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Chefs in the kitchen at new takeaway outlet
New foodie outlet Chef's Kitchen opening on Saturday, September 15.

Named top small place with big ambition
Whanganui is the top small community in the Intelligent Community Forum's rankings.

Peter Lyons: Economics: Trump may have a point on free trade
An open economy can lock a nation into commodities that suffer diminishing returns.

New Zealand's oldest daily newspaper changes its name
New Zealand's oldest daily changes its name

Jeremy Tauri: Are you are competent employer?
You might be ready to hire, but are you really employer-ready? asks Jeremy Tauri.

Chef brings new flair to 'eat your greens'
Chef Damian Oehlrich is opening The Greenhouse Aotearoa in Taupo Quay.

Airline food fight: Latest round in Virgin Australia v Air NZ
Australian airline narrows down the search for NZ meat in its ''Got Beef'' campaign.

New dental surgery opening in Bulls
Bulls Dental will open in Criterion St on September 14.

Retirement home leads way in cultural care
Cultural awareness an intrinsic part of retirement village practices

Jeremy Tauri: Prepare for payday filing to come in
Changes are coming to the way that businesses deal with their employees' tax payments.

Jeremy Tauri: Businesses can help with recycling
More people are paying attention to ways they can make a difference for the environment.

Comment: Ardern is right - this gloom is misplaced
Comment: The cycle is past its peak, but this economy isn't falling off a cliff.

Govt will 'look at' concerns over banks pulling out of regions
Shane Jones has taken aim at Oz-owned banks for pulling out of regional New Zealand.

Business Zen: Deals to stream EPL games don't make sparks fly
Fans are feeling short-changed after Sky relinquishes rights

Cutting Edge a cut above the others
An exceptional year has resulted in Whanganui's Cutting Edge winning a national award.

Business awards entries open
Entries for the Whanganui Regional Business Awards are open until October 15.

'We have won': High Court blocks seabed mining
It's back to the drawing board for proposed seabed mining off Patea.

The engravers strike back
Whanganui business owners say a district councillor has it wrong about local services.

$66,500 fine for LMNZ after Whanganui River discharge
Land Meat New Zealand blames failure of a pump for waste discharge into Whanganui River.

Cobblers, Whanganui wants you
A Whanganui District councillor has identified opportunities for new businesses.

Whanganui travel consultant tops sales
Helloworld Wanganui manager Leanne Comrie has won a national sales award.

Rents drive beads business out of Auckland
Auckland man moves his bead business to Marton factory.

Business booming: Marton's Sublime Cafe reopens in new premises
Sublime Cafe has just opened in new premises, the old bank building in Marton.

Editorial: Shock departure casts a cloud over Whanganui's economic agency
Out-of-the-blue resignation not a good look for Whanganui's economic agency

Economic agency head quits
After a brief time at the helm, Whanganui & Partners manager Philippa Ivory has resigned.

Jeremy Tauri: Is your work culture just not working?
Jeremy Tauri wants to know: Is your business' culture standing in the way of success?

NZ fixed mortgage rates set to fall
Fixed mortgage rates are heading lower, Westpac's Dominick Stephens says.

Squeeze on sections looming for Whanganui
Whanganui is running out of suitable sections for residential building.