Council delegates eye trade route with sister city
Whanganui mayor Andrew Tripe and councillor Glenda Brown were part of the group.
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Global City of Possibility Trust gets council funding
Mayor Andrew Tripe says successful funding applicants need to be held accountable.
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Comment: Behaviour provides food for thought
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Book secures radical artist's 'rightful place' in history
Whanganui artist Edith Collier's legacy is being recognised with the release of a book.
Person dies on Mt Ruapehu, rāhui in place
Local iwi has placed a rāhui over the ski area of the mountain.
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Ruapehu club makeover thanks to $30k grant
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'A risky work for a raw reality': Jillian Karl's new exhibition
'It’s a privilege to be doing what I do.'
Rugby: Under 20s aim to retain Glen Osborne Cup
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Council pulls pin on property purchase
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Rugby: Whanganui take on resurgent Mid Canty
Whanganui travel to Ashburton for this weekend's Heartland game.
Entries well up on previous years at Ohingaiti Tux Yarding Challenge
Results from the yarding challenge held from September 5 to 8 at Ohingaiti Sports Domain.
Children battled it out - Whanganui Interschool Cross Country results
Inter-school Cross Country results.
Stained glass window celebrates Whanganui’s diverse communities
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$30,000 grant for Ruapehu Rugby and Sports Club
Local rugby clubs get a helping hand
Council apologises for official information delay
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Taranaki soldier has a blast at work
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Council ends year with $1.58m deficit
Chief executive David Langford says delivering a deficit is 'not the desired result'.
Athletics: Promising changes for sport's future
Alec McNab reflects on the past and looks forward to the future of athletics.
NZ’s biggest house-builder G.J. Gardner planning 30% franchise growth
'If you’re in a really tough game, go on the attack.'
Non-acute patients choose urgent service as GPs juggle wait times
'People will fall through the gaps and end up being sicker.'
'Bleak future' fears after mill closures
Community leaders say the impact will be widespread across Ruapehu and surrounding region.
'What other f***ing signs do you need?' Shane Jones fumes over mill closures
The Regional Development Minister says foreign investors were warned.
‘Just stunned silence’: Mill closure shocks rural community
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Proposed tramway extension stopped in its tracks
Council boss David Langford says 'heritage transport experiences' could be an alternative.