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Kathy Tahau guards Treaty relics
Whanganui's Kathy Tahau has been the guardian of pens used to sign the treaty since 1972
Drivers urged to take care as roads melt
NZ Transport Agency has advice for motorists as hot temperatures melt roads.
Summer Series: Gorgeous Gardens
Bonnie and Jack, both keen gardeners, share the honours in their Anzac Parade garden.
North Mole, Mosquito Point and Bason Botanic Gardens busy
From Mosquito Point to Bason Botanic Gardens, Whanganui was out in force.
Yarn to tourists becomes popular phone app
WHS old boy shares his start-up success story with his tourism app.
Paloma Gardens hosts special yoga class
Fordell marvel was the setting as a yoga and meditation class rounded out 2017.
Te Araroa trail walkers are good news for town
Trail walkers are "proper travellers", accommodation owner says
Trail walkers and cyclists join canoeists
Fine weather brings crowds to Whanganui River this holiday season
Local Focus Summer Hacks: Cool your house with just a fan
Make a wind tunnel at night but a chilly bin in the day. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
I should be dead: Teen who broke his neck defying odds
Doctors didn't think Cooper Snowdon would ever breathe on his own again - they were wrong.
Scott Moir's Boxing Day on the Cemetery Circuit motorcycle track in Whanganui
Suzuki Series decided on the Cemetery Circuit on Boxing Day
Plea over fire-risk washing machines
Recalled Samsung washing machines may pose a fire risk for Whanganui homes.
'I just grabbed him and ran': Mum leaps to action
The burns weren't serious thanks to the quick actions of the boy's mum.
One trapped after car crash near Linton
Four people have gotten out of the car but one is believed to still be trapped.
Local Focus: The tower above Taihape
Another reason to stop in Taihape - the scenic lookout. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: The tower above Taihape
Another reason to stop in Taihape - the scenic lookout. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Stevenson, a marathon machine
Two vastly different Whanganui women find their own ways to complete the Honolulu Marathon
Teen fatally struck by three cars 'significantly intoxicated'
17-year-old was walking in the middle of the lane when the first car hit him.
Pit bull called 'Kaos' attacks midwife on home visit
Midwife suffered puncture wounds and bruising in dog attack.
House severely damaged by fire five days out from Christmas
House fire at Whanganui East address.
Local Focus: Cutting it for cancer
A young girl cuts her hair for a cancer victim wig. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Big wet a brief relief from humid start to summer
Rain around the country will ease by the end of the day.
Teacher in under-age sex sting named
Whanganui teacher sentenced on sex charges is named.
Customs' new boat hits water for trials
Q-West completes new Customs boat, the latest in a long tradition.
MetService: 'Don't take fine weather for granted'
Temperatures are set to "yoyo" the week before Christmas, the MetService warns.
Whanganui homes open for summer tours
Ten city houses provide something for everyone in house tours.
Crash victim named as local woman
A woman died and two other people were hurt after the two-vehicle crash in Manawatu.
Foxton has a new fizz
Foxton opens NZ's newest wakeboard park. Made with funding from NZ On Air.