Kaierau take on Pirates who are in do-or-die mode for staying in the playoff hunt.

Passions are expected to be high in the Tasman Tanning Premier derby on Saturday.

The reservoir must be full in order for the needed maintenance to be able to go ahead.

Rail was very popular among submitters to Horizons public transport plans.

Wairarapa-Bush was unable to assemble a full squad for the match planned for this weekend.

The club is aiming to return to the heights it reached in the early 2000s.

John B. Phillips rounds up the rugby for Whanganui Midweek.

The ticket won a share of the second division and Powerball second division prizes.

The sides have big aspirations to make the finals this season.

Taihape dominated in a one-sided match.

A wrap of this weekend's Premier and Senior competition.

Utiku take on Taihape in Saturday's derby match.

The premier games are scheduled for Friday evening and Saturday afternoon.

Whanganui Metro will seek their first season win in the women's competition.

Marist take on Border in this Saturday's other Premier fixture.

There are only five premier teams and the second tier has been split on regional lines.

Fire and Emergency said none of the people needed help being removed from their cars.

Growing blaze closed main trunk line for nearly six hours.

Each ward represents a population of approximately 1400.

Many Anzac Day commemorations have been scaled back across the region.

Crews were alerted to the fire in Taihape just before 1.30am.

A motorcyclist had to be rescued from the bottom of a bank after a crash near Taihape.

People with symptoms urged to get tested, isolate if necessary to help "slow the spread".

There is a pop-up RAT testing station at the Whanganui Racecourse.

The practice has been operating out of its current premises for the past 10 years.

RATs take just 20 minutes to get a result versus days for PCR testing.

Roads across the wider Whanganui region are closed due to flooding and slips.