Bus shelter art leads to fulltime career
Bell says the appeal in public art comes down to its accessibility
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Peppery horopito leaves form basis for Ruapehu business
Rhayne employs six to eight, and harvests and sells the leaves of native plants.
Mock recruitment day giving students a taste of defence force and emergency services
"They are going to be exhausted by the end of it."
New Zealand Glassworks gets first resident
Her residency is the only one of its kind in New Zealand.
Lack of numbers hampers community committees
Want to serve on a community committee? Now is your chance.
Datsuns are back: 'We're gonna need a bigger tent!'
The Datsuns are back! We catch up with drummer Ben Cole to find out where they've been.
Palmerston North Airport reopening following 'bomb scare' threat
Police: Inquiries into the threat are ongoing.
Death in custody: Three Taranaki police officers break down after acquitted of manslaughter
The jury returned its verdicts after three hours of deliberation.
One new Covid case in MIQ, 1 historical case, none in community
Health officials are expected to continue a travel bubble pause with Victoria.
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake shakes North Island
The earthquake was recorded at a depth of 5km.
MIQ review: Weaknesses found in the high-trust border testing model
Covid test data matching system has come under scrutiny after failure.
Field events produce the drama
Field events are often overlooked, yet often produce the colour and drama of a meet.
Students get on board with chess
A regional school tournament attracted 75 competitors.
World-famous bakery up for sale
Ohakune's famous eclair shop has opened for another season.
Comment: Customer perceptions key to business success
Russell Bell writes that customers will remember good and bad service.
Timeline revised for Fitzherbert Ave extension
Whanganui District Council says the extension won't be completed this month as planned.
New Covid-19 vaccination centre opens in Whanganui
Te Rito had 190 people booked in for its first day of vaccinations.
Whanganui huntaway duo supreme at national dog trials
Representatives from the Wanganui Centre shone in the huntaway competition.
Letters: We live in a secular society
Readers have their say on local body politics, religion and ideology.
Ombudsman recommends improvements at Whanganui Prison
The Ombudsman says Corrections has failed to follow up on previous recommendations.
'What can I do for our people?'
She will focus on health equity in the time remaining to the board.
Ashley Bloomfield says pandemic 'not even halfway through'
More than 235,000 people are now fully vaccinated.
Iwi partnership to ease plugging of Tui oilfield
One of the main concerns was to sustain kaimoana.
Iwi capability helps shape disaster planning
"This is genuine Treaty relationship building and will mean a lot to tangata whenua ..."
'It is disappointing': Chief Ombudsman slams prison conditions
His comments come after reports into unannounced inspections at two prisons.
Hospice Market aims for 80 stallholders
Makers and Merchants: a market for Hospice
Fine Arts focuses on Whanganui
Whanganui Now: a Fine Arts Whanganui Gallery exhibition
Jack Bourke to digitise Opera School
Jack Bourke leaves corporate life for Opera School
Letters: Local or global priorities for councils?
Readers have a say on council funding, coal imports and racism.
Nurses set to strike next week
Members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation will strike on June 9.
Friend's heart attack sparks defibrillator donation to gym
Clark McLeod said the donation is "just in case" there's another incident at City Gym.
Whanganui water proposals passed in long-term plan
Whanganui District Council is changing the way it rates for stormwater on some properties.
Ski field ready to open at Queen's Birthday Weekend
Happy Valley is all set to welcome its first guests of the season on Saturday.
'Hate crime': Māori Party files IPCA complaint over racist threat
It comes off the back of a YouTube video that made specific threats towards the party.