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Football: Chatham Cup focus for Athletic
Whanganui Athletic battled to a 1-all draw against Havelock North after being down a man.
Big read: Phil Nixon on why 'South Taranaki is the centre of the universe'
Mayor Phil Nixon sees a bright future for South Taranaki.
Horizons consulting on Māori wards
Horizons Regional Council are seeking submissions on whether to establish a Māori ward.
Speedway: Rees 1-2-3 worth the wait
It was a big night for the Rees family at the season finale at Oceanview Speedway.
'No answers': Police stumped by toddler's death in state care
Police have no idea how Deajay Parkinson-Batt died while in Oranga Tamariki care.
Local Focus: What's in a zine?
Underground publishing popular with library and buyers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
City booming as Easter Weekend events attract thousands
Events and weather conspire to make for a lively Easter weekend in Whanganui.
Whanganui's premier football sides kick off 2021 campaigns
Whanganui Athletic and Wanganui City both kick off their 2021 campaigns at Wembley
Whanganui news in brief: Search for boat, huge fire in Paradise
Huge fire, a smouldering car and a search for missing a boat, plus more news in brief.
Action aplenty at Oceanview Speedway
A good field of superstocks contested three memorial races.
Horizons proposes 8 per cent rates increase next year
The rise is needed to pay for the council's planned heavier workload.
Harvard graduate appointed to UCOL chief executive role
UCOL's new chief executive comes with a wealth of education-leadership experience.
Council will need to decide future of water infrastructure
The Government's Three Waters Reforms raise concerns about the future of Whanganui waters.
Marton local to dig deep in heavy metal showdown
Neil Tau is one of 12 competing for the title of New Zealand's best excavator operator.
Celebration of qualifications earned during year of disruptions
The UCOL Whanganui graduation will cap an extraordinary year of tertiary achievements.
Collegiate debaters not a team to argue with
Collegiate took the top spot for the first time since 2006.
Whanganui news in brief: Gumboot kudos, rail bridge struck
Train travel stopped for 24 hours after a truck carrying a digger struck a bridge
Good vibes at inaugural music festival
After the uncertainty of Covid alert level shifts, Sound Valley finally launched.
'Meet a Muslim': National roadshow ahead of mosque attacks anniversary
'Ignorance leads to misunderstandings,' says imam touring NZ.
Our biggest decision: What to do about water
Big decisions are looming for councils in the Government's three waters reform programme.
Commercial property investors buy former sawmill site
The new owners are now looking for tenants who may provide local jobs.
Dead body in The Square: Police want public's help
The death is being treated as unexplained.
Teacher deregistered after marrying girl he taught in primary school
Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal says teacher's misconduct was "at the most extreme".
Bartley initiative brings health care to the people
Robert Bartley and family have started a foundation to fund region health care.
Record entries for golf croquet tournament
The annual Jane Winstone tournament was held in Whanganui on February 13-14.
Unlawfully detained: NZDF conducting full inquiry into man's military police kidnap allegation
Minister confirms inquiry into "serious" allegation man was kidnapped by military police.
State Highway 5 closed due to fallen trees
Waka Kotahi NZTA hopes State Highway 5 will be open by lunchtime today.
Wanganui Warriors ready to rumble
The superstock team anticipates a massive weekend of racing in Palmerston North.
Six helicopters battling spreading forestry fire near Palmerston North
Fire crews battled the forest blaze for hours yesterday.
Speed stacker champ has many other talents you don't know about
The 22-year-old's interests include music, speed stacking, architecture and cooking.
Record breaker: How Whanganui retail boomed in 2020
Whanganui's local economy saw a boom last year, despite the threat of Covid-19.
Russell Bell: Welcome to 2021, hope you remember me
"An overseas business described Covid-19 as being 'hit by a car'."
The companies dumping contaminants down the drain - and getting away with it
Some of New Zealand's biggest manufacturers and brands are repeat offenders.