Local elections 2025: Andrew Tripe re-elected as Whanganui Mayor
“My campaign team and I have run a clean and positive campaign, which was incredibly important to us.…
Body found in Whanganui River confirmed as missing woman Tina Gray
Police had been searching the river since the 56-year-old from Taumarunui went missing on September 25. A body…
Whanganui River rāhui after woman goes missing near Taumarunui
Ngāti Hāua have placed a rāhui on the river from Victory Bridge to Whakahoro until further notice and…
Speedway community mourns death of Whanganui legend Alan ‘Moon Goon’ Luoni
“He was someone who absolutely championed all of the entry-level classes. He was a well-respected guy with a…
HDC finds Whanganui health provider breached woman’s care standards while giving birth
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall included in her recommendations that Health NZ Whanganui develop and implement…
Whanganui District Council rejects $70k fix for Māori Ward election botch-up
In a major blunder, information for Māori ward candidates was also missing from election materials for Ōpōtiki District,…
MP put 25 properties in family trust before facing financial declaration rules
Further up the country is a $855k two-bedroom townhouse in Epsom, Auckland, a “modern terrace home, extending over…
Whanganui High School bus collides with two cars, slides up embankment near school
“The bus then proceeded to hit another car (with no-one inside the car) parked on the other side…
The 2.2% rates rise dream: Mayoral candidates on what they’d need to cut to get the lowest rate rise in NZ
Napier City Council ratepayers will be paying on average 8.9% more. Hastings mayoral candidate Wendy Schollum said on…