Teachers happy National Standards gone
A new year with no national standards is welcomed by teachers' union NZEI Te Riu Roa.
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Entertainment, food, stalls, talk at two venues
Signing the Treaty of Waitangi to be remembered at two community days.
The woman behind the film: 'I'm whāngai myself'
Sharing the Love filmmaker shares her own experiences of being brought up by family.
Gareth Carter: Lawns rampant as summer enters last month
Gareth Carter's regular gardening column
'Do not touch' - Jacinda's baby bump etiquette
A mum-of-7 who touched the PM's belly without permission said she immediately felt regret.
Watch: 'Idiot' driver's terrifying near-miss at 100km/h
The oncoming driver had to swerve at full speed to avoid a terrible crash.
Local Focus: The road to paying it forward
Hospice helps man who helps a woman who helps a hospice. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Councils want more investigation, information and help
Horizons and Manawatu councils say more government input is needed
Museum: Margaret Bullock, Whanganui suffragist
Margaret Bullock led the campaign in Whanganui for votes for women.
Maori sheep and beef farms in running
The Atihau-Whanganui and Morikau incorporations each have a finalist in farm awards.
Welsh narrowly beat New Zealand pair at A & P Show
Fierce competition in shearing and woolhandling at the Taihape A & P Show
Think it's hot where you are? Try this
Working in unbearable heat - a hunt for the hottest job around Whanganui.
One seriously hurt as car hits flats
One person in hospital with serious injuries after car crashes into flats.
Car smashes into Whanganui home
Girl driver smashing car into family's home 'pure accident', say police.
Editorial: Cafe culture worth embracing
Whanganui's cafe culture is second to none. But it wasn't always this way.
Pulling the crowds for 32 weekends a year supports lifestyle
Small businesses on the move make for a kind of freedom - but it's not for everyone
Families flock to Turakina for Scots-style fun
Scottish sports and culture attract about 1500 to highland games at Turakina
New varieties displayed at Whanganui flower show
Good quality dahlias, gladioli and other flowers, fruit and vegetables displayed to public
Local Focus: House rotted out from under elderly couple
Seven weeks after moving in, an odious smell began seeping through the home. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Jetskiers 'putting kids' lives in danger'
Jetskiers hooning around the shoreline at Lake Wiritoa are upsetting locals.
Second man falls down cliff near festival
The man fell in the same place as another man a day earlier.
Gladioli and dahlias the star turns of summer flower show
The Wanganui Horticultural Society Summer Show is a chance to see new flower varieties
Editorial: Time to dob-in the boy racers
Boy racers are making themselves unpopular in Whanganui.
70m cliff plunge: 'He broke the rules and paid the price'
Search efforts were on the brink of being called off when the man was finally located.
Local Focus: Rātana roundup
Highlights of 100th Rātana celebration. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Ratana roundup
Highlights of 100th Rātana celebration. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Labour Party and Ratana movement continue old alliance
Labour and its partner parties say they aim to better the lives of Māori
Why Rātana is in the spotlight after 100 years
Rātana "was more famous than Brad Pitt".