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![Century-old Waverley business for sale](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Century-old Waverley business for sale
The SH3 store stayed within the same family for 100 years.
![MP says seabed mining not a done deal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
MP says seabed mining not a done deal
'I've engaged quite constructively with people across the spectrum of views.'
!['We can't divorce the environment from the economy'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
'We can't divorce the environment from the economy'
Whanganui District Council takes stand against seabed mining.
![From Auckland to Whanganui: New chairman's journey to leading Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
From Auckland to Whanganui: New chairman's journey to leading Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi
Tahinganui Hina returned home to Whanganui in 2018.
![Cause of remote woolshed fire investigated](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Cause of remote woolshed fire investigated
A Waverley woolshed about 80m by 20m was fully involved in fire.
![Ngāti Ruanui trustee disrupts Sydney seabed miner’s meeting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Ngāti Ruanui trustee disrupts Sydney seabed miner’s meeting
Rukutai Watene said mana whenua have resisted the mining bid since the beginning.
![Hāwera's new hub: Library, art gallery and isite unveiled](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Hāwera's new hub: Library, art gallery and isite unveiled
The multi-functional building includes a gallery, library and isite.
![Road rebuilds to start on SH3 South Taranaki](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Road rebuilds to start on SH3 South Taranaki
The five sites are part of a programme of works around Taranaki.
![Māori ward contenders told ‘do the homework’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Māori ward contenders told ‘do the homework’
'Don’t leave it to the last minute, get your whānau wrapped around you.'
![Lightly clad climber’s legs ‘shredded’ in ‘spur-of-moment’ ascent](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Lightly clad climber’s legs ‘shredded’ in ‘spur-of-moment’ ascent
The injured man had to spend nearly six hours close to the Mt Taranaki summit.
![Climber survives 250m plunge on Mt Taranaki; five rescued in 24 hours](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Climber survives 250m plunge on Mt Taranaki; five rescued in 24 hours
One person was also taken off the mountain suffering from hypothermia.
![Mauri arrives to uplift region for Te Matatini](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Mauri arrives to uplift region for Te Matatini
The mauri stones were delivered by Aotea waka iwi of south Taranaki and Whanganui.
![Seabed miner retracts claim it will earn $1 billion a year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Seabed miner retracts claim it will earn $1 billion a year
It comes after the plan was included in list of projects up for Fast-track Bill approval.
![Offshore wind company doubles down on opposition to seabed mining](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Offshore wind company doubles down on opposition to seabed mining
Offshore wind companies say the activities are mutually exclusive.
![Boaties pledge to stop seabed miners](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Boaties pledge to stop seabed miners
There's a call for direct action against would-be miners off the South Taranaki coast.
![Whanganui, Taranaki diplomat appointed High Commissioner to Malaysia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Whanganui, Taranaki diplomat appointed High Commissioner to Malaysia
Career diplomat Michael Walsh joined MFAT in 1993.
!['Quite frankly, insulting': Backlash over seabed mining being fast-tracked by Govt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
'Quite frankly, insulting': Backlash over seabed mining being fast-tracked by Govt
'We have only just begun,' Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui Trust says of its opposition.
![‘What’s in it for us?’ Pātea pledges to fight mining](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
‘What’s in it for us?’ Pātea pledges to fight mining
More than 300 people joined in a hīkoi from the middle of Pātea to the beach.
![Armed Offenders Squad called to Pātea property](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Armed Offenders Squad called to Pātea property
Police were called to the property early this morning.