20s to their 90s.
Cool kaftan takes centre stage
Former director Sharon Dell donated the outfit to the museum.
Rob Rattenbury: Waitangi Day a work in progress
Comment: The day is becoming of much more significance to more and more of us.
Whanganui hit with 'astonishing' amount of rain in a 15-minute period
“It shows you what the weather can do."
Treaty of Waitangi relevant 'every single day'
'A lot of our holidays are just treated as a day off but there is a reason for them.'
How to make your garden a bird-friendly habitat
About half of NZ households feed birds in their gardens - but are they doing it right?
My Perfect Weekend: Weekend spent at home works a treat
Taihape Community Development Trust co-ordinator Pania Winiata wants a quiet weekend.
Youth council puts the call out to artists
Artworks will be on display during the Artists Open Studios.
A sneak peek into former mayor's exhaustive cricket library
Nestled among the books is a letter from Sir Donald Bradman.
Whanganui great-grandmother Shirley Granville looks back on 100 years
Whanganui great-grandmother Shirley Granville looks forward to 100th lap around the sun.
More than 4000 come to town for Masters Games
Local hospitality providers are expecting a busy week ahead with the games in town.
Speedway: Could this be the Year of the Warrior?
The Wanganui Warriors are ready to do battle in Palmerston North.
Gareth Carter: Keep cool this summer with a shade tree
Gareth Carter's top tips for shade trees, no matter the size of your garden.
Comment: Williams Syndrome group 'blew my mind'
The gratitude that I have for this wonderful group of people is palpable
In pictures: Downpours cause surface flooding around Whanganui
Flooding around Parsons Street and Carlton Ave
Challenging talks ahead as projected rates rise sits at 8.4%
There are still "very difficult discussions and decisions” to come.
Pākaraka: 'We should all move on'
New signs will be installed after the first ones were bowled in less than eight hours.
New constable looks to help Whanganui people
Constable Callum Downes starts work in Whanganui this month.
Largest GDP growth in Whanganui since 2005
Despite the economic growth, the issues businesses had been struggling with persist.
Home of the mile delivers
Despite the wet weather, the Cooks Classic mile was run in quick time.
Builders "ready to go" at Taihape health hub
Funding has come from a variety of sources.