
Club rugby: Ngamatapouri and Marist meet in premier battle
The sides have big aspirations to make the finals this season.
The sides have big aspirations to make the finals this season.
Six teams in the country group are fighting to make the top 3.
Taihape's Reuben Alabaster will attempt the record later this year.
"The ball is in the Ministry of Health and DHBs' court, not in ours."
A wrap of this weekend's Premier and Senior competition.
Utiku take on Taihape in Saturday's derby match.
The premier games are scheduled for Friday evening and Saturday afternoon.
Kāinga Ora says the Whanganui region is a priority for more safe and affordable housing.
There are only five premier teams and the second tier has been split on regional lines.
Some services will go ahead despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
The new Mangaweka Bridge over the Rangitīkei River is scheduled to open in June.
Fire and Emergency said none of the people needed help being removed from their cars.
Growing blaze closed main trunk line for nearly six hours.
Each ward represents a population of approximately 1400.
Many Anzac Day commemorations have been scaled back across the region.
Crews were alerted to the fire in Taihape just before 1.30am.
Dedication, a wide range of skills and being able to drop everything are needed.
There is a pop-up RAT testing station at the Whanganui Racecourse.
The practice has been operating out of its current premises for the past 10 years.
RATs take just 20 minutes to get a result versus days for PCR testing.
Roads across the wider Whanganui region are closed due to flooding and slips.
Rain - sometimes heavy - is expected to fall right through this weekend.
Taihape Subway remains the most recently notified location of interest in the area.
There's plenty of rain on the way for the region this long weekend.
Locations of interest in the Whanganui DHB area are continuing to increase.
Mōkai Pātea people want old wrongs righted and a new future through their claims.
The district has joined the Welcoming Communities programme.
"We've been very, very lucky in this region so far, but it's just a matter of time."
New fit-for-purpose fire station in Taihape will attract new volunteers, chief hopes.