Whanganui mayor Hamish McDouall wants a debate around how local government is funded in the future. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Whanganui mayor Hamish McDouall wants a debate around how local government is funded in the future. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

There was no wrongdoing in the death of a soldier injured in a rugby league match, a coroner has found.

A severely autistic young man is being held in prison because disabilty service providers cannot find an alternative place for him to go.

A Government funded feasibility study is looking at the future use of the Whanganui Port. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A Government funded feasibility study is looking at the future use of the Whanganui Port. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Former Whanganui mayor Michael Laws has won a seat Otago Regional Council by five votes.

The annual race is encouraging high school students to take on engineering as a subject. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

The annual race is encouraging high school students to take on engineering as a subject. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

A man fined for giving police a false tip on the Scott Guy murder case five years ago was back in court today on other charges.

The skeletal remains of a person have been found in bush in the foothills of the Tararua Ranges.

Newly elected Horowhenua mayor Michael Feyen is promising to include the community in decision making. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

A man is in custody after attacking a woman with a knife in a Palmerston North suburb this morning.

Whanganui deputy mayor Hamish McDouall now has the top job. Made with funding for NZ on Air.

Hamish McDouall is Whanganui’s new mayor winning almost 40 per cent of the vote and nearly the twice the number of his nearest rival. Made with funding for NZ on Air.

Whanganui senior firefighter Tanja Grunwald is off to the World Firefighter Combat Challenge in the United States. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Whanganui senior firefighter Tanja Grunwald is off to the World Firefighter Combat Challenge in the United States. Made with funding from NZ on Air

A Palmerston North family has been flung into social media stardom after a video of them feeding the homeless went viral. Te-Kai-Po

Whanganui District Council opened New Zealand Glassworks to bring together professional glass artists and the community.

Software engineer Donald Gordon moved to Whanganui because of the local council's investment in fibre broadband. Now other councils are being urged to take lead in boosting regional economies. Made with funding from NZ on Air

As smoke billowed from her vehicle Susan Evans lay trapped and unconscious inside. Murray Michie didn't think twice about going in and cutting her free.

Software engineer Donald Gordon moved to Whanganui because of the local council's investment in fibre broadband. Now other councils are being urged to take lead in boosting regional economies. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Despite painstaking and careful restoration of a historic bank building in Marton, Auckland owner Steve Quinn's progress has now been

Steve the cat has gained quite a following and not just on the internet.

The mother of a disabled teen who died after drowning in a bath says carers failed to use common sense and that ultimately led to

A Whanganui hospice shop has been forced to pay hundreds of dollars to remove a pile of rubbish dumped overnight.

A man in his 70s who is alleged to have defrauded woman in Whanganui is still on the run after failing to appear in court.

After eight months' consultation Ruapehu iwi Ngāti Rangi has agreed to aerial 1080 operations in its area - with many conditions. TBFree

Prime Minister John Key received a "wonderful, warm reception" when he spoke at the launch of the Whanganui branch of Three Keys on

It didn't come top in the Den of Dragons competition but the Spring into Whanganui event will still be on next year, organiser Frances