Stained glass window celebrates Whanganui’s diverse communities
The window installation marks the beginning of Welcoming Week Te Wiki o Manaaki.
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$30,000 grant for Ruapehu Rugby and Sports Club
Local rugby clubs get a helping hand
Council apologises for official information delay
The Ombudsman investigated six complaints about the way Whanganui's council responded.
Teaching how to sew on a button is a new service at Repair Cafe
Repair Cafe Whanganui is offering to teach visitors how to sew on buttons.
Taranaki soldier has a blast at work
Warrant Officer Class One (WO1) Denis Wanihi is from South Taranaki.
Scott Emerson Central North Island building apprentice winner
Scott Emerson Central N.I, Registered Master Builders Carters Apprentice of the Year
Council ends year with $1.58m deficit
Chief executive David Langford says delivering a deficit is 'not the desired result'.
Athletics: Promising changes for sport's future
Alec McNab reflects on the past and looks forward to the future of athletics.
NZ’s biggest house-builder G.J. Gardner planning 30% franchise growth
'If you’re in a really tough game, go on the attack.'
Non-acute patients choose urgent service as GPs juggle wait times
'People will fall through the gaps and end up being sicker.'
'Bleak future' fears after mill closures
Community leaders say the impact will be widespread across Ruapehu and surrounding region.
'What other f***ing signs do you need?' Shane Jones fumes over mill closures
The Regional Development Minister says foreign investors were warned.
‘Just stunned silence’: Mill closure shocks rural community
'Our local towns... it’s probably going to wreck them.'
Proposed tramway extension stopped in its tracks
Council boss David Langford says 'heritage transport experiences' could be an alternative.
'Massive blow': Hundreds of jobs lost as Winstone shuts mills
One of the central North Island's biggest employers has made the call to shut two mills.
Hundreds lose jobs as Ruapehu mills close
'As tough as this news is, our people need certainty to get on with their lives.'
Residents thrilled with visit from St George's art students
Art students from St George’s Preparatory School visit Living Waters
'Had a gutsful': Woolworths staff join nationwide protest
'They have had a gutsful. They are underpaid, undervalued and understaffed.'
Fryer fire at Bloody Burgers a reminder for other businesses
'The guy who was changing the oil has done that job probably 50 times before.'
Local singer-songwriter Charlotte Melser's ‘sold out’ show
Charlotte Melser took to Whanganui’s Repertory Theatre stage in front of a full house
Consent granted for 93ha solar farm
Around 103,000 solar panels will be built by Harmony Energy.
Comment: Scenic stroll turns to canine chaos
OPINION: Kevin Page has a muddy adventure.
Brown says councils must respect ratepayer money
'Finding savings isn’t a one-off exercise,' the Local Government Minister says.
Chance of 'squally thunderstorms' in Whanganui
MetService is forecasting a mixed bag of weather for Whanganui this week.
Feedback sought on highway tolls in lower North Island
NZTA proposes to toll two new highways in the lower North Island.
Successful event for Starfish Project in Whanganui
The Givealittle page is still open until the end of October for the Starfish Project.
Bartlett dominates Strada Road Series race
The Whanganui Cycling Club Strada 5 Road Series is proving quite popular.
Rob Rattenbury: The value of maintaining friendship
OPINION: You never have to explain yourself to a true friend
Kai Iwi flying fox set to return
Kai Iwi residents started a petition calling for its reinstatement.
‘No safe amount’: The push to raise Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder awareness
'Any amount is harmful, it is pretty much like Russian roulette.'
Will forestry rob hundreds of Kiwis of jobs? Meat processing sector confronts big livestock dip
One million fewer lambs next spring raises economic red flag in meat-processing industry.