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![Six Rangitikei District Councillors to leave going into election](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Six Rangitikei District Councillors to leave going into election
Rangitikei District Council to get a shake-up with lots of new faces in the election.
![Firm of 'good bastards' celebrates 150 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Firm of 'good bastards' celebrates 150 years
Law firm Treadwell Gordon reflects on the past and present after 150 years in practice.
!['Fantastic effort' by US military visiting Ohakea](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
'Fantastic effort' by US military visiting Ohakea
Efforts hailed as 'fantastic' as US Navy Patrol Squadron staffers plant around 1000 trees.
![8-Ball Pool: Wanganui Association winners found for shootout and club divisions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
8-Ball Pool: Wanganui Association winners found for shootout and club divisions
Representative team to play Manawatu and Horowhenua-Kapiti also selected.
![Pumpkin seeds give new lease of life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Pumpkin seeds give new lease of life
Marton couple give up dairy farming to successfully grow pumpkin seeds.
![Excess chromium in wastewater fixed by October - manager](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Excess chromium in wastewater fixed by October - manager
Chromium from tanning still makes disposal of Whanganui waste problematic.
![College sport: Nga Tawa](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
College sport: Nga Tawa
Sport Whanganui college sport review focuses on Nga Tawa School in Marton.
![Brightening up Whanganui hospital, one photo at time](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Brightening up Whanganui hospital, one photo at time
Whanganui Hospital looks on the bright side with photo competition
![Stakeholders to build on momentum of hemp info session](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Stakeholders to build on momentum of hemp info session
Whanganui/Rangitīkei farmers are keen to fire up a hemp industry.
![Showcasing Māori urbanisation through fashion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Showcasing Māori urbanisation through fashion
Erana Kaa from Marton to showcase clothing at NZFW.
![Who can rear the heaviest bull in the land?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Who can rear the heaviest bull in the land?
Calves raised in a competition will be sold to raise funds for Young Farmer clubs.
![Rugby: WRFU name Under 20, Maori and Samoa teams](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Rugby: WRFU name Under 20, Maori and Samoa teams
Lower tier Wanganui rep teams chosen for post-season.
![Dora the bus is a mobile digital classroom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Dora the bus is a mobile digital classroom
Online or phone bookings taken for classes in online banking.
![Screening programme to save lives in Whanganui](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Screening programme to save lives in Whanganui
Whanganui DHB to roll out National Bowel Screening Programme by the end of the year.
![Playground plans falling into place for Marton Development Group](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Playground plans falling into place for Marton Development Group
Marton's new $700,000 destination playground has been granted more space.
![Ngamatapouri back to the future with Division 2 title win](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Ngamatapouri back to the future with Division 2 title win
It is a clean sweep for the country clubs of the WRFU club season championships.
![Free banking classes offered in Dora, the digital bus](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Free banking classes offered in Dora, the digital bus
Classes in online banking aim to help those left behind in the digital environment.
![Rugby: Pirates and Ngamatapouri qualify for inaugural Division 2 final](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Rugby: Pirates and Ngamatapouri qualify for inaugural Division 2 final
The two teams relegated from Premier see off four teams from Senior to play Cooks Gardens
![Planting and plaque honour NZDF members](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Planting and plaque honour NZDF members
Big moment at the Marton dams, as plaque is unveiled with RSA members present.
![Frank Greenall: One Cook, too many critics](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Frank Greenall: One Cook, too many critics
Captain James Cook would probably be embarrassed by the attention we still accord him.
![Bores could be the way of the future for Marton Water Supply](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Bores could be the way of the future for Marton Water Supply
Two bores could become the new primary source of Marton's water supply.
![Rugby: Border make statement with big away win over Taihape](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Rugby: Border make statement with big away win over Taihape
Challenge Shield is staying in Waverley for summer, and home semifinal will be there too.
![Damaged 1080 trucked 1000km for disposal in Marton landfill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Damaged 1080 trucked 1000km for disposal in Marton landfill
The 1080 bait was damaged during flooding on the West Coast, then taken to the landfill.
![Director of boarding to depart after six years at Nga Tawa](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Director of boarding to depart after six years at Nga Tawa
Raewyn Abraham cites age and family time as reasons for leaving Marton
![Team win a fourth world title for Taihape's Sheree Alabaster](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Team win a fourth world title for Taihape's Sheree Alabaster
Kiwis excel in blade shearing and wool handling at world championships
![Listen: The Whanganui Chronicle Podcast for July 8](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Listen: The Whanganui Chronicle Podcast for July 8
A weekly wrap and discussion of the week's news
![Rugby: Border big win over 14-man Marist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Rugby: Border big win over 14-man Marist
Home team loses prop after only 60 seconds of play.
![Plan to create industrial zone south of Marton](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Plan to create industrial zone south of Marton
Rangitikei District Council is proposing new zoning around Marton.
![Weekend racing with Iain Hyndman: Comeback for more](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Weekend racing with Iain Hyndman: Comeback for more
Weekend racing with Iain Hyndman