Aramoho Whanganui Rowing Club bring home golds from New Zealand Rowing Championships
“It was really cut-throat from the jump, it was really hectic from day one with crews getting eliminated…
Jigsaw Whanganui Rhia Taonui selected for major United Nations event for Women
Jigsaw is a social service that offers home-based social work, family and whānau programmes, family harm programmes and…
Ngā Wairiki-Ngāti Apa iwi back major green hydrogen and methanol development near Whanganui
Tāhūhū rangapū/group chief executive Grant Huwyler says the iwi have spent the past five years exploring a 280-megawatt…
Whanganui’s Mount St Joseph for sale after 77 years
Sisters Marie Skidmore (left), Colleen Woodcock (centre) and Anne Burke began their vocations in the Catholic Church at…
New Zealand music legend Shayne P. Carter to play acoustic show in Whanganui
“It was a fantastic excuse to drift through smaller communities and meet the local folk and to immerse…
Beach carpark and campsite near Whanganui closed over erosion fears
Council chief infrastructure officer Lance Kennedy told the Chronicle in 2023 that the entire coastline – both cliffs…
Whanganui toddler Zavier Hull diagnosed with rare occipital horn syndrome
“Only around 35 people have ever been diagnosed with it. “Specialists are asking me about the research I’ve…
Air New Zealand passenger stranded for 15 hours at Auckland Airport after diversion
“But after clearing customs and immigration, there was no one there.” The only staff member visible was at…
Review: New Zealand Opera School students soar in sublime St Cecilia Mass at Whanganui chapel
St Cecilia Mass by Charles Gounod was an inspired choice for the New Zealand Opera School students under…
Listen to The Country online: Whanganui shearer Simon Goss on breaking world record
Mike McIntyre: Jarden’s head of derivatives takes a look at last week’s buoyant first GDT auction for 2026,…
Whanganui motorcycling legend Percy Coleman to be honoured with 100-bike display
“In his first year with Indian [motorcycles] in 1914, he set Australasian records for the one mile, 10…
Solutions limited for roaming wild deer in Whanganui suburb, councils and DoC say
“I don’t think that is an expense that I should have to resort to,” she said. “It just…